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In this course, author Justin Seeley shows how to share content quickly and easily using the Tumblr microblogging platform. The course walks through creating an account, setting preferences, choosing a theme, and adding Facebook and Twitter integration, as well as creating audio, video, and text posts; building custom themes with CSS and HTML; and publishing posts remotely. The course also covers working with pages, creating page templates, and tracking blog traffic with Google Analytics. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

    What is Tumblr?
    Touring the interface
    Exploring the Tumblr Blocks
    Creating a custom domain
    Understanding likes, reblogs, and notes
    Blocking and unblocking users
    Adjusting basic appearance settings
    Adding a logo
    Creating a post
    Editing multiple posts at once
    Inserting video and audio into pages
    Finding theme marketplaces
    Editing posts using HTML and markdown
    Adding comments with Disqus