marissamayr:

I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr! 

We promise not to screw it up.  Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going.  We will operate Tumblr independently.  David Karp will remain CEO.  The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve.  Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster.

Tumblr has built an amazing place to follow the world’s creators. From art to architecture, fashion to food, Tumblr hosts 105 million different blogs.  With more than 300 million monthly unique visitors and 120,000 signups every day, Tumblr is one of thefastest-growing media networks in the world.  Tumblr sees 900 posts per second (!) and 24 billion minutes spent onsite each month.  On mobile, more than half of Tumblr’s users are using the mobile app, and those users do an average of 7 sessions per day.  Tumblr’s tremendous popularity and engagement among creators, curators and audiences of all ages brings a significant new community of users to the Yahoo! network.  The combination of Tumblr+Yahoo! could grow Yahoo!’s audience by 50% to more than a billion monthly visitors, and could grow traffic by approximately 20%.

In terms of working together, Tumblr can deploy Yahoo!’s personalization technology and search infrastructure to help its users discover creators, bloggers, and content they’ll love.  In turn, Tumblr brings 50 billion blog posts (and 75 million more arriving each day) to Yahoo!’s media network and search experiences.  The two companies will also work together to create advertising opportunities that are seamless and enhance user experience.

As I’ve said before, companies are all about people.  Getting to know the Tumblr team has been really amazing.  I’ve long held the view that in all things art and design, you can feel the spirit and demeanor of those who create them.  That’s why it was no surprise to me that David Karp is one of the nicest, most empathetic people I’ve ever met.  He’s also one of the most perceptive, capable entrepreneurs I’ve worked with.  His respect for Tumblr’s community of creators is awesome, and I’m absolutely delighted to have him and his entire team join Yahoo!.   

Both Tumblr and Yahoo! share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas by focusing on users, design — and building experiences that delight and inspire the world every day.

http://yahoo.tumblr.com/

We love our Richmond Tumblr office!

Mobelux: This Week @Mobelux #17:

mobelux:

We’ve been hunkered down in the office completing a number of projects, planning and chatting about a few things this week.

1) Lot’s of interesting news coming out of Google I/O including Google Play Music All Access, a Samsung-less Galaxy S4, a Racer game & more immediately useful, a…

Mobelux weekly review includes rumblings about Tumblr and Yahoo.

L-R: Mark Smith, Michelle Davis, Alana Kucharski, Kristy May, Samantha Ashley Gonzalez-Carbonell of circle S, Lauren Lepper, Liz King of 3north, Johnny Hugel, Rob Green of Mobelux


AIGA President, David McIntosh of circle S studio photo by John Bonano of http://tourva360.tumblr.com/




Mobelux team: Johnny Hugel, Garrett Ross, Rob Green, Eric Schurter and Jeff Rock photo by John Bonano of http://tourva360.tumblr.com/


3north's Liz King photo by John Bonano of http://tourva360.tumblr.com/


From circle S: Kristy May, David McIntosh, Alana Kurchaski and Samantha Ashley Gonzalez-Carbonell photo from circle S Facebook page.

A Big Night for Corrugated Box at the AIGA Richmond Grade 7 awards.

3north, circle S studio and Mobelux all went home with honors and awards at the Grade 7 awards honoring top graphic design here in Richmond. 

Unless otherwise noted, photos by touRVA360. 

Richmond VA Girl Geek Dinners: Event Recap: But I'm Not an Expert ... :

MAXX Potential’s Kim Mahan on the speaking circuit. 

3north:

In advance of this evening’s Green Spaces Competition in Richmond (details here), check out this video created by 3north architect, Damon Pearson and interior designer, Emily Smith. The video was produced by Double Take, and 3north landscape architect Andrea Almond helped coordinate the video with Dominion Resources. 

Emily describes the video: 

“This was part of an investigation into who uses Kanawha Plaza… when they use it… and how they use it. We were able to observe sun patterns, circulation, and program from the 20^th floor of the Dominion Resources office building. All of this to provide additional understanding and context.”

This evening at Storefront for Community Design as part of First Friday’s Artwalk. Co-sponsored by 3north and Inaray. 

c3richmond:

C3 May Breakfast Club:TedxRVA Reflections with Andy Stefanovich
May 14, 2013

Fresh off the heels of TEDxRVA, Andy Stefanovich will reflect upon the journey that culminated in an inspiring, ground-breaking day for RVA. As the curator of TEDxRVA, Andy will share his insights and perspective about what moved him the most, what he’s doing differently as a result, and what he’s got in store for TEDxRVA and the greater Richmond creative community. This will be a highly interactive discussion — audience members will be invited to share their inspirational TEDxRVA moments and actions they’ve since taken to CREATE. 

As Chief Curator and Provocateur at Prophet, Andy has earned a reputation as one of the most disruptive and effective advisors in business. He has spent the past 20 years helping companies like GE, General Mills, Proctor & Gamble, The United States Olympic Committee, and the Coca Cola Company drive innovation from the inside out — enriching their people and driving marketplace growth.

For More Information & Registration: http://www.c3richmond.org/calendar/c3-may-breakfast-tedxrva-reflections-with-andy-stefanovich/

Mobelux: This Week @Mobelux #14:

mobelux:

The weather stabilized for long enough to get outside and breathe the fresh spring air (via a scooter side-car ride), but here’s the other stuff we had a chance to chat about this week.

1) Last week we avoided the chance to become a social media expert for $30, but are thinking twice…

liannakristine:

Do you love whiskey? Do you love beards? Do you love helping the Richmond community?

Tumblr is donating this awesome Beard Kit to the RVA Beard League’s silent auction at the Mid-Atlantic Beard and ‘Stache Championships tomorrow, April 27th, to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Richmond, VA!

The Beard Kit includes:

• Small batch Bulleit Rye Whiskey
• Custom “Dr. Tumblr’s Beard Tonic” flask
• Tumblers (whoa, I haven’t typed that word with an “e” in awhile) and whiskey stones set
• Signed Tumblr tee from David Karp
• Other great Tumblr goodies!

Come hang out, talk Tumblr and beards, and support great RVA organizations!

Cool gift. 

c3richmond:

talk20: 8th Edition
May 7, 2013

talk20 is back. C3 and i.e* present talk20, a gathering of creative people showcasing what’s cool, interesting, and creative in Richmond. The only rule is that they submit 20 slides, with a maximum of 20 seconds per slide to talk. talk20: 8th Edition speakers are:

• Courtney Mailey - Virginia’s first and only urban cidery, Blue Bee Cider
• Doug Orleski - cartoonist, RVA Coffee Stain
• Elli Morris - photographer, Elli Morris Photography
• James O’Neil - smelter, OK Foundry
• Jason Watts - custom woodworker, Watts Wood Products
• Robert Olson - award-winning taxidermist, Frozen in Flight
• Stacey Guard - RVA Hoop House non-profit
• Valley Haggard & Bird Cox - Richmond Young Writers 

Details:

Visual Arts Center of Richmond
May 7, 2013
6:00 - 8:00 pm

Free Event! Donations Welcome!

Refreshments and Cash Bar!

Register for talk20: 8th Edition!

Of special interest: Corrugated Box neighbor, Courtney Mailey of Blue Bee Cider and Sandy Bond led 3north’s design for the Visual Arts Center. 

Blue Bee Cider next door to the Corrugated Box Building is now open. 

Read more here in Richmond BizSense.