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Would you pay $999 for a customized Tumblr? Trustafarian bloggers will!

A couple weeks ago, when we showed you how to redesign your Tumblr for free, we mentioned that a company called Tumblize plan to charge $499 for the very same service. We were wrong. Andrew Wilkinson's Tumblize, launched today, will design you a customized Tumblr for "just $999." Startled by that kind of nonironic usage of the word just? Don't be. If Tumblr's blogging hordes have taught us anything, it's that earnest is the new ironic. Besides, Tumblize already has customers offering testimonials. Simon Frankson extols:
Tumblize actualized my crazy vision in ways I didn't think the internet even allowed for. They're poet/designers making haiku websites out of dreams.
Below, view a screenshot of Frankson's Tumblr and $3,996 more worth of goods. More »

12:40 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
3,536 views, 16 comments

Latest by Motherfirefly: But I love Simon Frankson. more »

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How to upgrade your Tumblr theme so people will think you're cool

David Karp's blogging platform Tumblr, popular with creative types and those who dress like them in Sanfrooklyn, allows its users to modify their themes. And, just like the kids on MySpace, the users show them off to each other. Custom Tumblr themes have real social currency. Much like collecting pogs in sixth grade. And, as with pogs, you can be the rich kid and just buy yourself social superiority — Digg founder Kevin Rose and Connected Ventures cofounder Ricky Van Veen bought themes from Tumblize.com for $499. But for those of you on a college student or barista budget, click through for our step-by-step guide on how upgrading your Tumblr theme with no CSS, HTML or any other nerdy acronyms required. More »

12:40 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Nicholas Carlson
6,359 views, 18 comments

Latest by smartastic: @vulturesquadron: good idea! while he's doing that, maybe he could get you a book on senses of humor! more »