Tumblr

//__**What is Tumblr?**__//

Tumblr.com is a micro-blogging and social media website. Every member that signs up has their own blog, and they can reblog things that other members are blogging about, such as text, pictures, videos, and music.They can also blog original things, and then their 'followers' can reblog that post to show other members. Tumblr is a fun website that both teens and adults can go to and link to others around the world. You can talk or ask members questions, and you can do so anonymously or not.

According to Tumblr's official website, there are 93.6 million blogs and 42.9 billion posts on Tumblr. It is mostly popular with teens aged 18 to 24 years old.

__//**Is Tumblr appropriate for your child?**//__

It is a relatively safe site because the only thing the site asks for personally is your email address. It doesn't require you to add a location or a name, and those things are only revealed and shared if the individual member shares them. There is a little bit of language to be concerned about and there can be inappropriate pictures, but usually those certain things are only posted by certain members. As long as you monitor who your child is following, those things are less likely to appear on their dashborad.

Tumblr has had a negative light shone on it as it has been known for contributing to cyberbullying, including well known cases such as Amanda Todd. Despite that though, very few people have ever been seriously cyberbullied on Tumblr. For more information about cyberbullying and how to prevent it, go to the cyberbullying webpage on this website.