Hello, Tumblr. Tumblr here. Weâre launching live streaming on Tumblr, and weâre calling itâŚwell, Tumblr Live.
Tumblr Live brings streaming directly to the dashboard, meaning your Tumblr audience and your streaming audience can converge. Whatâs that, you say? Synergy? Beautiful.
Initially, weâre rolling Tumblr Live out to the US only via our Android and iOS apps. Desktop and international streaming and viewing will follow in time.
The little đĽ at the bottom of your dashboard in your mobile app will take you to a Tumblr Live tab, where youâll be able to scroll through streams that are live at that timeâindicated by a green dot. (Your search bar is still there! It now lives in the top right corner of your screen.)
As long as you keep it clean, you can stream anything that takes your fancy by tapping the âGo Live!â buttonâducks in the park, the wonky snowman you built, your cursed cross stitch, etc.
Streaming works with both front and back cameras, so if youâre camera-shy, you can stream without showing your face.Â
You can bestow bouncer status upon your most trusted and loyal viewers, which means they can help you moderate your stream for any nasties while youâre live.
You can tap on any live avatar to jump into their streamâwhether you follow that blog or not.
You can send little gifts to the streamer during their stream if youâre enjoying what theyâre up to.
You can collect your favorite streamers in a special tab for later.
And thatâs it for now. Just imagine! Gaming live streams! Book clubs! Live fungi feed! DânâD campaigns! Artist live draws! Shark facts! GRWMs! Cosplay and con casts! Knitting hour! Photography tutorials! Storytime! Plant parenting tips! Living room concerts! Furby workshop! Museum tours! Crabs! (just crabs!)Â
Itâs a whole new ball pit out there. Weâre so excited to see what you come up with.