Tumblr’s iPhone app, also called Tumblr, was updated to version 1.1 today. Now while a .1 update would generally signify bug fixes or a minor update, in this instance Tumblr 1.1 actually includes several major new features. If you have a Tumblr site and an iPhone, you can’t go wrong with this free, but very well done app.
For those who aren’t familiar with Tumblr, it is the major player in the “mini-blog” or “tumblelog” market right now, competing with Posterous. Mini-blogging is a step between “micro-blogging” (ie. Twitter, FriendFeed) and traditional blogging (ie WordPress, Blogspot, this site, etc.). Mini-blogging is typically short, frequent, mixed-media posts with little or no narrative. The idea is to quickly share some form of media in a way that’s more than a Twitter post but not quite a full blog post.
This update does indeed include various bug fixes, but it also brings the iPhone app closer to the full web experience. iPhone 3GS owners can now post videos using the app. Editing past posts is now possible from the iPhone, as is the ability to specify tags for posts, publish a post as a draft, private, or even schedule it for later. Previously, a “draft” post was local to the iPhone until published. Now, when you “publish” as a draft, it is saved up to your Tumblr account as a draft, ready to be edited and/or published later.
More screen shots and a list of all the new features are after the break.
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