Tumblelog: love the format, not the name
I’m sure we can do better!
- TUMBLELOG /tʊmbl̩lɔɡ/
Pros: Mainstream usage
Cons: Phonetically awkward /l̩l/, tends to collapse to tumblog- TUMBLOG /tʊmblɔɡ/ (TUMBleLOG)
Pros: Solves /l̩l/ problem
Cons: Prescriptivists will insist this is a bastardized form of “tumblelog” which must be shunned (shunned, they say!)- SHLOG /ʃlɔɡ/ (SHort form weBLOG)
Pros: Concise, somewhat descriptive
Cons: Someone already decided it refers to “slogging through shit”- SHFLOG /ʃflɔɡ/ (SHort Form weBLOG)
Pros: Slightly more descriptive than ‘shlog’
Cons: Illegal English consonant cluster, punishment associations- SCRAPLOG /skræplɔɡ/
Pros: Seems descriptive — scraps of the internet
Cons: Contains “crap”…but actually, descriptive of most tumblelogs, including this one- MMMBLOG /mːblɔɡ/ (Mixed Media Micro weBLOG)
Pros: Perfectly descriptive, valid English consonant cluster, implies deliciousness: inherently awesome!
Cons: Almost a Hanson song…automatic failure :-(Clearly I’ve got nothing. Any other ideas?
Can’t you just call it a tumblr? Like, “check out my tumblr” or “she never updates her tumblr”. Or is that reserved for the service/website?