Greetings from Barbara! I live in New York City with my two sons and our dog, Charlie. © 2008   All rights reserved.Tumblr (3.0; @barbara)http://barbara.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c4d42fe57ceafa985b681338fbc03f11/tumblr_mn7drzIhtR1qggwnvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/51069588365/neat-moment-at-the-webbys-last-night-fresh-off">humansofnewyork</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Neat moment at the Webbys last night. Fresh off the $1.1 billion sale of his company, David Karp was there with his mother, Barbara. Though I’d never met her before, Barbara came over to my seat and gave me the world’s biggest hug. She kept saying: “I am so, so proud of you.”</span><br/><span>I said to David: “Your mom just made me feel like the most special guy in the world.”</span><br/><span>He said: “That’s how she’s made me feel my whole life.”</span></p> </blockquote>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/51113398289http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/51113398289Wed, 22 May 2013 21:17:55 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/37d5b89aa26c8c1c4650efd80b7bd433/tumblr_mn3j8sh0791srd41xo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://marissamayr.tumblr.com/post/50902274591/im-delighted-to-announce-that-weve-reached-an">marissamayr</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr! </span></p> <p>We promise not to screw it up.  Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going.  We will operate Tumblr independently.  David Karp will remain CEO.  The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve.  Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster.</p> <p>Tumblr has built an amazing place to follow the world’s creators. From art to architecture, fashion to food, Tumblr hosts 105 million different blogs.  With more than 300 million monthly unique visitors and 120,000 signups every day, Tumblr is one of thefastest-growing media networks in the world.  Tumblr sees 900 posts per second (!) and 24 billion minutes spent onsite each month.  On mobile, more than half of Tumblr’s users are using the mobile app, and those users do an average of 7 sessions per day.  Tumblr’s tremendous popularity and engagement among creators, curators and audiences of all ages brings a significant new community of users to the Yahoo! network.  The combination of Tumblr+Yahoo! could grow Yahoo!’s audience by 50% to more than a billion monthly visitors, and could grow traffic by approximately 20%.</p> <p>In terms of working together, Tumblr can deploy Yahoo!’s personalization technology and search infrastructure to help its users discover creators, bloggers, and content they’ll love.  In turn, Tumblr brings 50 billion blog posts (and 75 million more arriving each day) to Yahoo!’s media network and search experiences.  The two companies will also work together to create advertising opportunities that are seamless and enhance user experience.</p> <p>As I’ve said before, companies are all about people.  Getting to know the Tumblr team has been really amazing.  I’ve long held the view that in all things art and design, you can feel the spirit and demeanor of those who create them.  That’s why it was no surprise to me that David Karp is one of the nicest, most empathetic people I’ve ever met.  He’s also one of the most perceptive, capable entrepreneurs I’ve worked with.  His respect for Tumblr’s community of creators is awesome, and I’m absolutely delighted to have him and his entire team join Yahoo!.   </p> <p>Both Tumblr and Yahoo! share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas by focusing on users, design — and building experiences that delight and inspire the world every day.</p> <p><span><a href="http://yahoo.tumblr.com/"><a href="http://yahoo.tumblr.com/">http://yahoo.tumblr.com/</a></a></span></p> </blockquote>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/50910683998http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/50910683998Mon, 20 May 2013 11:20:13 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/db0d1b19350de5ed77aebfa2c031f077/tumblr_mn3m5nyDm61qz4rhzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/50904804665http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/50904804665Mon, 20 May 2013 09:15:23 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cbf0e87c4adb331ff9fe27cef375295e/tumblr_mmwfr6Pi9o1s7f3fyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://natgeofound.tumblr.com/post/50582686087/a-group-of-scarabs-from-the-scarabaeid-family">natgeofound</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A group of scarabs from the Scarabaeid family, July 1929.<br/><span>Photograph by Edwin L. Wisherd, National Geographic</span></p> </blockquote>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/50603323791http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/50603323791Thu, 16 May 2013 17:49:17 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/461ecb953837bd23837ca0fe54c30efe/tumblr_mmv65g3lJx1qh91nzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.davidslog.com/50557103265/whoa">david</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Whoa!</p> </blockquote>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/50570818032http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/50570818032Thu, 16 May 2013 07:32:13 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f384fad02af2d7930893c6419939caae/tumblr_mmvg6nT2hu1qz4rhzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Duck-billed Platypus</p> <p>1st Graders are amazing …</p>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/50552288212http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/50552288212Wed, 15 May 2013 23:25:35 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KaOC9danxNo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://colchrishadfield.tumblr.com/post/50288863972/with-deference-to-the-genius-of-david-bowie">colchrishadfield</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here’s Space Oddity, recorded on Station. A last glimpse of the World.<br/><br/>Huge thanks in the making of the video to the talented trio of Emm Gryner, Joe Corcoran and Andrew Tidby, plus Evan Hadfield and all at the CSA.</p> </blockquote>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/50315438217http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/50315438217Sun, 12 May 2013 23:08:54 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3fbdc196076bf22e83445576260c4393/tumblr_mm1g2tSfTf1qz4rhzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Foxes — from the mind of a 7-year-old.</p> <p>(For Rachel)</p>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/49209853646http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/49209853646Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:35:17 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04a1aaaff72c2ca6390dc4f38ed32e0f/tumblr_mly3ryU6rH1qz4rhzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>… and on the big screen.  Tribeca Film Festival</p>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/49060652470http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/49060652470Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:16:46 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a1a2937a9fa17a355894cba21327c949/tumblr_mly3qcPStA1qz4rhzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Found on the window …</p>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/49060583976http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/49060583976Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:15:48 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1aa12698d097a80bd4690b94a17b4f00/tumblr_mlou45BWb31qz4rhzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/48667379678http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/48667379678Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:09:41 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/32cfc14d31efa857e2c0d71e1d05c864/tumblr_ml99xz1zYo1qi9msho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/47987192549http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/47987192549Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:32:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cc3a1ac09c14326dbc3ef23a64d60a3d/tumblr_ml9258J9DH1qz4rhzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/47954383470http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/47954383470Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:41:32 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/32dd804b4b5acd30ba8522228cdde990/tumblr_ml7ecohHjB1qz838qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sparklingpants.tumblr.com/post/47876063863/the-forsythia-always-leads-the-way">sparklingpants</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The forsythia always leads the way.  </p> </blockquote>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/47880514629http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/47880514629Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:09:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/17ba19e90af7dc018bb2da6a65c03429/tumblr_mkyhp00wvY1qz4rhzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8b65e3ffcc8cb8123e8aafe356261dec/tumblr_mkyhp00wvY1qz4rhzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cfe16a0382d20d845c1d06d89bd56538/tumblr_mkyhp00wvY1qz4rhzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7ccffa0579c5ab7e65ae054f350dadac/tumblr_mkyhp00wvY1qz4rhzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9af483c2a592908a7f3cff734657c9a5/tumblr_mkyhp00wvY1qz4rhzo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3522490c0419b5809440f23c7f199ef9/tumblr_mkyhp00wvY1qz4rhzo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>At last …</strong></p>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/47484246768http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/47484246768Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:43:48 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bbab2de39885b5229220e292012f8a10/tumblr_mkx2oeT0KW1qz4rhzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ohhhh.</p>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/47429329282http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/47429329282Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:21:50 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5106f59011b8af09d924a8e6562b8e38/tumblr_mj7hwc6mMu1qz4rhzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>My guys …</p>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/44650844712http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/44650844712Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:19:24 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d8e711f19018006792349eb85d53ce2e/tumblr_mj62m2564b1qz4rhzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/44590453743http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/44590453743Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:51:38 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/190be67dd09eceef617e32f21362ac73/tumblr_mj3pucvVof1qz4rhzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Edging on worried …</strong></p>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/44480234026http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/44480234026Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:20:36 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5be4e6eb081b580269332de56eb937f9/tumblr_min7q5giNK1qz4rhzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Teach.</p>http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/43751424741http://barbara.tumblr.com/post/43751424741Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:27:41 -0500