Twitterin’ luminaries such as Merlin Mann, Robert Scoble, Steve Wozniak and (especially) Leo Laporte have been debating the merits and usefulness of Tumblr over the weekend (see what you’re missing out by not using Twitter?).

Leo and Merlin are big fans and have set up their own Tumblr sites. Scoble and Woz seem less than enthusiastic so far…

Scobleizer What the heck is a Tumblelog and why do we need yet another blogging tool?

stevewozniak tested out Tumblr… but I think that I have to much stuff to keep updated already

What is Tumblr?

A tumblelog platform.

What are tumblelogs?

To make a simple analogy: If blogs are journals, tumblelogs are scrapbooks.

You can also look at tumblelogs as slightly more structured blogs that make it easier, faster, and more fun to post and share stuff you find or create.

Blogs are great, but they can be a lot of work. And they’re really built to handle longer-form text posts. Tumblelogs, on the other hand, let you easily and quickly post and share anything you find or create.

I’ve set one up athttp://sam.tumblr.com/.

So, in a world of blogs and Twitter, is there a place for Tumblr?

I’m still not sure, but I think so… imagine a network such as ShareASale, CJ or Linkshare offering a tumblelog platform where affiliates or merchants could post random thoughts in a scrapbook like scenario, complete with RSS feeds. Could be powerful for community nurturing.

[Edit:  Dane Morgan has some worthwhile thoughts about Tumblr on his blog... well worth the read!]

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