Our Tumblr success makes us want to tumble! Source: Shutterstock.com

Confession: When I started at Gurl, I basically knew zero things about Tumblr. I’d been on a pretty steady Facebook and Twitter regimen up to that point. I mean, I’d checked out a couple of Tumblr pages here and there, but I didn’t know too much about it. When I found out that I’d be posting things to the Gurl Tumblr, I got a little nervous.

I quickly learned that Tumblr is kind of a magical site. It’s like if you just took everything on the Internet and condensed it into this single website! I find celeb stuff, fashion tips, inspirational quotes, and most importantly, GIFs galore! I’m a pop culture enthusiast to the extreme, so just searching Tumblr for GIFs has been a dream (and it makes writing the GIF My Life posts that much more fun!).

Well, we are pleased to announce that today we just put up our ONE THOUSANDTH TUMBLR POST. We even took a special photo here at Gurl for the occasion! Of course, if you want to see it you’ll have to go check out our Tumblr page (click! click!) to see special post #1000.

A thousand posts is pretty darn impressive, but you know what else is pretty sweet? We recently passed 11,000 Tumblr followers! So take our already big number of posts and multiply it by 11! That’s definitely amazing, and of course, that comes down to all of you that follow us and reblog us and contribute to the success of Gurl’s Tumblr.

Without you girls reading our site and giving your feedback, we’d never be able to keep building our site or expanding our social media. We’re proud of our accomplishment, but really we’re grateful for all of you who have helped get us there.

Whether you’re sharing our funny pictures from our Facebook page or retweeting something interesting you read on our Twitter, we are so excited to be able to share what we do with you in so many different forms, and we hope you have as much fun with all of it as we do.

Remember too, you can always get quick access to our social media sites (not just Tumblr, but all of them!) from our main Gurl site by clicking on the various social media icons over on the right side of the page where it says “Connect With Gurl.” See ‘em? Awesome! Again, thanks so much again for helping us reach this super exciting milestone.

Do you have a Tumblr account? you follow Gurl on Tumblr? What sorts of suggestions do you have for our Tumblr? Do you follow Gurl’s other social media pages? Tell us in the comments!

10 Things I’d Do With My Free Time If I Deactivated My Social Media

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While we of course hope you are checking out all the awesome Gurl social media pages, we can also sympathize with the feeling that it seems Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, etc. are totally taking over your life. Seriously, being social can be a little overwhelming!

Demi is a busy girl with a whole lot going on, and while as a non-celeb, maybe I don’t have as much going on as she does, I still sometimes think about deactivating my Facebook and canceling my Twitter because I just want my life back. What would I do with all my new free time exactly? Well, here’s what I think I could accomplish if I took a cue from Demi and said bye-bye to Twitter and deactivated my Facebook for a while:

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See My Friends In Person

A few days before her Twitter leave of absence, Demi tweeted some sage advice about the importance of friendship. I’ve forgotten what some of my friends look like beyond their Facebook profile picture. For all I know, they only exist in the digital world. I'd give them a call or meet up with them... you know, just to confirm they are still actual, real people.

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Take Advantage Of Extra Drying Time

I would do my nails every single night. It’s hard to paint my nails and scroll through my news feed at the same time. Now, no need to worry about the time it takes to let my nails dry and getting polish all over the keyboard! Plus, without all the key tapping, that should cut down on chips.

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Close My Eyes

If I stopped going on my social media accounts, I think I would start blinking again. I’m kind of convinced that all of the staring I do at computer screens has given me a big time case of "Overly Attached Girlfriend" meme level-crazy eyes. It’ll be nice to close them again.

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Go On Real Dates

Right now, my most frequent dates are me snuggling up on the couch with my laptop to watch a movie while we scroll through Facebook or read new Tweets. If I canceled my accounts, I would be able to go on dates with a real guy, and not just my laptop. I know there will be a little separation anxiety at first, but I think it is what is best for the both of us.

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Read Books, Not Statuses

I happen to own the entire collected works of Shakespeare. Currently, the book makes an awesome doorstop, but if I hopped off my social media, instead of reading thousands of status updates, I could read the Bard’s entire works. People are always making up new social media slang (hashtag, anyone?) but Shakespeare was making up words before it was even cool.

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Express Long Thoughts

No Twitter means no more calculating my thoughts into 140 characters or less. I have so much more room to express myself now! I could maybe write a very long one-woman show or pen a whole memoir. I’d never thought about writing beyond the character limits before!

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Swap Real-Life Drama For TV Drama

Instead of dealing with Facebook drama, I could watch so much more drama on television. I could have finally catch up on Revenge so I could actually talk to my roommate about it, rather than lying and just repeating back what I read other critics say about it (shhh, don't tell!).

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Reconnect With Mom

Sooo, I kind of forgot my mom doesn't use social media. I'd finally make the time to have real conversations with her since I guess I shouldn't have assumed she'd been reading all my statuses for the past three months. She probably has no idea what is going on in my life. #SorryMom! Wait no, I'm going to say it normally: "Sorry, Mom!" That's progress.

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Expand My Photo Skills

My Facebook photo collection is pretty huge, but that's also because I snap pics super quick. I don't spend a lot of time thinking about picture quality, just the fact that people know ASAP what my dinner looks like. If I wasn't only taking pics for social media, I could take a photography class, and maybe make some money off my shots.

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Play Real Tag

When was the last time I played tag? No, not tag someone in a status or a photo. Like the original definition of tag. Considering I’ve spent so much time sitting on my couch looking at my social media, running around to play an exciting game of tag with my friends would give me a much needed exercise boost.

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How much time do you spend on social media during the week? Do you have a favorite social media website? What would you do with your free time if you canceled your Facebook and/or Twitter accounts? Tell us in the comments.

This pre-teen started his own social network!

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So, I was on Tumblr reblogging Dr. Who pics like:

 

Then Tumblr was like:

 

Then I was like:

 

Not having it. Sorry, Tumblr. Not OK.

 

I don’t understand. I don’t understand. I don’t understand.

 

BUT WHY???!!!

 

Somebody better cool me down, ’cause I am about to pop a gasket!

 

There are 1,000,000 pics of Zayn Malik in my queue no one is ever going to see!

 

The world must know his beauty.

 

I guess in the meantime . . . Facebook can get it.

 

Or maybe I’ll reopen my Myspace account . . . Yeah right.

How do you planning on coping with the Tumblr outage? Let us know in the comments!

Celebrity Googly Eyes

Scientific fact: googly eyes make everything more funny. Especially when those googly eyes are put on the face of a celebrity. You can check out all of your favorite stars with a whole new look… a totally silly, awesome look. Imagine if this was real life?!

This Is What I Mean

This Tumblr is full of inspirational quotes and song lyrics. If you’re having a bad day, these will most likely lift your spirits. Plus, they’re so shareable – get ready to reblog!

Animals Doing People Things

If you love looking at pictures of cute animals doing ridiculous things, well… this is pretty much perfect for you. Who doesn’t like to watch animals acting like people? The answer is obviously no one.

Just Girl Things

Basically, this Tumblr is all about teenage girls. It’s fun to go through and see what you can relate to – and even more fun to share the pics with your friends.

I Love Charts

This site gives a whole new light to charts and makes them really funny. These charts are about everyday things – nothing boring to be found. Honestly, I can’t stop scrolling through it.

What’s your favorite funny website? Which site on here do you like the most? What did we miss? Tell us in the comments!
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Vintage beauty products that scare us. [TheFrisky]

Which Olympians will be getting it on the most? [Crushable]

12 female superheroes that should have their own movie. [CollegeCandy]

Were Kristen and Rupert seeing each other for longer than we thought? [GlobalGrind]

20 important lessons you can learn from porn. [Buzzfeed]

How to make a music video. [HuffPo Teen]

5 sexy secrets about the Olympics. [YourTango]

Chris Brown makes a homophobic comment at Frank Ocean. Not cool. [Hollywire]

Everything you need to know about travelling abroad. [HerCampus]

Meet U.S. Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman. [Teen]

Yummy food puns. [Smosh]

This girl loves her lovely lady mustache. [HelloGiggles]

Are you on Tumblr? Let us know your Tumblog in the comments and we’ll follow you!

Demi Lovato is an eating disorder survivor -- and we bet she supports this move. | Source: yourstuffwork.com

Tumblr banned pro-ana websites from its blog roll this week. The thing with pro-ana websites is that most girls never even hear about them until they do get banned from blogs or search engines. So what exactly is a pro-ana website?

A pro-ana website is one that promotes anorexia. Some pro-ana sites use the glorified description of being “thinspirational.” Pro-ana and pro-mia (short for “pro-bulimia”) pages give sick girls tips on how to be sicker. They offer ways to resist food, post photos of skeletal women (literally — you can usually see their bones), and serve as a constant reminder that their readers can always be thinner — and that thinner is better.

While it’s easy to say that most girls aren’t affected by sites like this, that’s not necessarily true. If you’re exposed to something enough, it becomes normal to you. Even Demi Lovato, as successful and beautiful as she is, succumbed to an eating disorder until going into treatment last year and has spoken out about how being insensitive to the issue makes it worse. (She’s even documenting her recovery for MTV!)

Pro-ana websites are dangerous, period. They are designed by sick people to not only spread their sickness, but worsen it in themselves and others. 20% of people diagnosed with long-term anorexia will die from the effects of the disease. Pro-ana websites can prolong and worsen anorexia — as in, they can be potentially lethal.

Your worth is not determined by a scale. | Source: thestir.cafemom.com

Another example (and another type of site that tumblr banned): If a person was suicidal and searching online for help — say, she typed in “suicide help” — and instead of support phone numbers and hotlines, she accidentally clicked on a link describing the best way to tie rope, that’s dangerous. That’s damaging. And that also is not much different from a pro-ana website.

Essentially, tumblr banned pro-ana websites from their blog roll because they fall under the category of “self-harm.” And they’re right. While many supporters of pro-ana websites have come out against tumblr for what they perceive as infringement on their free speech, what they fail to realize is that in those “terms of service” a lot of us don’t actually read are clauses that allow tumblr to do things like this.

The problem is that proponents of pro-ana websites see themselves as helping. They think they’re helping girls by giving them tips on the best way to throw up their dinner without rupturing her esophagi. They think they’re helping girls by telling them that “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” But what they’re actually doing is killing themselves and their readers slowly. You already know that anorexia is deadly. Tumblr banned pro-ana websites because they don’t want blood on their hands and they want girls to get healthy. That’s a stance we can get behind.

Do you agree with tumblr banning pro-ana websites? Do you think it’s a good idea, or do you think it violates free speech? Tell us your views on tumblr banning pro-ana websites in the comments! 

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And scrolling through any Tumblr page is ten times more fun when you’re listening to your favorite music – which is why we’re giving away a white 8GB iPod Touch. The iPod Touch is a perfect MP3 player, because not only can you listen to your fave tunes, but you can also check out Coca Cola’s page on there at the same time. We know, it’s kind of awesome. And we’re only giving away one to a lucky reader, so if you want a shiny new iPod Touch, you should enter now. Then feel free to spend the rest of your day on Tumblr!

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If only our computer space could be so cozy.

1. What kind of computer do you have?

2. How many hours do you think you spend online each day?

3. Do you have a Facebook?

4. Would you ever be able to delete your Facebook?

5. How many Facebook friends do you have?

Agree? Disagree?

6. …and how many of them do you actually know?

7. Do you ever find yourself Facebook stalking people you know (or don’t know)?

8. Do you have a Twitter?

9. How many followers do you have?

10. Who is your favorite person to follow on Twitter?

11. Be honest: do you think Twitter is kind of pointless?

12. Do you have a Tumblr?

13. Does your Tumblr have a theme (like fashion, funny stuff, animals, etc.)?

14. What’s your favorite Tumblr to follow?

15. How many followers do you have?

16. What’s your favorite website ever?

17. Time to read about what’s going on in Hollywood. What’s the first website you go to?

18. What kind of blogs are your favorite to read (food, fashion, funny stuff, etc.)?

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19. Do you ever upload videos to YouTube?

20. Are you one of those girls who watches all of her TV shows and movies online?

21. Which is better: Pandora or Spotify?

22. Which website do you think you’re on the most?

23. Do you feel like you spend way too much time online?

24. Online shopping: yes or no?

25. Favorite place to shop online:

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The Internet

Need something funny to read? We've got you covered.

Tumblr.com completely addicting, right? We’re not the only ones who spend hours checking out other people’s blogs, reblogging and liking, um, everything. The best part about Tumblr is that you can find a blog about pretty much anything, whether it’s funny, serious, political, fashion news, or just plain silly.

Since Tumblr can be just a teensy bit overwhelming, we’ve put together a list of our favorite funny blogs. Some of these have literally brought us to tears from laughing so hard, so we’re pretty confident that they’ll be perfect entertainment for you gURLs whenever you’re bored — or just in the mood to giggle. Check out our favorite funny sites here (oh, and don’t forget to check out gURL.com on Tumblr!), then post your own favorite Tumblrs in the comments.

1. Muppets With People Eyes

Exactly what the name says — this is a site dedicated to Photoshopping human eyes onto a cartoon’s face. The result is a little creepy and a lot hysterical.

2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses

Who knew a nose could look so much like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle? Um, not us, until now…

3. Catalog Living

Meet Gary and Elaine — the fictional couple who lives in your catalogs. This site takes the most ridiculous catalog photos and adds the funniest captions to them.

4. Anti-Duckface

Admit it: we’ve all been a victim to the duckface, AKA pursing your lips for the camera in an exaggerated kissy-face pose. But after checking out this blog, we’re pretty sure you’ll be careful to never make this face again.

5. CaptchArt

Have you ever had to type out a captcha of two random words that almost, kind of make sense? Well, this site shows off those nearly sensical, but not quite captcha’s by illustrating them. Hilarity ensues.

6. White Wine

A collection of first world problems, or in other words, problems that aren’t actually problems.

7. Cats Watching You Have Sex

We’re not sure when we’ll stop finding random cat photos funny, and we kind of hope we never do.

8. Feminist Ryan Gosling

What’s better than Ryan Gosling? Ryan Gosling saying feminist phrases, of course.

9. Awkward Stock Photos

Why do these photos even exist? What are they actually used for? Are they just created for this blog? Possibly.

10. Messages From Match

Do people honestly think these messages will help them get a date?!

Here's your sneak peek!

You read that right: You can now follow gURL on Tumblr!

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Follow us, we’ll follow you, we’ll post fun stuff and all be happy. Sound good?

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