It's just a fad, really. Tumblr's interface is terrible, it's hard to personalize, and most people end up abandoning it after some time.

But if you still wanna try it, go ahead.

^ This
its a fad man

Just wondering what was attractive about it, but don't think I could handle one for long myself.

Trust me it's cool at first, but then it becomes a pain in the ass to post things.

Thank you, I'll leave it alone then

Is Twitter a fad too, or do you think people will keep using it?

Twitter is easier to use, plus you just have to write a short status message and it can be done by many ways (PC, phone, game console...), so I think it'll still be used for some good time. I might be wrong, though

It's just a blog with more sharing functionality. It's ok to use, if you've developed ways of generating income through blogging, tend to learn things fastest by way of reputable blogs, or don't value your time. Other then that, I figure a guy like you would get more out of putting that time spent blogging into getting some rest, drawing, or doing other things that either improve yourself, or situation in life.

True, just curious. Don't think I could run one myself for long.

If you're going to get into blogging, why not share stuff with art blog communities that cater to the genre's that interest you to promote your work through them from time to time. You get to broaden your audience through passive blogging at a point you're familiar with and they get more content for their own visitors to help maintain the ad revenue. It's pretty much a win/win for everyone.

Tumblr, from an art perspective, seems to work best for three things:

A place to post throwaway/sketch art.

A quick-and-dirty platform for webcomics, (but FA is just as good at that, so...).

'Ask' blogs, where you draw responses to questions asked of you/your character.