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Kenney, Karen Latchana

David Karp: The Mastermind Behind Tumblr

(4) 4-6 Gateway Biography series. A coding prodigy, Karp, compelled by the vision of a blog format that is clean-looking and simple to use, launched Tumblr in 2007 at age twenty-one. Dull writing detracts from it slightly, but overall the presentation of Karp's self-propelled career is inspiring. Screenshots and contemporary photos add context but vary in relevance. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

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