I slightly disagree, but I see your point. Tumblr has done an outstanding job of building a community both on and off the web. They host and sponsor events in

I slightly disagree, but I see your point. Tumblr has done an outstanding job of building a community both on and off the web. They host and sponsor events in New York all the time, and they foster quite a creative harbor for creative individuals. That said, what I think tumblr will pursue for future funding involves tapping into that pool of creative talent. Quite a few tumblrs have signed book deals, and if anything, I think tumblr could quite possibly end up partnering with publishing houses, and other mainstream outlets. In fact, they just recently had a partnership with Cartoon Network (through TimeWarner) to integrate cartoon characters of some new program into the design of their theme garden for a week. Advertising isn't and shouldn't be a revenue option for every single web startup out there.