Ten Tumblr themes that rock

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Ten Tumblr themes that rock

by Jay Hathaway (RSS feed) May 17th 2009 at 10:00AM

One of the best things about Tumblr as a blog platform is how easy it is to try out new themes on your Tumblog. There's a wide selection of built-in themes, some of which are excellent, and many more that you can find elsewhere on the web and plug in with a quick copy-and-paste. Just go to http://www.tumblr.com/customize, turn on custom HTML, and plug in the code for your chosen theme, which you can usually find at the designer's page. Here are ten of my favorites to get you started:

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