I don’t want to be that guy who’s like “There’s so much spam on Tumblr”, even though yeah it seems like there really is, but… What is the value that spammers draw from reblogging popular posts? How does the Tumblr spam economy work?

I don’t want to be that guy who’s like “There’s so much spam on Tumblr”, even though yeah it seems like there really is, but…

What is the value that spammers draw from reblogging popular posts? How does the Tumblr spam economy work?

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  1. claymckellphotography answered: I’ve wondered the exact same thing. It kinda makes it scarier when you have no idea what their angle is. No help from me, sorry.
  2. mcdavis said: (That is if the Tumblr shows notes via their external blog. Most do.)
  3. mcdavis answered: Some use Tumblr’s custom domain field to redirect to spammy sites. Their sites then have inbound links via people’s external blogs.
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