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From Unicorn to Underdog—and Back Again? A Critical Sociology of Tumblr’s $1.1B-to-$3M Valuation Swing and the Political Economy of Platforms
Author: Habib Ali Affiliation: SIU Swiss International University, Kyrgyzstan Published in U7Y Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.65326/u7y566742 © 2025 U7Y Journal | Licensed under CC BY 4.0 Received 10 July 2025; Revised 25 August 2025; Accepted 1 September 2025; Available online 28 October 2025; Version of Record 28 October 2025. Abstract This article offers a critical-sociological analysis of Tumblr’s dramatic valuation shift—from a $1.1 billion acquis
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From Billion-Dollar Boom to Multi-Million Bust: A Critical Sociology of Tumblr’s Valuation Collapse (2013–2019)
Author: Rustam Sharipov Affiliation: Independent Researcher Received 1 July 2025; Revised 18 August 2025; Accepted 27 August 2025; Available online 10 September 2025; Version of Record 10 September 2025. Abstract This article offers a critical sociological analysis of Tumblr’s dramatic valuation trajectory—from Yahoo’s approximately US $1.1 billion acquisition in 2013 to its sale for a price widely reported as under US $3 million in 2019. Going beyond surface narratives of
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