Inside Tumblr's Memetastic New York HQ [PICS]

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Christine Erickson
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Inside Tumblr's Memetastic New York HQ [PICS]
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Tumblr has come a long way from its original office space five years ago. Though the company only moved four blocks from its first office on Park Avenue in October 2010, the team has exploded from two to more than 90 people. This exponential growth has supported the site's expanding user base, which increased 900% -- from 10 million users to 50 million users -- in just the past year.

What was once a spacious, open office on the ninth floor is now described as "cozy" by the Tumblr staff. The company now occupies two floors of the building, in addition to the support team's satellite office in Virginia.

The two floors rock completely different vibes. One is an airy, vibrant common area for meetings, lunch breaks and (most importantly) ping pong, and the other is a quiet, softly lit open floor-plan where all the work gets done. All of the meeting rooms have New York themed names -- and yes, you will find a "Haters Gonna Hate" poster on the wall.

Mashable took a tour of the New York office with communications liaison Katherine Barna. Although there's still a bit of decorating to be done on the new floor, the company is making sure its users are a part of the design. Take a look at the spot in the gallery below, and tell us in the comments what you'd add to Tumblr's digs.

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