tumblr for libraries - part 2

TUMBLR.FOR LIBRARIES

Presenter: Rachel Eichen

Agenda◦ Two Week Class: March 4 & 11

◦What is tumblr?

◦How does it work?◦ Professional Uses◦ Library Pages

◦ Interacting on Tumblr

◦Making Your Tumblr Engaging

◦ Tumblr Tips

◦ Tumblr Tools and Hacks

◦ Tumblrs to Follow

◦ The Future of Tumblr

Questions

Image from: http://goo.gl/ypOR45

MAKING TUMBLR ENGAGING

Ask Specific Questions?

Tip: end any post title with a ? and a box will appear to let others answer

Ask Me Anything

Customize your layout

Tumblr Contests

◦Drawings for followers

◦ Followers Vote for a Program, Idea

◦ Photo Contests

◦ Photo Caption Contests – enter using tags

◦ Essay, Video Contest – enter using tagshttp://chroniclebooks.tumblr.com/

To enter, tag a post “TumblrBookSearch” and include:1) The title of your humor book2) A written synopsis of your idea3) Examples of the book’s concept (can be photos, animated gifs, artwork, video, text, or any media supported by Tumblr)

Popular Posts ◦ Book Covers

◦ Top Lists – or any list @books

◦ Throwback pics

◦ Pics

◦ Video (Vine, etc)

◦ Animated GIFs/Memes(Learn how here)Max: 1MB and 500px wide

Tip: Find Your Voice!

TUMBLR TIPS

Tag

Create a New Blog

To view – users need a password (this should NEVER be the same password as your loginYou can’t make an existing blog private

Analyze Your Stats

◦Reblogs◦Likes◦followers

TOOLS & HACKS

Space Posting◦ Create A Schedule

◦Use Queuing or Schedule

Setting Your QueueUnder settings, set time frame and number to post daily

Make Tumblr Part of Your Overall Plan◦ Promote it

◦ Link to other social media

◦ Link from other social media and web page

◦Have on your overall Social Media Plan

Hot Keys

◦"J" key: move forward

◦"K" key: moves you backward.

◦"L" key: like the current post

◦To reblog instantly, click the reblog + "Alt“

◦If you need to tag, press "Ctrl" instead.

Find the original post

TUMBLRS TO FOLLOW

Librarian Humor & More

http://lookslikelibraryscience.com/ http://librarianproblems.com/ http://books-cupcakes.tumblr.com/http://iworkatapubliclibrary.com/

◦ http://whitehouse.tumblr.com

◦ http://www.humansofnewyork.com/

◦ http://natgeofound.tumblr.com/

◦ http://emojinalart.tumblr.com/

◦ http://she-works.tumblr.com/

◦ http://explore.noodle.org/

◦ http://todaysdocument.tumblr.com/

◦ Best of Lists to check out:

http://goo.gl/c08u5q

http://goo.gl/zgsznx

FUTURE OF TUMBLR

What is coming for Tumblr?◦ Customized Groups

◦More Curation?

◦ Advertising

◦ Vs other social media?

ContactRachel Eichen

adverb@gmail.com877-816-9638

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