tumblr for libraries - part 2
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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
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
Slideshare.net/dee987Delicious.com/dee987/tumblr
http://dee987.tumblr.com/