Thanks to everyone who stopped by today’s Poynter chat about Tumblr for journalists (and more thanks to Mallary and Joe for having me!)
BEST PRACTICES
The Tumblr community very much rewards authenticity, originality and social graces. I always reduce this to:
- Be Engaging: Have interesting…
In which Tumblr’s Mark Coatney tells you how to win at the game of Tumblr. By the way, the stats in this post would probably be incredibly helpful for those in the room looking to start up a hyperlocal blog network.
Starts at 3 p.m. EST. Be there or be something other than a journalist.
“I personally think what Tumblr wants to be is the most interesting party you’ve ever been at. That party could have a political discussion in the kitchen or people doing keg stands in the living room, but it’s all about that whole range of human expression.”
—That’s nwk tumblr godfather Mark Coatney speaking to Fortune as “the journalist behind Tumblr’s rise” and answering the question, “Should Tumblr be defined as a place for news or a place for fun?” [Related!] (via newsweek)
If you haven’t read, read. Mark Coatney’s an incredibly smart dude, and he’s done a lot to make serious news stories and Ron Swanson animated GIFs coexist on the same dashboard.
Holy crap. We’ve been working with pure celebrity on this News tagging thing all this time. Good luck tonight, Mark.
(Source: soupsoup)
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