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A sample of the activity on the SMinOrgs (and GCDEL) Tumblelog, this post shares recent entries about social and digital technologies ranging from photos of old school social media... to reblogs of social network demographics... to links to SMinOrgs resoures... to Digital Era humor. A little something for everyone...

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SMinOrgs recently established a presence on Tumblr, and I have become an ardent convert. Though we've never experienced much success withou our FB page and still haven't done much with our G+ page, I was immediately enthusiastic about both Pinterest and Tumblr and have committed to full engagement on both platforms.Our Pinterest presence and engagement have both grown steadily since last spring, and we're off to a good start on Tumblr so far too.

I detailed some of the reasons for my Tumblr enthusiasm in a recent post entitled Tumbln into Tumblr: 7 Reasons it Hits a Social Media “Sweet Spot”. As a follow up, I'd like to demonstrate the platform's versatility by sharing our recent activity as a regular feature on this blog. I hope you enjoy the entries as much as we do.

- Courtney Shelton Hunt

Here, in reverse chronological order, are the items we "tumbld" from September 7 through September 14, 2012. Scroll down or click on the links below to check each entry out.

• Social media is multi-media.
• SMinOrgs on Pinterest and Tumblr - And More!
• “Sometimes I feel like I am Charlie Brown to Facebook's Lucy."
• Retro hipster chic… or just plain silly? You decide.
• Tumbln into Tumblr: 7 Reasons it Hits a Social Media “Sweet Spot.”
• Reblog courtenaybird: Report: Social Network Demographics in 2012
• Allstate Social Media Bootcamp Video Excerpts
• The Kindred Spirit Mailbox on Bird Island, NC: THIS is Social Media

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Social media is multi-media. Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:31 PM PDT Social media is multi-media. This old-school bulletin board in Chicago includes websites, phone numbers, and QR codes… And the posters include individuals, small businesses, civic and neighborhood groups, religious groups, and a local politician. So much going on in a small - and free - space. Love it! Ironically, there are no references to any digital social media spaces. Love that too. ===//===

SMinOrgs on Pinterest and Tumblr - And More! Posted: 14 Sep 2012 04:55 AM PDT SMinOrgs on Pinterest and Tumblr - And More!: The proliferation of social media platforms can be overwhelming, but when you find one that is a great fit, it’s very exciting - and two just doubles the fun! We’re very enthusiastic about the ways in which Pinterest and Tumblr add to our social media portfolio. I’ve shared news about our Pinterest presence previously. In our latest email blast I also talk about how we’ve “tumbld” into Tumblr. Yes, all that alliteration was intentional. : ) ===//===

“Sometimes I feel like I am Charlie Brown to Facebook's Lucy." Posted: 13 Sep 2012 02:53 PM PDT “Sometimes I feel like I am Charlie Brown to Zuckerberg’s Lucy ;).” - Matt Kruse. This cartoon made me “Chuck”le, and I’m sure many of us can relate! Thank goodness for Matt Kruse and Social Fixer (SFX), though - they’ve saved the Facebook experience for me. Are you an SFX fan? - csh ===//===

Retro hipster chic… or just plain silly? You decide. Posted: 13 Sep 2012 09:19 AM PDT Retro hipster chic… or just plain silly? You decide. I took this shot on the streets of New Orleans in March 2012. - csh ===//===

Tumbln into Tumblr: 7 Reasons it Hits a Social Media “Sweet Spot.” Posted: 12 Sep 2012 09:14 AM PDT Tumbln into Tumblr: 7 Reasons it Hits a Social Media “Sweet Spot”: If you haven’t considered adding Tumblr to your social media portfolio yet, this post offers seven reasons why it hits a “sweet spot” for established individual and organizational users, complementing and augmenting engagement on other platforms in unique and effective ways. Additional reasons are welcome. There’s something “meta” about sharing a blog post about Tumblr on Tumblr… : ) - csh   ===//===

Reblog: courtenaybird: Report: Social Network Demographics in 2012 Posted: 11 Sep 2012 07:48 AM PDT courtenaybird: Report: Social network demographics in 2012 17 out of 24 sites (71%) have more female than male users. Most male-dominated site? Slashdot then Hacker News and Stack Overflow. Most female-dominated site? Pinterest then Goodreads and Blogger. Facebook and Twitter have the same gender distribution: 40% male, 60% female. The only sites in this survey with more male than female users are Quora, Reddit, Orkut, Github, Stack Overflow, Hacker News and Slashdot. Click on the image to see all the demographics Pingdom collected and reported. - csh ===//===

Allstate Social Media Bootcamp Video Excerpts. Posted: 10 Sep 2012 06:25 AM PDT Allstate "Social Media Boot Camp" presentation excerpts from Social Media in Organizations This video clip includes excerpts from a presentation on social media I gave at the Allstate Supplier Diversity Conference in August 2010. It’s still relevant! - csh ===//===

The Kindred Spirit Mailbox on Bird Island, NC: THIS is Social Media. Posted: 07 Sep 2012 07:51 AM PDT   Now over 30 years old, the Kindred Spirit mailbox on Bird Island in Sunset Beach, NC is another great “THIS is social media” example. Click here to learn more and check out additional entries.

Comments

[Jim Albany]

Good stuff!

[Courtney Shelton Hunt, PhD]

Thanks, Jim. We're having a lot of fun with it! I really love Tumblr's versatility.