Tumblr and Nonprofits

Non-profits, like many other businesses and organizations, are finding that Tumblr can be a home run for content sharing and storytelling. The viral blogging platform offers easy tagging, image posting and video sharing. But don't get too excited just yet. A killer Tumblr post is different from one on Blogger or WordPress.

by Kevin Martone I am often asked if camps should use Tumblr, the popular blogging platform. Tumblr includes social tools that make it easy to post photos, videos, and short text entries, and "reblog" content between separate Tumblr blogs. Tumblr blogs exist outside of an organization's official website.

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This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. With the rise of Pinterest and Tumblr's astounding growth, it seems that 2012 may be the year of the visual platform.

Posted by Shelly Kramer on March 11, 2013 · 12 Comments Have a Tumblr blog? That's terrific. But for what it's worth, I think it's a bad idea to rely exclusively on Tumblr for your blog. And if you're a business, it's an even worse idea.

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Does your marketing content act as an attention magnet to attract the largest audience possible? If not, then check out Tumblr, a six-year-old content sharing community with impressive numbers that's not on many marketers' radar even though it's similar to a website or blog.

Tumblr, the visual blogging platform, is a hidden gem of the blogging world. For organizations with visual content, a younger demographic (though not a requirement), and a commitment to regular blogging, Tumblr may be the perfect blogging channel.

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How much do you know about the microblogging site Tumblr? Launched in 2007, Tumblr has experienced tremendous growth over the past several years. Forbes reported that 120,000 new Tumblr blogs are created every day, totaling 86 million that drive 18 billion page views per month.

Tumblr practically houses a Library of Congress-sized inventory of blogs. After one of its first ( Fuck Yeah Sharks) went viral, hundreds more have spilled onto the web, celebrating everything from veggie burritos to men in plaid with an enthusiastic "Fuck Yeah!" Here are 25 hilarious, cute, touching or downright confusing Fuck Yeah Tumblrs.

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I just spent the last weekend grilling my friend's fourteen-year-old niece about her cohorts' use of digital media. Did you know that teenagers don't use email? They love Snapchat and something called Kick? And Facebook - never, ever Facebook! Everything changes so fast. Even my opinions about Tumblr.

Tumblr needs to be considered for every brand's picture-perfect content marketing strategy in 2014. With native buying behavior focusing on the visual experience, brands need to be presenting their story at the multitude of customer touchpoints. This content consumption behavior demands that brands evolve into a curator and syndicator of their content assets on visual and graphical platforms like Tumblr, Instagram and Pinterest.

Tumblr can be a bit confusing. Is it a blog? Is it a social media platform? The answer is both. And it's its hybrid nature that makes it a such a great tool for getting your message across. The micro-blogging platform was founded in 2007, and now hosts over 188 million blogs.