One of the first things I wanted when I began working at IAVM was a Tumblr site for the association. That wish has now come true, and I’m happy to present to you the IAVM Tumblr site.
You may be asking yourself, “Jason, why do you want a Tumblr page? What’s its purpose? And what is a Tumblr?” Great questions. I like the way you think.
Let’s start with that last question. Tumblr is a micro-blogging platform. It’s very visually driven, and it encourages rapid reblogging of content.
“Tumblr lets you effortlessly share anything,” the site says in its “About” section. “Post text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos from your browser, phone, desktop, email or wherever you happen to be.”
Next question: For our purposes, we’ll use it as content stream for education and excitement. Think of it as another way to engage our members and future members about the venue management industry and profession.
Finally, why did I want IAVM to have one? See the answers to those first two questions. That’s primarily why. I’m in support of any means we can get our great content out to as many people as possible, and if we make it simple by focusing on visuals over words in one medium, then let’s do it. Plus it’s a fun platform.
For those of us who like facts, consider these about Tumblr from Search Engine Journal:
- The average Tumblr user visits about 67 pages every month.
- The average visit on Tumblr is around 14 minutes, which is more than on Facebook and Twitter.
- Between June 2012 and 2013, Tumblr has grown globally by 900 percent by jumping from 10 million unique visitors to 90 million per month during this period.
- Tumblr is one of the top 20 sites in the United States.
- Among 13-25 year-olds, Tumblr is more popular than Facebook.
- In 2013, Tumblr grew 74 percent. Twitter and LinkedIn grew about 40 percent in the same period.
If you haven’t joined Tumblr, please do and follow us. If you’re on there, please follow us, and we’ll follow you back, too. Happy Tumbling!
(Image: Tumblr)
