“A third of Tumblr's active users come from households with incomes above $100,000 per year, giving it higher income skew than Facebook or Twitter, according to Comscore, the Web analytics firm.”
—Yahoo Tumblr Acquisition: It’s About Young People With Money
“I’ll give you the most logical conclusion kids are ditching Facebook—one that none of the articles I read on the Great Teenage Facebook Exodus mentioned. And the evidence that supports the theory is right there in the Piper Jaffray survey. But first let’s define Facebook. What is Facebook to most people over the age of 25? It’s a never-ending class reunion mixed with an eternal late-night dorm room gossip session mixed with a nightly check-in on what coworkers are doing after leaving the office. In other words, it’s a place where you go to keep tabs on your friends and acquaintances. You know what kids call that? School.”
—Cliff WatsonI can haz job!!!
Well a part-time job, that is. But I essentially created the job myself and made shit happen!
Remember my post about not getting the job I interviewed for at the company I really loved and adored and so badly wanted to work for but didn’t get because they wanted to re-evaluate the position? Well I sent him my proposal to run their social media as a contractor and within 2 hours he had responded “Let’s do it!”
He asked me to come out to Brooklyn today to meet with him and his creative agency to get an idea about the voice of the brand and talk about next steps. I drew up a pretty standard contract that he signed and now that I’m all official and stuff I can finally talk about it. SQUEEEEEEEEE!
The terms are 15 hours per week which is a great place to start. I am already planning to make myself invaluable to them so that by the time they’re ready to hire someone full time, I’ll already be there and be the obvious choice.
Also now I can say the company is a fast casual restaurant chain here in NYC called Dig Inn Seasonal Market. I’ve been eating there since a friend introduced me to it about 6 months ago. All of their food is healthy and delicious and comes from local, sustainable farms. They just opened a 6th location in SoHo and are continuing to expand. I’m so incredibly passionate about their food and their philosophy that you don’t have to be a health food martyr to eat well.
I’m so proud of myself for creating my own opportunity. It isn’t something I would have ever thought to do before working with my behavioral therapist. This shit really works! Now just on to the next step of turning this into a full-time gig so that I can both do what I love and love what I do.
“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.” ―Joseph Campbell
Teens Are Turning Away from Facebook Because Tumblr Is Real, and Parent-Free
theatlanticwire.comTeenagers really are over Facebook. In a deep report published on Tuesday, Pew Research explains that teenagers departing the social network’s blue confines are looking for something more… authentic. Which, ironically, was the initial draw of Facebook, and has become something of a calling card for Tumblr and Twitter. Somewhere, Marissa Mayer is smiling.
An ode to tumblr, my true love
Two years ago, I had no idea what tumblr was. My first introduction to this site happened because I was in charge of the online publicity for our BFA Senior Thesis show - it’s still online. Even then, I hardly understood what it was; we didn’t follow anyone and basically used the blog as a hosting site for our artwork.
I graduated, and over the summer my mind was occupied with the idea of blogging. I did some research about tumblr to find out what it was all about (I still don’t get it), and came to the conclusion that if I was interested in blogging at all, having a community like that behind tumblr was going to be my best bet at getting my message into the world. When I decided to launch my own tumblr (formerly UMZoology, now TheBrainScoop), it was immediately well-received, and I had a few hundred followers within the first month.
My tumblr grew, was featured in the Museum tag, gained popularity. My tumblr helped me get into graduate school, as it demonstrated a knowledge of social media and community-building. My tumblr and its audience got Hank’s attention when he first visited our museum, and my tumblr remains what I believe to be my fundamental foothold in the Internet community. I’ve grown intensely fond of it. I firmly believe that I owe everything that has come of my life through museum work to tumblr. That sounds an awful lot like a kind of cult mentality, but if two years ago I hadn’t decided to start blogging about my museum work, none of this would have come to fruition as it did.
If Yahoo buys tumblr and everything changes for the worse, I will definitely be disappointed. I’m aware all good things come to an end, but this site has given me so many opportunities beyond my wildest dreams that I can’t even imagine robbing other people of those possibilities - that is, if they choose to pursue a tumblr outside of the Supernatural/Dr. Who/Sherlock fandoms, at least. Regardless, something else will inevitably crop up and take its place. If that’s the case, I’m just happy I was given a chance to create my own little niche in our happy online community.
<3 You, tumblr.
PLL Social Media Accounts
Instagram Accounts —————
Ashley Benson (Hanna) — @itsashbenzo
Lucy Hale (Aria) — @lucyhale89
Troian Bellisario (Spencer) — @sleepinthegardn
Shay Mitchell (Emily) — @shaym
Ian Harding (Ezra Fitz) — @actuallyharding
Keegan Allen (Toby Cavanaugh) — @keeoone
Tyler Blackburn (Caleb Rivers) — @longhaired_child
Tammin Sursok (Jenna Marshall) — @tammin1
Sasha Pieterse (Alison DiLaurentis) —@sashapieterse27
Torrey DeVitto (Melissa Hastings) — @tordevitto
Janel Parrish (Mona Vanderwall) — @janellyp
Brant Daugherty (Noel Kahn) — @brantdaugherty
Lindsey Shaw (Paige McCullers) — @ladymshaw
Julian Morris (Wren Kingston) —@julianmorris
Chuck Hittinger (Sean Ackard) - @chuckhittinger
Shane Coffey (Holden Strauss) - @bluecypress
Yani Gellman (Garrett Reynolds) - @yanigellman
Brendan Robinson (Lucas Gottesman) - @brendanrobinson1
Holly Marie Combs (Ella Montgomery) — @thehmc
Nia Peeples (Mrs. Fields) - @niapeeples
Diego Boneta (Alex Santiago) - @diegoboneta
Cody Christian (Mike Montgomery) - @reallycodyc
Betty Buckley (Regina Marin) - @blbuckley
Lesley Fera (Mrs. Hastings) - @lfera23
Amanda Schull (Meredith Sorenson) - @amandaschull
Norman Buckley (Producer) - @norbuck
Marlene King (Writer/Producer) - @imarleneking
Andy Reaser (Writer/Producer) - @andyreaser
Mandi Line (Costumer Designer) - @maniline
Bryce Johnson (Darren Wilden) - @mrbryceojohnson
Twitter Accounts ——————
Ashley Benson (Hanna) — @ashbenzo
Lucy Hale (Aria) — @lucyhale
Troian Bellisario (Spencer) — @sleepinthegarden
Shay Mitchell (Emily) — @shaymitch
Ian Harding (Ezra Fitz) — @ianmharding
Keegan Allen (Toby Cavanaugh) — @keeganallen
Tyler Blackburn (Caleb Rivers) — @tylerjblackburn
Tammin Sursok (Jenna Marshall) — @tamminsursok1
Sasha Pieterse (Alison DiLaurentis) —@sashaapieterse
Torrey DeVitto (Melissa Hastings) — @torreyjdevitto
Janel Parrish (Mona Vanderwall) — @jmeilanixo
Brant Daugherty (Noel Kahn) — @brantdaugherty
Lindsey Shaw (Paige McCullers) — @ladyshawsters
Julian Morris (Wren Kingston) —@ju1ianmorris
Holly Marie Combs (Ella Montgomery) — @h_combs
Diego Boneta (Alex Santiago) - @diegoboneta
Ryan Merriman (Ian Thomas) - @theryanmerriman
Yani Gellman (Garrett Reynolds) - @yanigellman
Brendan Robinson (Lucas Gottesman) - @brendanrobinson
Drew Van Acker (Jason DiLaurentis) - @_drew_van_acker
Chad Lowe (Mr. Montgomery) - @ichadlowe
Cody Cristian (Mike Montgomery) - @reallycody
Betty Buckley (Regina Marin) - @bettybuckley
Lesley Fera (Mrs. Hastings) - @lesleyfera
Gregg Sulkin (Wesley Fitzgerald) - @greggsulkin
Ryan Guzman (Jake) - @ryanaguzman
Nina Peeples (Mrs. Fields) - @nia_peeples
Claire Holt (Samara) - @missclaireholt
Shane Coffey (Holden Strauss) - @blue_cypress
Aeriel Miranda (Shana) - @aerielmiranda
Vanessa Ray (CeCe Drake) - @vrayskull
Paloma Guzman (Jackie Molina) - @palomamguzman
Nolan North (Peter Hastings) - @nolan_north
Chuck Hittinger (Sean Ackard) - @chuck_hittinger
Roark Critchlow (Tom Marin) - @roarkcritchlow
Sterling Sulieman (Nate) - @thesterlingend
Amanda Schull (Meredith Sorenson) - @amandaschull1
Norman Buckley (Producer) - @norbuck / @norbucktv
Marlene King (Writer/Producer) - @imarleneking
Lijah Barasz (Writer/Script Coordinator) - @pllijah
W Stanzler (Director) - @wstanzler
Andy Reaser (Writer/Producer) - @andyreaser
Maya Goldsmith (Writer) - @mayagoldsmith
Joseph Dougherty (Writer) - @kockenlocker
Bryan Holdman (Writer) - @bryanholdman
Arthur Anderson (Pretty Dirty Secrets Series) - @arthuraanderson
Kim Turrisi (Pretty Dirty Secrets Co-Creator) - @kimmyt22
F Andrews (Designer/Writer) - @plldesignguy
Jonell Lennon (Writer) - @jonell_lennon
Mandi Line (Costume Designer) - @tankgirlyo
Lisa Cochran Neilan (Producer) - @lisacochranpll
PLL Official Books/TV - @littleliars
ABC Family - @abcfamily
Rachel Kamerman (Production Designer) - @rachelkamerman
Chris Gismer (Director) - @chrisgrismer
Dana Gonzales (Director/Cinematographer) - @danagonzales
Bryce Johnson (Darren Wilden) - @bryceojohnson
Vine Accounts ——————-
Gregg Sulkin (Wesley Fitzgerald) - Gregg Sulkin
Nia Peeples (Mrs. Fields) - Nia Peeples
Keegan Allen (Toby Cavanaugh) - Keegan Allen
Troian Bellisario (Spencer Hastings) - Troian
Janel Parrish (Mona Vanderwall) - Janel Parrish
Lucy Hale (Aria Montgomery) - Lucy Hale
Shay Mitchell (Emily Fields) - Shaymitchell
Ashley Benson (Hanna Marin) - Ashley Benson
Keek Accounts —————
Ashley Benson (Hanna Marin) - AshBenzo
Keegan Allen (Toby Cavanaugh) - KeeganAllen
Shay Mitchell (Emily Fields) - ShayMitch
