Link to August 2 New York Times article, "Media Companies Try Getting Social with Tumblr".
Excerpt: By now, plenty of traditional media companies have hopped on the social media bandwagon, pumping out news updates on Facebook and Twitter.
But do those companies have the time and resources to work yet another Web outlet into their daily routine?
Mark Coatney certainly hopes so. Mr. Coatney, a 43-year-old journalist, is the latest hire at Tumblr, a fast-growing blogging service based in New York that says it has 6.6 million users.
Until last month, Mr. Coatney was a senior editor at Newsweek, where as a side project he headed up the magazine’s social efforts on Twitter and Facebook. Last year he decided to add Tumblr to his repertoire.
“I saw it as an opportunity to talk to our audience in a new way,” he said. On Twitter, he said, “the main feedback comes mostly from retweeting,” or retransmitting an interesting message. On Tumblr, “the tone is a lot more conversational.”
Retiring Guy is indeed wondering if he has the time and resources to work yet another Web outlet into his daily schedule. Any insights out there?
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