Talking Tumblr

  

So today I wanted to talk about Tumblr! What a crazy place it is! My friend introduced me to this site about a year ago and I have never been the same since! At first I was overwhelmed by the site! What the heck is going on here! It felt like there was too much of everything everywhere. It took me awhile to figure out what was up and how to work everything but after awhile it clicked and I was on my way to nerdy bliss.

I couldn't believe all of the FANDOMS! For anyone who doesn't know what a fandom is it is a group/community of people who all love the same show/movie/book.  Take Dr. Who for example.  The Dr. Who fandom are all the people who love and talk about all things Dr. Who (this may not be a great explanation but it'll do to get the idea across).  If you have something (anything) you really love... join tumblr and blog about/follow people who blog about the thing you love. Chances are you will find things similar to whatever you love and your fandoms will grow!

One thing I love about Tumblr is that you can learn about other fandoms and what is happening in those fandoms without actually being in them!  I love this because I can chat with my friends about things they like and know what's going on even if I'm not up to date with that show/book. I also love it because when I go to cons I know what's going on and get certain "inside" joke that have to do with their fandoms. It's great to get to know what the characters are for all the shows/comic books/movies out there!

You learn some crazy/awesome facts out there too.  Some people (who may be even crazier about a fandom than you) have searched through every crack and crevasse to get every detail out of their fandom that they can. These people will spread the word through their blogs and you will get some awesome information that may have been normally hard to come by.  I know I've loved this through my tumbr journeys! I have been in love with the Hobbit since the news came out and I've loved tumblr deeply for the awesomeness it has taught me about the movie and the actors.

If you do plan on joining this site BEWARE some people don't post the most decent things! Searching through posts and bloggers can be tricky and risky. There are some scary things going on behind all that awesomeness! Language is a huge thing all over the site and is very hard to avoid. If you are younger (under 18) I would not recommend this site!  Even I (20) tread very carefully through this site!  I've roamed the internet enough to know how to be careful in my searching. 

If you plan on joining, are signing up now, or have already joined, welcome to the madness! Have a wonderfully geeky stay!