Social Media Tools revised

 Social Media Tools

       Choose two Social Media Tools that you have not used before and try them out. Compare these two tools and share your thoughts about which one will reach audiences most effectively. Explain your rationale.

I recently started using Tumbler and SoundCloud (for music) this week. I had never thought of using these sites before but recently got bored with Twitter. What I did want to talk away from Twitter was the connections that I had with individuals that I met this past month. I perused the followers of mine - 22 to be exact. I remembered how each profile has a second page which lists their screename, headline and website. I found 6 individuals that I could not part ways with and realized that 3 of them had SoundCloud websites and 3 had Tumbler. So I instantly signed up to see more.  Boredom with one social network opened up the  doors to two other. I can honestly say that Twitter is a gateway social network.

         Tumbler was simple to sign up. I did not really need to even create a profile. Once I confirmed my email, I went back to the Twitter website to add these three friends. This was a pretty simple process as well. Once followed on Tumbler, I had the opportunity to view their page. Its kind of like a picture blog that has everything that exists on the person. Things they posted as well as things others have posted on them. Tumbler also allowed me to view the posts that others had commented on on Twitter. It is an expansion site, but it also fulfills a follower's purpose as well as the purpose of the one being followed. It has all of the things missing in a two line tweet.

I then signed up on SoundCloud. I never really reallized that some of the people I was following on Twitter were actually music artists. I signed in on this site without having to create a profile as well. If I was an artist, myself, I would then create a set with some uploaded music. I was surprised how SoundCloud allows a listener to hear an artist's song as many times as they want as long as it is played on this site. I wonder what the musical requirements and limitations are on this site for an artist?

       Using these sites I realized the necessity of both and why there was a demand for both. Tumbler was made for the writer, picture taker and promoter, while SoundCloud was made for the musician or music artist. Although my love for music truly outweighs my love for writing or photographs, I like Tumbler because it it more versatile. It is an outlet for many purposes.