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"You will never get a fan to care more about clothes, cars, shoes, or household products than they do..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:44:00 -0400

“You will never get a fan to care more about clothes, cars, shoes, or household products than they do about whether Sterek is going to happen on Teen Wolf.”

- Why Yahoo can buy Tumblr, but it can’t buy Fandom

The unspoken truth behind Yahoo’s much-touted bid to court Tumblr’s younger demographic is that for all intents and purposes, Tumblr culture is fandom culture. There are still plenty of other spaces where fandom exists, but we have never had such a megalithic and central social platform so visibly united under one umbrella. …

Even as Yahoo insists nothing will change, business analysts and media experts are speculating that the company intends to plumb Tumblr for its advertising potential. But if that’s the case, Yahoo should know that when you market to fandom, you have to adopt a whole new way of thinking about marketing, brand advertising, and consumer loyalty. [READ MORE]

(please read this article omg i have never wanted to *drop mic* until this day)

I honestly love answering your questions. Please feel free to ask me anything!

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:47 -0400

Topics include (but are not limited to)

- My personal life

- My work

- Books

- School

- Animals

- Fandoms (of all shapes and sizes, I don’t discriminate here)

I just told a friend that I'd been trying to find the pilot episode of Hannibal because the Hannibal Fandom on Tumblr was killing me. We both paused at that.

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:44:31 -0400

You read really fast. I'm quite a slow reader and sometimes I wish I could read faster so I could read more books in less time. I haven't checked The Selection yet but everybody says that it's great. Now rest a little before starting another book :) xx

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:05:16 -0400

The ability to read fast isn’t always a thing people should aspire to. It’s become like a symbol of status among readers and I’m not sure that its a good thing. Sometimes reading fast isn’t always a good thing, when a lot of people read fast its because they’re skipping bits with their eyes and not realizing it. I’m probably guilty of doing that myself.

And honestly, it doesn’t matter if you’re a slow or a fast reader. The fact remains that YOU ARE A READER. So yay you on that one.

Also, read The Selection its amazing. And I’m going to nap when I get to my parents house in Vermont tonight.

Though realistically, I’ll probably start reading “Life After Life” by Kate Atkinson…. <3

Which book was it that you read?

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:53:06 -0400

I actually finished two last night. The Selection and The Elite by Kiera Cass. I literally could not put them down. It was both fantastic and an issue.

Bah. I'm running on like 4 hours of sleep because I just HAD to finish a book.

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:46:07 -0400

I stayed up way past my bed time reading last night.

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:36:50 -0400

And I’m so happy I did :D

Reblog if you have less than 8,000 followers

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:29:41 -0400

bootommo:

i am gonna help you all get more followers

i will promo in groups of 10 :) ~~(so basically every 10 reblog i’ll promo)~~

So, I picked this book up at lunch and CANNOT seem to put it...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:31:41 -0400

So, I picked this book up at lunch and CANNOT seem to put it down! I’m reduced to staring longingly at my nook in my purse and wait for a time when I can read it.

I devoured 100 pages so far and can’t deal with this. I’m not one for dating reality shows on TV but I seem to be addicted to them in book form!!

So, if you need me I’m dying in the corner over here.

My jam.

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:48 -0400

My jam.

RE: re: 42books asked: The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:23:52 -0400

pinkslipplanet said: This is one of my all-time favorites. Amazing.

Ok, seriously? I’m picking it up for this weekend.

RE: Anonymous asked: Vampire Academy?

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:18 -0400

wesleyamell said: vampire academys my all time fav Vamp books xD

Good to know! I’ll for sure give the series another look.

RE: 42books asked: The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:18:48 -0400

jiji-bean said: Now this I’m currently reading - it’s really good so far!

Thanks! It’s totally on my list.

42books said: It’s my most favourite book!! I can’t wait for you to read it.

Okay, well now I’m excited. I’ll have to go post haste to the library.

Vampire Academy?

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:14:35 -0400

I thought about it when the series got to be super popular. But at that point I was a little vampire-ed out. I’ll have to take another look at it now there are fewer vampires in my reading list.

Never again | Ugh | Eh | It was okay | I liked it | I really...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:59:19 -0400

It’s honestly been a while since I’ve read Matilda so I don’t really remember what exactly I thought of it. But I just remember loving it.

Hi! Could you rate "Paper Towns" (by John Green), please?

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:41 -0400

This was the first John Green book I ever read and I absolutely fell in love with him. I did a brief review and just adored the book.

Willow by Julia Hoban

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:53:07 -0400

I’m not 100% that I’d read that. I love a good YA as much as anyone, but that doesn’t sound like my cup of tea. I’ll have to give another look at the synopsis.

Please rate: Silver Linings Playbook :)

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:49:08 -0400

So, I saw the movie. Loved it. My bestie read the book before seeing the move and loved both. She’s meant to let me read her copy at some point. I really do want to read it. Was it good?

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:08 -0400

I’ve never actually heard of this, but it looks good! Thanks for the rec! It’s going on my list!

looking for Alaska

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:46:24 -0400

I truly adored this book. I thought John Green did such an amazing job writing this book and I would highly recommend it to anyone.