Dermatology on Tumblr. Dermatol Online J 2014 May 16;20(5):22642
Date
05/24/2014Pubmed ID
24852781Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84901235190 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 10 CitationsAbstract
Tumblr broke into the social media scene in 2007 as a micro-blogging platform that hosts 169 million blogs, 75 billion total posts, and 111 million posts daily to date. This study aimed to determine the presence of dermatology-focused journals, organizations, and groups on Tumblr. These were entered into the Tumblr search query to identify affiliated Tumblr blogs and 'dermatology Tumblr' was searched on Google to determine the first four distinct results that were active within the last six months. None of the dermatology-focused journals, organizations, or groups maintained a Tumblr blog and three of the first four blogs on Google were maintained by private practices. In conclusion, Tumblr remains a social media domain that lacks a strong presence from dermatology journals and organizations, remaining an untapped resource for information dissemination and interaction with the public.
Author List
Correnti C, Boyers L, Karimkhani C, Roth G, Dellavalle RPAuthor
Gretchen M. Roth MD Assistant Professor in the Dermatology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
BloggingDermatology
Humans
Information Dissemination
Organizations
Patient Advocacy
Periodicals as Topic
Social Media