Andy Come Lately

• Aug 20th, 2010
• Posted by Andy W.
• Posted in "That's so 2000 and late", Music, summer jams, tumblr

I am loath to admit it when I am not on the forefront of a new trend. Unfortunately for me, this happens a lot so I have to keep my mouth shut most of the time. But today, I’ll bare my soul about two things that I’m embarrassed to say I picked up on after the fact.

First things first: Miike Snow. OMG! I know, I know, that song Animal was the Summer Jam of 2009, but you can still hear me blasting it, quoting it, toting it and tweeting it all the time. Don’t believe me? Ask @kimervin. Yesterday I got their debut record, and it is full of hits! I certainly expected this from Bloodshy and Avant who were also behind Britney Spears’ megahit Toxic but I didn’t think it would be this good! Also, these guys are Swedish and everyone knows that the Swedes do everything better, e.g. hotels (ice), beaches (topless), herring (giant). Okay, admission one: check. I feel like a great weight has been lifted off of me. FYI: Miike Snow is coming to Seattle on October 13th. Do me a favor and buy me a ticket — I’ll pay you back.

The other thing that I discovered the other day is Tumblr, and I’m loving it! Some folks here at the office have been using this microblogging service for a couple of years now so I’m getting a lot of tips and tricks on using it. Why do I like it so much? Because it’s a media-rich version of Twitter. Share video, text, pictures, audio and HTML code all in one easy to operate dashboard. Once you get your bearings, you can start “tumbling” to other people’s blogs and reblogging them. It’s a very fluid and intuitive social media channel that may have some great brand applications. I’m sure I will discover more and more how companies use it and report back on that later. One pitfall: “tumbling” can get out of control. How I started following so many potheads, I don’t know. Luckily, the Unfollow button is very accessible.

These are my two admissions for the day. I’ve bared my soul, now don’t break my heart. And if you have a Tumblr blog, please post it here because I’d love to check it out.