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Add it to your bookmarks, folks! matthewrdunn.tumblr.com is now a real thing! Neat!

I’m looking forward to learning about Tumblr. I’m a fan of the whole social networking and blogging scene, but I’ve yet to really contribute anything interesting, entertaining, or insightful.

I occasionally use Foursquare, but no one else does, so I’m not sure who is noticing that I checked in at the grocery store to buy another gallon of milk.

I have a Twitter account, but I don’t find much use for it other than checking up on niche news posts and receiving notifications that some random internet person is now watching my every thought, in 140 characters or less. Posting content to it seems pointless, as I can already do the exact same thing on Facebook. Except on Facebook, people I know actually read and respond to things I say. After all, I need people to “like” that I’m in the mood for Taco Bell.

Everyone uses Facebook. My grandmother even uses Facebook. Facebook really is the best representation on the internet of our actual lives. We can find people’s interests, hobbies, love interests, favorite movies, favorite bands, favorite pair of lucky boxers (Coming soon!), and just about anything else we could possibly inquire about an individual. It makes it extremely convenient for me to discuss with one of my football players the details of his post-season highlight tape to be sent off to colleges, to ask my wife what we’re having for dinner, or to simultaneously announce to every single human being I know we’re having a baby.

I’m not too sure where I was going with that last paragraph, but I’m not getting paid by Facebook, so I’m done talking about their tremendous, magnificent, glorious service. I’m starting this Tumblr as an assignment for my Interpersonal Communications course at Upper Iowa University, but I’m honestly hoping I can get more out of Tumblr than a good grade. Please give me any feedback on any sort of post I may make, or at least acknowledge in some way that you viewed it, and I will do the same for you.

I’m Matt Dunn, and I’m tumblin’.