Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

” Blend the personal and professional. The only rule you need to apply here is instinct – if something in you is stopping you pressing ‘tweet’ on an update, don’t do it. Share it in the comments. In fact it’s enabled me to form strong long term relationships with a broad range of people. Have an example?

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Award Cancer Case Study Social Media 50

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Each of these articles--and the comments around them--are fascinating artifacts of a debate that has been behind the scenes for too long. Why should a comment wall in an exhibition be more threatening than a label? The press loves novelty. Some people commune with the art. Some visit the archives. Some come to family festivals.

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Participatory Museum Arts History 53

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 14, 2008

The simplest way is to be a commenter—to follow blogs and sites related to your institution and share your own observations and helpful tips. Many museums have jumped into the middle level—producing their own content—without starting with commenting. But she didn’t issue press releases or just blog about it on the BADM site.

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Museum San Francisco Myspace Comment 20

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The World Beach Project is one of very few online museum projects that has truly "gone viral," enjoying press attention and growing participation from people all over the world. Visitors to the website can't even comment on the photos or mark them as favorites. No one likes to have their time wasted. And that sets it apart.

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