AFP Blog

MARCH 20, 2013

RSS isn't dead: the best Google Reader alternatives | The Verge : Feedly appears to be the heir apparent to Google Reader’s throne, a modern take on RSS that blends some of the niceties of Flipboard (like a “magazine view”) with useful Reader features like keyboard shortcuts and tags.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

This is a good example of a "Blended profile.". Tags: india twitter. Holly's Twitter account is her personal but it is clearly branded as NTEN. Even the user name, "ntenhross" incorporates her organization's brand. Scott Harrison is the CEO of charity:water. The CEO's of Social Media from India Leadership Forum.

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Social Media Director India Media 99

Museum 2.0

MARCH 7, 2007

With a nod to Seventeen magazine, here's a flowquiz to help you figure out what kind of blog might be right for your museum. The best blogs aren't newspapers; they are more like specialty magazines with a distinctive topic, audience, and voice. Tags: web2.0 Want more on this topic? Take an armchair tour on museumblogs.org.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 27, 2007

Sure, Ripley’s may be the Star magazine of museums, but a lot more people read Time than the tabloids. They take lots of risks, blending gymnastic feats with made-up languages, intensely engineered sets, sexually explicit content, and interaction with the crowd. Tags: Unusual Projects and Influences visitors.

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Model Museum Blended New York 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

Librarian Aaron Schmidt tells the great story of a game night of Dance, Dance, Revolution at his library in which a teen asked him: “Hey Aaron, can I go upstairs to grab a magazine and book to read?” Tags: web2.0 If you get people in a museum (or library) for WHATEVER reason, chances are they're going to notice the exhibits sometime.

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Museum Hosting Model Community 22