Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2009

When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. The point, in the context of this conversation, is that a minority of social media users are creators—people who write blog posts, upload photos onto Flickr, or share homemade videos on YouTube. Consider a mural.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 16, 2009

When I talk about designing participatory experiences, I often show the above graphic from Forrester Research. The point, in the context of this conversation, is that a minority of social media users are creators—people who write blog posts, upload photos onto Flickr, or share homemade videos on YouTube. Consider a mural.

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Participatory Experiment Museum Teen 44

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2012

We gave people chalk and the choice of four simple prompts: At 3rd Friday I made At 3rd Friday I loved At 3rd Friday I met At 3rd Friday I learned After making a board and taking a photo, each participant had the option to have their photo shared on Flickr or remain private (90% said yes). It invited visitors to memorialize their experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 30, 2007

As many of you know, I celebrated a milestone birthday this month. To celebrate, I concocted an action learning experience in user generated content, the Beth 5.0 Flickr Photo Birthday Remix Contest. I set up a flickr group, uploaded some instructions and some photos from the past half-century, and invited people to celebrate.

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

which heralded a new, participatory web culture. The idea was to embed the functions of existing social sites like Meetup , Flickr , and del.icio.us. You had to say something on the blog, or post a photo on Flickr, or organize a Meetup. TechSoup was then called CompuMentor. The Iraq War was raging. The buzzword then was Web 2.0,

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2008

Specifically, we analyze the relative social behavior of people on buses versus those on trains, and look for clues as to what design elements contribute to different kinds of participatory behavior. I was not surprised that most of the images I found on Flickr related to buses showed an open door and a smiling driver.

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Participatory Design Museum Childhood 20

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2012

It is multi-disciplinary, incorporates diverse voices from our community, and provides interactive and participatory opportunities for visitor involvement. This post focuses on one aspect of the exhibition: its participatory and interactive elements. Note: you can view these photos of the exhibition on Flickr here.)

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