Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog
MARCH 5, 2007
This includes wiki-style collaborative posting, social bookmarking and "voting" on the importance of article or comments alla Digg. Now this sort of public participatory use of the web is going mainstream in an experimental program by the U.S. patent office to involve the public in the approval or rejection of patent applications.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 28, 2008
It makes us uncomfortable with opening museum content up to comment, tagging, and alterations by visitors. Museums aren't the only venues facing this question: news outlets, corporate brands, and educators are also grappling with the question of trust in the participatory age.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 22, 2009
Terms like social media, digital media, new media, citizen media, participatory media, peer-to-peer media, social web, participatory web, peer-to-peer web, read write web, social computing, social software, web 2.0, Open group blogs, photo pools, video collages and similar projects are also good examples of co-creation.
Museum 2.0
APRIL 16, 2008
Click is an exhibition process in three parts: The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations. Specifically, the Brooklyn Museum is doing research about the role of independence and influence in participatory experiences.
Museum 2.0
SEPTEMBER 4, 2008
How many exhibit evaluations happen after opening, with no significant money allotted to make changes that arise from research? The IdeaExchange and related programs use a Digg -like interface to allow users to promote preferred suggestions. Tags: evaluation Book Discussion: Groundswell participatory museum usercontent.
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 8, 2008
There have been huge user-protests of both YouTube and Digg for perceived bias in the "featured content" algorithms that vault some content to the top. As long as you create a platform that is consistent in its values and the interactions provided, you will be able to control the experience as you open up content authority.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 6, 2019
This week, I've had multiple conversations with colleagues in the arts, symphonies, and urban planning about the fear professionals have about "losing control" when opening up new opportunities for people to participate. While I originally wrote this post to advocate for more participatory practice (i.e.
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