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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was a little strange, reminded me of citizen band or "CB" radios we used to use as teens in the late 1970's. I'm connecting it to the questions that came up on yesterday's Community Squared telephone conference to discuss tagging communities and got onto the topic of how online communities are changing given Web2.0.

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Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook"

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NIH has had some great experience with its " Drug Fact Chat Day " an annual day for teens to chat online with NIH experts. Unbiased information + neutral facilitation are provided. I like the tag line for the TSA blog - "Terrorists Evolve. Tags: Government Strategy. Drinking from the Firehose? Threats Evolve.

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How Nonprofit Leaders Create An Authentic Personal Brand on Intsagram

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This shot is from a program for teens that the met sponsors, #metteens. His photo and commentary and use the hash tags facilitates visibility and connection to this audience target. This shot is a painting at a museum visited during a professional conference for museums. He gives you the inside story about the work of art.

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Henry Jenkins discusses participatory media in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Henry Jenkins made his first official appearance in Second Life visiting the Teen version, known as the "Teen Grid," where the Global Kids Island is hosting an event, A World Fit for Children Festival. Hat tip to Alan Levine/CogdogBlog for the transcription and facilitating the audio. Technorati Tags: VECoP

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Talking Through Objects 2: The Rollercoaster Conundrum

Museum 2.0

Sure, it's social, but people stick to their own "pods"--families, teens, adults--and don't diverge or merge. It's also a reason that people will game with strangers; in that case, the games' rules form the partial barrier that facilitates social interaction. Tags: Core Museum 2.0 Step 3: a successful "five" is given.

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How Different Types of Museums Approach Participation

Museum 2.0

Finally, some history museum staff members feel that they should not be dealing with contemporary social issues or that they are unable to facilitate dialogue on contentious topics. Tags: Museums Engaging in 2.0 Balancing multi-vocal content with a comprehensive narrative can be tricky. Projects participatory museum.

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Don't Talk to Strangers? Safety 2.0

Museum 2.0

The recent flurry of restrictions that has sent teens fleeing? I want to see more multi-person exhibits, more prompts for discussion about content, more tools to facilitate connecting wtih other visitors whose interests are similar or in some way useful to your own. Use staff and volunteers as monitors/encouragers/facilitators.

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