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Great reads from around the web on February 1st

Amy Sample Ward

Official Google Blog: Explore museums and great works of art in the Google Art Project – Take yourself on an art tour using Google Maps! "One Pundits have been weighing in on the role of social media in sparking the uprising, and whether it is a necessary ingredient in accelerating modern revolutions or simply an over-hyped notion.

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A First Look at Jumo

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As the platform matures , we’ll get a better sense of the power and potential of this network that lets people find, connect, and support social change organizations and issues. Amy Sample Ward shares her first reflections and critique of the platform and wonders what’s the point? Is Jumo Worth The Hype?

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What is Twitter, Really? And Can it Do Anything for Museums?

Museum 2.0

There are plenty of people on the "these ADD boneheads have finally gone too far" bandwagon (see this representative sample from USA Today), as well as some legitimate concerns about how twitter is the ultimate example of the way that 2.0's But how could it be used uniquely for visitors in museums? Is this good for anything?

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