Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 29, 2010

This question is a byproduct of the reality that most participatory projects have poorly articulated value. When a participatory activity is designed without a goal in mind, you end up with a bunch of undervalued stuff and nowhere to put it. But overall, this is a model project that starts with an outcome, not an activity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

" Taking it a little deeper, organizations should not go in the other direction - and be strategic in friending people. Another point of intersection here for me is Henry Jenkins recently published 72-page white paper " Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century."

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." which heralded a new, participatory web culture. The NetSquared website was itself designed to be a model Web 2.0 What People Were Saying. " The year was 2005.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

I have a strong interest in the future of my work and participatory culture. That's why I also remixed the fundraising widget. between causes and people, both create an interesting strategic question for organizations that seems like a fruitful place for future investigation: how do you get those people involved?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 11, 2010

And for all you people using Four Square , it's also one of the official Check-in for Charity locations (hint: new badge anyone?). Games for Good panel Monday, March 15 at 12:30 PM – “You made an amazing, educational, and progressive game using the latest in gaming technology- now how do you get people to actually play it?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

If people can take their own photos, they won't buy them in the gift shop. To me, an open photo policy is a cornerstone of any institution that sees itself as a visitor-centered platform for participatory engagement. Yes, some people (especially vocal museum staff!) Yes, some people (especially vocal museum staff!)

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2008

I have a lot of conversations with people that go like this: Other person: "So, you think that museums should let visitors control the museum experience?" In these conversations, people often say, "don't expert voices matter?" There are many models as well for what we do with user-generated content in the museum. Me: "Sort of."

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