Amy Sample Ward

JULY 1, 2009

MySpace has become the ghetto of the digital landscape,” Ms. Did you consider MySpace ? You may hear about Facebook, but if your audience is on MySpace, it doesn’t matter how much time and energy you put in. Boyd explained to the crowd. They won’t be there to find you. that you will need validate, or at least advertise?

Community 100

Community Myspace Social Network Demographics 100

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Teens are a known (and somewhat controllable) entity. The first of these reasons is practical.

Teen 24

Teen Participatory Experiment Museum 24

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

This week, a look at the third section of Visitor Voices , the excellent book coedited by Kathy McLean and Wendy Pollock. People like to talk about and show themselves--that's why MySpace is so popular. Tags: Book Discussion: Visitor Voices usercontent. But they may attract different people. Not for us.

Voice 20

Voice Create Museum Arts 20

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Changing lives is expensive whether you do it with at-risk teen staff members or at-risk teen virtual partners. Bringing in Global Voices Does your collection come from far-reaching lands? Of course, if you are locally-focused, bringing in global voices may distract you from your local relationships and strain your services.

Virtual 20

Virtual Museum North Carolina Evaluation 20

Museum 2.0

APRIL 30, 2007

If you had one youth educator, would you expect them to develop and run overnights AND scout programs AND teen programs AND toddler programs AND outreach AND… of course not. And the more people get involved, the more diverse voices are reflected and the more staff feel connected to and empowered by the institution. Keep statistics.

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Museum Advice Interview Web 20