The Lego-factor: Checklist for new media and technology project proposals
While checking proposals last week for new media and technology projects, I devised a checklist to understand myself why I like certain proposals, and others not. I call it the “Lego-factor”. Lego is...
View ArticleWhat would Lady Gaga do if she were a museum?
Inspired by the thought-provoking presentation below and the fact Lady Gaga has almost 80 million scrobbles on last.fm, all-time second after only the Beatles, I wondered: What would Lady Gaga do if...
View Article28 low-budget, easy-to-do things to do with new media for cultural institutions
Update 09/17/2010: Added 4 new things to do contributed by readers of this blog. Thanks! Last week some of my colleagues and I hosted a new media afternoon with workshops for participants in the Week...
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Stop talking, start sending – The information food chain and how museums...
I read a newspaper. I read a newspaper because I believe a bunch of highly educated people are better at sorting through the myriad pieces of news the world produces daily than I am. My newspaper even...
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I like museums – Using Facebook’s Like Button to connect with visitors
Facebook Like Button Stamp by design studio, Nation. Facebook Like Buttons are revolutionising the web. There’re even rumours about Google going to use them in their search algorithm. Recently, at the...
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Telling great ideas and stories that stick
Photo by Andrew Beresford on Flickr. Years ago I read the book Made to Stick by Dan and Chip Heath. Basically it’s about why some stories and ideas disappear and others stick with the receiver...
View Article6 useful Google Analytics Custom Reports and Advanced Segments for museum...
It’s January and the time to brag about absolute numbers. Thing is, absolute numbers (visits, followers, fans) say almost nothing about online success. You need to be pretty good at numbers and...
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What to do if ‘they’ are not online? – 7 actions to promote new media in your...
Photo by Ally Oop on Flickr.com “My organisation does not see the importance of social media.” Does this line sound familiar to you? Or, “I’m the only one doing new media, the curators simply don’t...
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12 simple and free improvements to your website you can make tonight
Photo by Luis Alberto on Flickr.com. Last year around this time I made a list of 28 32 simple and low-budget things you can do with new media for your cultural institution. And it worked… at least in...
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Quick note: Two opportunities worth considering: Intercom and MuseumNext
Panel discussion at MuseumNext 2011 in Edinburgh. Photo: MuseumNext. Simply put I get my energy and inspiration to do the work I do from three things: long distance running, sumptuous dining and...
View ArticleBuilding coronacollectie.nl, a participatory storytelling and collection...
Recently, the team of VISSCH+STAM launched coronacollectie.nl, a participatory platform where everyone can contribute to the historiography of the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative quickly gained...
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