Adventures in Web 2.0

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I am investigating how museums use social networking tools to build stronger bonds with their local communities. I will showcase museums that are using these tools to increase and enhance member participation, and to engage in open, two-way conversations between the museum and the community. I will report on the conversations and reviews about these programs and their perceived effectiveness.

Brooklyn Museum. “Introducing 1stfans: A Socially Networked Museum Membership.” Brooklyn Museum Blog, Dec. 5, 2008, http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2008/12/05/introducing-1stfans-a-socially-networked-museum-membership/.

Dempsey, Lorcan. “Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity.” First Monday. no. 1 (Jan. 5, 2009), http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291.

Frost, Dan. “Killer Statue – Psyched About the Site!” New York Times, Mar. 12, 2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/arts/artsspecial/12social.html.

Kaufman, Peter B. “Video, education, and open content: Notes toward a new research and action agenda. First Monday. v. 12, no. 4 (Apr. 2, 2007), http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1767/1647.

Kennedy, Randy. “To Ramp Up Its Web Site, MoMA Loosens Up.” New York Times, Mar. 4, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/arts/design/05moma.html.

Kirchberg, Volker. “Thinking about “Scenes: A New View of Vistiors’ Influence on Museums.” Curator. (2007): p. 239-54.

Madsen-Brooks, Leslie. “Percolations: Museums and Social Networking Sites, Part IV.” Museum Blogging, July 8, 2007, http://museumblogging.com/2007/07/08/percolations-museums-and-social-networking-sites-part-iv/.

Simon, Nina. “What is Twitter, Really? And Can it Do Anything for Museums?” Museum 2.0, Apr. 16, 2007, http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/2007/04/what-is-twitter-really-and-can-it-do.html.

Simon, Nina. “1stfans: An Audience-Specific Membership Program at the Brooklyn Museum.” Museum 2.0, Feb. 12, 2009, http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/2009/02/1stfans-audience-specific-membership.html.

Simon, Nina. “Change from the Inside: A Conversation with COSI.” Museum 2.0, Feb. 5, 2009, http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/2009/02/change-from-inside-conversation-with.html.

Thompson, Clive. “Clive Thompson on How Twitter Creates a Social Sixth Sense.” Wired Magazine Issue 15.07, June 26, 2007, http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-07/st_thompson.