Category: Blogging
I am always looking for creative ways that museums and libraries are using social media to engage their audiences. Today’s fine example comes to us from the National Archives, who challenged their blog readers and Twitter followers to tweet in 140 characters or less the Bill of Rights! You can read the winning entries here.
This contest is a brilliant social marketing strategy for several reasons: (more…)
A post on the Library of Congress blog reports that the organization recently posted a collection of Civil War-era photos on the social media site Flickr as a way to share these photos with a much wider audience than will be able to see them in person as a part of their exhibit “The Last Full Measure.”
The Chronicle of Philanthropy has responded to Seth Godin’s scolding of non-profits’ “non-use” of social media. One of Seth’s points is that all non-profits should have a group of volunteers ready to head up their social media efforts, and if they don’t, “then you’re not working on something important enough.” I’m not sure whether that last bit refers to
In my Museums in the Digital Age class over the past few weeks, we have been discussing the use of blogs by museums. One trend we noted is museums and historic homes blogging about their restoration efforts. (more…)
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