Ten Tips for Museums in Thinking about Social Technology

social technology and the participatory

museum

nina simon, museum 2.0

the outline

what is social technology

why it works

how to use it to revolutionize museums

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what is social technology?

tools that enable people to create, share, and connect with each other

the Web isn’t necessary,

the Web isn’t necessary, but it makes some things easier

easier to publish easier to distribute

the Web isn’t necessary, but it makes some things easier

easier to access easier to track

the Web isn’t necessary, but it makes some things easier

zine blog

radio show podcast

group project wiki

word of mouth ratings-enabled site

address book social network

and as things get easier,users can depend on each other

old relationship new relationships

Authority is content provider Authority is platform provider

what does a participatory platform look like?

how do the best ones work?

so how can you do it well?

be a participant

be an authority

(or do both)

ten tips for social technology1. think relationships, not technologies

2. listen

3. start small with something that excites you

4. use internal projects to build competency

5. compose your team wisely

6. engage multiple kinds of users

7. respect your users

8. connect online and onsite experiences

9. don’t be a walled garden

10.be clever about physical metaphors

ten tips for social technology1. think relationships, not technologies

2. listen

3. start small with something that excites you

4. use internal projects to build competency

5. compose your team wisely

6. engage multiple kinds of users

7. respect your users

8. connect online and onsite experiences

9. don’t be a walled garden

10.be clever about physical metaphors

what kind of relationship do you want to have with your audience?

ten tips for social technology1. think relationships, not technologies

2. listen

3. start small with something that excites you

4. use internal projects to build competency

5. compose your team wisely

6. engage multiple kinds of users

7. respect your users

8. connect online and onsite experiences

9. don’t be a walled garden

10.be clever about physical metaphors

find out where you are...

find out where you are... and where your visitors are

ten tips for social technology1. think relationships, not technologies

2. listen

3. start small with something that excites you

4. use internal projects to build competency

5. compose your team wisely

6. engage multiple kinds of users

7. respect your users

8. connect online and onsite experiences

9. don’t be a walled garden

10.be clever about physical metaphors

ten tips for social technology1. think relationships, not technologies

2. listen

3. start small with something that excites you

4. use internal projects to build competency

5. compose your team wisely

6. engage multiple kinds of users

7. respect your users

8. connect online and onsite experiences

9. don’t be a walled garden

10.be clever about physical metaphors

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ten tips for social technology1. think relationships, not technologies

2. listen

3. start small with something that excites you

4. use internal projects to build competency

5. compose your team wisely

6. engage multiple kinds of users

7. respect your users

8. connect online and onsite experiences

9. don’t be a walled garden

10.be clever about physical metaphors

ten tips for social technology1. think relationships, not technologies

2. listen

3. start small with something that excites you

4. use internal projects to build competency

5. compose your team wisely

6. engage multiple kinds of users

7. respect your users

8. connect online and onsite experiences

9. don’t be a walled garden

10.be clever about physical metaphors

don’t focus solely on creators...

the vast majority of social media users are not creators

Spectator Critic Creator

ten tips for social technology1. think relationships, not technologies

2. listen

3. start small with something that excites you

4. use internal projects to build competency

5. compose your team wisely

6. engage multiple kinds of users

7. respect your users

8. connect online and onsite experiences

9. don’t be a walled garden

10.be clever about physical metaphors

ten tips for social technology1. think relationships, not technologies

2. listen

3. start small with something that excites you

4. use internal projects to build competency

5. compose your team wisely

6. engage multiple kinds of users

7. respect your users

8. connect online and onsite experiences

9. don’t be a walled garden

10.be clever about physical metaphors

ten tips for social technology1. think relationships, not technologies

2. listen

3. start small with something that excites you

4. use internal projects to build competency

5. compose your team wisely

6. engage multiple kinds of users

7. respect your users

8. connect online and onsite experiences

9. don’t be a walled garden

10.be clever about physical metaphors

ten tips for social technology1. think relationships, not technologies

2. listen

3. start small with something that excites you

4. use internal projects to build competency

5. compose your team wisely

6. engage multiple kinds of users

7. respect your users

8. connect online and onsite experiences

9. don’t be a walled garden

10.be clever about physical metaphors

dream real

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