Comments on: Evaluating Social Networking Sites http://musematic.net/2008/04/13/evaluating-social-networking-sites/ Rants and raves on the latest trends in the world of museum informatics and technology. An intrepid cast of experts from the Museum Computer Network and AAM's Media & Technology Committee share their insights, observations and tricks of the trade. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:42:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J.J. Antequino http://musematic.net/2008/04/13/evaluating-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-7940 J.J. Antequino Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:50:41 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=404#comment-7940 Hi Perian, You make some great points! I've seen a number of different Museum MySpace sites that are used as marketing tools to generate new memberships or visitor head counts, but I also wanted to take the opportunity to emphasize the need for a better way for Museum Professionals to connect. We've created a new site called www.MuseumProfessionals.org that is based on tried and true forum technology, but also has some of the Social Networking components that people enjoy in sites like mySpace and Facebook. You are able to create profile pics and galleries. We are looking for active users to give us feedback on what we can improve to make your lives easier! Thanks again for the great post! J.J. Hi Perian,
You make some great points! I’ve seen a number of different Museum MySpace sites that are used as marketing tools to generate new memberships or visitor head counts, but I also wanted to take the opportunity to emphasize the need for a better way for Museum Professionals to connect.

We’ve created a new site called http://www.MuseumProfessionals.org that is based on tried and true forum technology, but also has some of the Social Networking components that people enjoy in sites like mySpace and Facebook. You are able to create profile pics and galleries.

We are looking for active users to give us feedback on what we can improve to make your lives easier!

Thanks again for the great post!
J.J.

]]> By: jtrant http://musematic.net/2008/04/13/evaluating-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-7935 jtrant Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:36:33 +0000 http://musematic.net/?p=404#comment-7935 Perian, as you think through these issues, there are a number of papers presented at MW2008 that might help, including the ones in the session Engaging Museum Audiences Where Do We Go From Here?: Continuing with Web 2.0 Shelley Bernstein, USA Ladders of participation, social media and museum audiences Lynda Kelly, Angelina Russo, Australia Social Presence: New value for networked museum audiences Brian Dawson, Fraser McDonald, Gabrielle Trépanier, Canada And Seb Chan's paper Towards new metrics of success for online museum projects it doesn't look like i can post URLs in comments here .. but they are all easy to google. what's important is looking at the plethora of sites with an idea of what it is you want to accomplish as an organization. starting with audience and measures of success helps frame that analysis. /jt Perian,
as you think through these issues, there are a number of papers presented at MW2008 that might help, including the ones in the session

Engaging Museum Audiences

Where Do We Go From Here?: Continuing with Web 2.0
Shelley Bernstein, USA

Ladders of participation, social media and museum audiences
Lynda Kelly, Angelina Russo, Australia

Social Presence: New value for networked museum audiences
Brian Dawson, Fraser McDonald, Gabrielle Trépanier, Canada

And Seb Chan’s paper Towards new metrics of success for online museum projects

it doesn’t look like i can post URLs in comments here .. but they are all easy to google.

what’s important is looking at the plethora of sites with an idea of what it is you want to accomplish as an organization. starting with audience and measures of success helps frame that analysis.

/jt

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