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So long and thanks for all the fish!

This is my last regular blog for Musematic.net. I’ve had a great time thinking out loud in this location beginning with my very first post, about Madonna, on Wednesday March 15 2006 but it’s time to pass the torch to the bright, young, talented generation doing fantastic things for museums and technology. As I’ve returned [...]

DFW! I wuv it.

At some point in your life you may have incorporated into your vocabulary some child’s phrase that struck you (at the time) as particularly compelling or appropriate for the situation. Almost ten years ago we were on vacation with some good friends, staying in a cabin, in a state park. Two and 1/2 year old, [...]

The Great MCN 2010 Debate

Musematic seems the proper place to put this on the record. There’s no sense in in re-stating what’s already been stated well by Susan Chun, so I’m just going to quote her, below. The debate is available online, here. This year, the MCN conference’s closing plenary was a formal debate, featuring two teams of debaters [...]

Now that’s collaborative: hitRECord

I’m gonna let Joseph Gordon-Levitt speak for himself: http://hitrecord.org/reel

Countdown to MCN 2010 in Austin, Texas

MCN 2010 looks to be the best conference in a long time.  Nancy Proctor, Program Chair, and Christina DePaolo, Conference Chair and their respective teams have worked hard to put together programs and events that are timely, relevant, interesting, and fun.  There’s still time to register and (if you make your reservations by Friday) get [...]

2010 Horizon Report: Museum Edition

Hello Musematic Readers: Since early last Spring I’ve been working as Co-PI, with Larry Johnson, CEO of the New Media Consortium on the latest incarnation of the 2010 Horizon Report–the first-ever Museum Edition.  This report would not have been possible without the hard work of an enthusiastic and engaged Advisory Board (see pg. 34 of [...]

Yours, Mine, Ours: Leadership Through Collaboration

If you haven’t heard about it yet, check out the upcoming Yours, Mine, Ours: Leadership Through Collaboration workshop organized by the folks at RLG Programs/OCLC Research on the topic of library, archive and museum collaboration. There will be a two day event in Washington, D.C. hosted by the Smithsonian, but you can also sign up [...]

MIDEA Social Media Workshop AND Swallowing My Words

Spent a fascinating day today in San Antonio at a MIDEA Workshop on Social Media.  MIDEA is an acronym for the Marcus Institute for Digital Education and the Arts.  In terms of full disclosure, I’m the lead blogger for the MIDEA blog, so I’m writing this both as an employee and a participant.  The workshop [...]

American (Association of Museums) Idols

Just back from AAM and since the conference was slam bang in the middle of the American Idol extravaganza, I wanted to nominate a few of my own American Idols. Huzzah for the Digital Jump-Start Unconference Co-chaired by Sharon Leon and Michael Edson Kudos and a special champagne toast to the entire Media & Technology [...]

Anyone for a field trip to the Science Museum in London?

’1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World’ at the Science Museum in London!  Read the BBC article describing the exhibition.   Or, better yet,  visit the excellent exhibition website.