[MCN-L] Twitter!

[Jim Spadaccini]

Everyone,
One more thing to add. You might want to check out TweetCrunch, a blog  
dedicated to Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Tumblr, etc.

http://tweetcrunch.com/


Jim Spadaccini
Ideum "ideas + media"
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On Sep 18, 2008, at 3:48 PM, Amy Fox wrote:

> I've never posted anything on a listserv, so here goes.
> I'm Amy Fox, the University of Washington museology graduate student  
> with an
> unhealthy obsession for Twitter. Stan Orchard kindly mentioned my  
> thesis
> research account ( http://twitter.com/museumtweets ) My followers  
> list on
> that page is the most complete list of museum Twitter accounts as  
> far as I
> know. Searching for museums can be tricky for a few reasons, so if  
> anyone
> else has accounts I haven't yet discovered please let me know and I  
> will
> update sometime in the next week.
>
> My tips for starting to "tweet" are to watch for a while, both  
> museums and
> individuals in your target market. Decide what you want to  
> accomplish with
> this account. Do you want to start conversations? Do you want to post
> updates about events? Trivia and information? Will it be another RSS  
> feed? I
> suggest a mixture of all of these, but do whatever feels comfortable  
> and
> whatever best fits into your mission. Then start to update. Try  
> using the
> @username feature to start conversations with your audience.
>
> Here are some of the ways I have observed museums using Twitter, to  
> give
> some ideas:
>
>    Blog feed
>    Website Links
>    Podcast/Video Links
>    Trivia/Facts
>    Contest
>    Exhibit/Object/Animal updates
>    Special Event Notices/Reminders
>    News - Specific to Museum (articles, etc)
>    News - Related news (about museum's topic, genre, etc)
>    News - Local but unrelated other than location (The town fair is  
> going
> on this weekend!)
>    Unrelated (Weather, Chatty, Personal/Random non-museum related)
>    Question / Input requested (What do you think about x?)
>    Local Events
>    Recruiting (Jobs, volunteers, etc)
>    Social Networking (Check this out on our: Facebook, Myspace,  
> YouTube,
> Flickr)
>    Staff Update (What the staff is doing - going to a conference,  
> meetings,
> etc)
>    Window into - Museum halls/rooms - (We just saw saw visitors  
> doing this,
> etc.)
>
> I'm in the process of writing my thesis, so if you are interested in  
> my
> observations once I am finished, please let me know. I also love  
> talking to
> museum people about micro-blogging and social networking, so feel  
> free to
> contact me via e-mail or on my personal Twitter account,
> http://twitter.com/eneriyma
>
> Since I'm only an observer, I have no behind the trenches experience  
> and I'm
> not an expert by any means. But Twitter has some pretty amazing  
> potential to
> connect people and ideas.
>
> Amy Fox
>
> amy.i.fox at gmail.com
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