Why Museums should blog

It seems like there is always something new to get excited about on the internet, so why am I talking about blogging, isn’t that so 2005?

Five ways in which Museums are using Flickr

Photo sharing website Flickr has long been a favorite social media space for museums, it is cheap, easy to use and has a large and active community of users.

Participatory design

A young woman is strolling down the street in a medium-sized British town. Rounding a corner she is confronted with an altercation between a white man and an Asian store-owner.

7 ways to improve your Museum tweets

Twitter is becoming an important communications tool for museums and galleries. Here are seven tips to help you get more out of the social media platform.

Creating a social media plan

While it is tempting to jump in to social media without a plan, it is becoming increasingly important to take a professional approach when looking at how to get the most out of these platforms.

Web 2.0 and generation curator

You’ll probably have heard a lot of chat about Web 2.0 over the past twelve months. The phrase refers to a perceived second generation of websites, one where the users are not just spectators browsing information created for them.