mcn 2012 blog session
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Presentation from MCN 2012 panel "Tales from the Blog" . More info at http://www.mcn.edu/tales-blog-mcn2012tale. Search #mcn2012tale for tweets.TRANSCRIPT
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Blogging as a personal
professional development practice
Blogging as a personal
professional development practice
Ed Rodley Exhibit Developer
Tales from the blogTales from the blog
#mcn2012tale
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What kind of blogger am I?What kind of blogger am I?
•Personal
•Professional
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I used to think a blog was just a new kind of
notebook
I used to think a blog was just a new kind of
notebook
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QuickTime™ and a decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
QuickTime™ and a decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Then something happened
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Blogging is a way to share
your ideas
…and a way to bring new ideas to to you
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You can use a blog to explore ideas that interest you…
You can use a blog to explore ideas that interest you…
…with interested colleagues.
…with interested colleagues.
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Blogging is fast!Blogging is fast!
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People are
listening
People are
listening
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When you talk about their work…
When you talk about their work…
…don’t be surprised when they respond
…don’t be surprised when they respond
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Director of said museum
Director of said museum
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Blogging is terrifying!Blogging is terrifying!
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Blogging has helped me connect with people all over the worldBlogging has helped me connect with people all over the world
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Things I’ve learned from blogging
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Operating outside the confines of an
institutional persona is tricky
Operating outside the confines of an
institutional persona is tricky
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Content is still kingContent is still king
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• Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum• User trends and mobile app ideas• Australia: MONA – revolutionary, and not• Reviews: four apps that look at objects• Reviews: museum game apps
We’re hungry for reports from the field
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Top 10 countriesUnited States
Australia
United Kingdom
Canada
Netherlands
India
France
New Zealand
Sweden
Italy
Top referrersSearch Engines
4x more than any other
referrer
museumtwo.blogspot.com
Google Reader
Themuseumofthefuture.com
linkedin.com
museumgeek.wordpress.com
WordPress.com
strongmail.multiview.com
sites.tufts.edu
blogger.com
http://exhibitdev.wordpress.com
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Blogging makes me do my thinking properlyBlogging makes me do my thinking properly