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aria-label="visualization (6 items)">visualization</a> </div> </div> <div class="js-ajax-frame"> <section class="post-list"> <h3>Recent posts</h3> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2014">5 Mar 2014</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Gender role literacy: Girls in science?</a></h4> </div> <p>There are gender wars, and then there are casualties. It wasn’t until 2011 that the behemoth toymaker LEGO acknowledged girls’ desire to build with bricks, even though the company had long before made a seemingly effortless pivot to co-branding, video games, and major motion pictures. So it’s little wonder that girls face all-too-real obstacles when <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">9 Dec 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Challenges of crowdsourcing: Analysis of Historypin</a></h4> </div> <p>Crowdsourcing can build virtual community, engage the public, and build large knowledge databases about science and culture. But what does it take, and how fast can you grow? For some insight, we look at a crowdsourced history site: Historypin is an appealing database of historical photos, with dates, locations, captions, and other metadata. It’s called History <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">18 Nov 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Dinovember: Creative literacy starts young</a></h4> </div> <p>“Uh-oh,” Refe Tuma heard his girls whisper. “Mom and Dad are not going to like this.” It’s Dinovember, and his family’s plastic dinosaurs have been getting into mischief all month. Every year, Tuma and his wife devote the month of November to “convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Read more</a> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main role="main" id="main"><div id="twocolumns" class="full_width"> <div class="container default_page"> <div class="twocolumns-holder"> <section id="content" class="ajax-container"> <div class="title"> <h1>Tag: social media</h1> </div> <div class="post-3865 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications tag-amazon-mechanical-turk tag-crowdflower tag-moderation tag-planning tag-social-media-2" id="post-3865"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/11/community-generated-content/" rel="bookmark">Keeping adult pics out of community generated content</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/11/community-generated-content/" rel="bookmark">October 11th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3868" title="Fig leaf" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-11-at-12.50.32-PM-150x110.png" alt="" width="150" height="110" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-11-at-12.50.32-PM-150x110.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-11-at-12.50.32-PM.png 209w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Getting the community involved in contributing content to an online project is a great form of public participation, and also a way to build large repositories of content. However, the underbelly of community-generated content is bad taste, inappropriate content, and outright abuse.</p> <p>This seedy side is particularly evident in social networks sites, where users upload photos from their cell phones. To keep it clean, social media sites hire legions of inexpensive laborers via crowdsourcing sites like <a href="https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome">Amazon’s Mechanical Turk</a> and <a href="http://crowdflower.com">CrowdFlower</a> to screen uploaded content. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/11/community-generated-content/#more-3865" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Keeping adult pics out of community generated content">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/11/community-generated-content/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/amazon-mechanical-turk/" rel="tag">Amazon Mechanical Turk</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/crowdflower/" rel="tag">CrowdFlower</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/moderation/" rel="tag">moderation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/planning/" rel="tag">planning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3714 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-strategy tag-access tag-android tag-apps tag-ios tag-iphone tag-itunes tag-mobile-phone tag-museum tag-smartphone tag-social-media-2 tag-online-surveys" id="post-3714"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/" rel="bookmark">Museums still ignoring mobile, especially small museums</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/" rel="bookmark">April 16th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright" title="Who is making museum apps?" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Screen-Shot-2012-04-16-at-1.10.52-PM.png" alt="" width="325" height="174" />The vast majority of museums are totally ignoring mobile apps.</p> <p>At present, ~350 iPhone apps have been actually created by museums. Of those, only one out of ten was created by a U.S. museum (the rest are non-U.S.). The other 760 iPhone apps matching “museum” in their title or description were created by travel and culture publishers, most of which are poor quality.</p> <p>These pathetic numbers ignore smartphone reality. In the U.S. alone, <a href="http://www.asymco.com/2012/04/11/when-will-smartphones-reach-saturation-in-the-us/">half of all</a> mobile phone customers now have smartphones, and there will soon be <a href="http://www.asymco.com/2012/03/07/the-unrelenting-trends-in-the-us-smartphone-market/">1 million</a> new smartphone (smartphones run apps) subscribers a week. This will be virtually <a href="http://www.asymco.com/2012/04/11/when-will-smartphones-reach-saturation-in-the-us/">all U.S. households in 5-7 years.</a> Currently, Android and iOS are the two main app platforms. Numbers in Europe are similar. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/#more-3714" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Museums still ignoring mobile, especially small museums">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/04/16/museums-still-ignoring-mobile-especially-small-museums/#comments">8 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/access/" rel="tag">access</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/android/" rel="tag">Android</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ios/" rel="tag">iOS</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/itunes/" rel="tag">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile-phone/" rel="tag">mobile phone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/smartphone/" rel="tag">smartphone</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-surveys/" rel="tag">surveys</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2743 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-strategy tag-acquia tag-blog tag-buddypress tag-community tag-content-management tag-drupal tag-facebook tag-ingage-networks tag-mediatemple tag-mobile tag-mysql tag-open-source tag-social-media-2 tag-social-network tag-spam tag-twitter tag-user-interface tag-user-generated-content tag-wordpress" id="post-2743"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/software-options-for-niche-social-networks/" rel="bookmark">Software options for niche social networks</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/software-options-for-niche-social-networks/" rel="bookmark">July 20th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2763" title="Social network platforms" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-20-at-10.51.09-AM.png" alt="" width="180" height="126" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-20-at-10.51.09-AM.png 180w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-20-at-10.51.09-AM-150x105.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px" />So you want to create a niche social network? And you’ve read the <a title="Considerations for new niche social networks" href="http://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/considerations-for-new-niche-social-networks/">prior post on overall issues to consider</a>? Here’s an overview of over a dozen software platforms you might consider. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/software-options-for-niche-social-networks/#more-2743" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Software options for niche social networks">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/software-options-for-niche-social-networks/#comments">6 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/acquia/" rel="tag">Acquia</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/blog/" rel="tag">blog</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/buddypress/" rel="tag">BuddyPress</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/drupal/" rel="tag">Drupal</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/facebook/" rel="tag">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ingage-networks/" rel="tag">INgage Networks</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mediatemple/" rel="tag">MediaTemple</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mysql/" rel="tag">MySQL</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/open-source/" rel="tag">Open source</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-network/" rel="tag">Social network</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/spam/" rel="tag">spam</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/twitter/" rel="tag">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/user-interface/" rel="tag">user interface</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/user-generated-content/" rel="tag">user-generated content</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/wordpress/" rel="tag">WordPress</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2738 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-strategy tag-audience tag-community tag-fundraising tag-online-communities tag-social-media-2 tag-social-network tag-user-interface" id="post-2738"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/considerations-for-new-niche-social-networks/" rel="bookmark">Considerations for new niche social networks</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/considerations-for-new-niche-social-networks/" rel="bookmark">July 20th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2764" title="Social network considerations" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-20-at-10.51.02-AM.png" alt="" width="183" height="121" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-20-at-10.51.02-AM.png 183w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-20-at-10.51.02-AM-150x99.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px" />Social networking gives professionals and enthusiastic members of the public a great way to connect and share information about scientific or cultural topics.</p> <p>A niche social network can benefit small, grassroots projects as well as large institutions, achieving many objectives simultaneously. A social network allows members to e.g., exchanging information, making personal connections, fostering dialog and awareness on a topic, as well as fundraising or promoting products and services.</p> <p>Here are some tips and considerations for getting started… <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/considerations-for-new-niche-social-networks/#more-2738" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Considerations for new niche social networks">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/20/considerations-for-new-niche-social-networks/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/fundraising/" rel="tag">fundraising</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-communities/" rel="tag">online communities</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-network/" rel="tag">Social network</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/user-interface/" rel="tag">user interface</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2699 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-strategy tag-association-of-science-technology-centers tag-facebook tag-social-media-2 tag-social-network tag-twitter" id="post-2699"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/12/niche-social-networks-ravelry-exhibitfiles-and-others/" rel="bookmark">Niche social networks: Ravelry, ExhibitFiles, and others</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/12/niche-social-networks-ravelry-exhibitfiles-and-others/" rel="bookmark">July 12th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2708" title="Social networks" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-12-at-4.49.54-PM.png" alt="" width="173" height="110" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-12-at-4.49.54-PM.png 173w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-12-at-4.49.54-PM-150x95.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px" />Thinking about launching a new niche social network for a science or cultural community of professionals? Think again. It costs a lot to do well, and there’s a major risk of failure. People don’t have much time to spend logging into yet another social network, and it’s hard to reach a critical mass so that the site is interesting for people to use.</p> <p>On the other hand, many niche communities still lack a good way to interact online. So there’s a potential need for new social networks.</p> <p><strong><img class="size-full wp-image-2709 alignright" title="Ravelry" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-12-at-4.49.07-PM.png" alt="" width="158" height="58" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-12-at-4.49.07-PM.png 158w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-07-12-at-4.49.07-PM-150x55.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px" />Ravelry</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/">Ravelry.com</a> (for knitters and crocheters) is a fantastic example of a thriving niche social network. It has over 1.4 million members (and my wife loves it: she spends more time in there than on Twitter or Facebook). A recent <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2298584/pagenum/all/">article about Ravelry</a> in <em>Slate</em> talks about how “social sites work better when they’re smaller and bespoke, created to cater to a specific group.” Members share photos and swap tips on their knitting projects. The site was started by a husband & wife team, and now has a 4-person staff. Revenue comes from their online store and advertisers. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/12/niche-social-networks-ravelry-exhibitfiles-and-others/#more-2699" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Niche social networks: Ravelry, ExhibitFiles, and others">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/07/12/niche-social-networks-ravelry-exhibitfiles-and-others/#comments">2 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/association-of-science-technology-centers/" rel="tag">Association of Science-Technology Centers</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/facebook/" rel="tag">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-network/" rel="tag">Social network</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/twitter/" rel="tag">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1982 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications tag-audience tag-blog tag-community tag-metrics tag-military tag-outreach tag-social-media-2 tag-united-states tag-visitors" id="post-1982"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/05/science-outreach-from-the-military-armed-with-science/" rel="bookmark">Science outreach from the military: Armed with Science</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/05/science-outreach-from-the-military-armed-with-science/" rel="bookmark">April 5th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1997" title="Air Force Flight Test Center B-52 Stratofortress from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., carries an X-51A Waverider prior to the scramjet’s first hypersonic flight test on March 26, 2010." src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-04-at-3.03.50-PM.png" alt="" width="207" height="144" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-04-at-3.03.50-PM.png 207w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-04-at-3.03.50-PM-150x104.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px" />Drones, spy robots, Mach 6 warplanes, new energy sources, and climate monitoring are just a few of the new technologies being developed by the U.S. military to fight the wars of the future. These technologies depend on cutting edge scientific knowledge, and are fantastic ways to get the military-oriented public (nearly <a title="Framing art and science in terms of national security" href="http://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/29/framing-art-and-science-in-terms-of-national-security/">30 million Americans</a>) excited about science and appreciative of the applications of scientific research.</p> <p>The largest science outreach program telling the public about military-related science is a popular blog, <a href="http://science.dodlive.mil/">Armed with Science</a>, which features podcasts and short articles by scientists and other staff in various military departments. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/05/science-outreach-from-the-military-armed-with-science/#more-1982" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Science outreach from the military: Armed with Science">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/05/science-outreach-from-the-military-armed-with-science/#comments">2 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/blog/" rel="tag">blog</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/metrics/" rel="tag">metrics</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/military/" rel="tag">military</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/united-states/" rel="tag">United States</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visitors/" rel="tag">visitors</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1885 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-strategy category-technology tag-apps tag-community tag-content-management tag-evaluation tag-exhibits tag-experiences tag-metrics tag-mobile tag-museum tag-social-media-2 tag-tablets tag-visitors" id="post-1885"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/31/mobile-product-development-principles-from-smithsonian/" rel="bookmark">Mobile product development principles – from Smithsonian</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/31/mobile-product-development-principles-from-smithsonian/" rel="bookmark">March 31st, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1886" title="Nancy Proctor" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-31-at-4.33.19-PM.png" alt="" width="91" height="108" />Today, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/nancyproctor">Nancy Proctor</a>, the head of mobile strategy and initiatives for the Smithsonian Institution, gave an online talk about Smithsonian’s mobile strategy.</p> <p>Here are key points and comments Nancy shared about developing mobile products… <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/31/mobile-product-development-principles-from-smithsonian/#more-1885" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Mobile product development principles -- from Smithsonian">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/technology/" rel="category tag">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/31/mobile-product-development-principles-from-smithsonian/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/apps/" rel="tag">apps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/content-management/" rel="tag">content management</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evaluation/" rel="tag">evaluation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibits/" rel="tag">exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/experiences/" rel="tag">experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/metrics/" rel="tag">metrics</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/tablets/" rel="tag">tablets</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visitors/" rel="tag">visitors</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1338 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-communications tag-art tag-exhibit-design tag-exhibits tag-history tag-museum tag-online-exhibits tag-social-media-2 tag-virtual-exhibit tag-visitors" id="post-1338"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/07/kids-can-make-great-online-history-exhibits-cheap-can-museums/" rel="bookmark">Kids can make great online history exhibits cheap. Can museums?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/07/kids-can-make-great-online-history-exhibits-cheap-can-museums/" rel="bookmark">March 7th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1339" title="Historical Web Sites" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-12.55.22-PM.png" alt="" width="282" height="195" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-12.55.22-PM.png 282w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-12.55.22-PM-150x103.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px" /> This weekend, I was a judge at a local chapter of <a href="http://www.nhd.org/">National History Day</a> (NHD). I judged web sites. Amazingly, these sites were much better than those of many small history museums. The students’ sites used a mixture of text, images, video and audio clips in a thoughtful way. This year’s theme was “Debate and Diplomacy.”</p> <p>I can’t show you the sites I reviewed, but here are 3 winning examples from 2010: <a href="http://89716929.nhd.weebly.com/">Electrifying America</a>; <a href="http://98755569.nhd.weebly.com/">Polio Pioneer</a>; and <a href="http://84468453.nhd.weebly.com/">Out of the Box, Into the Oven.</a></p> <p> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/07/kids-can-make-great-online-history-exhibits-cheap-can-museums/#more-1338" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Kids can make great online history exhibits cheap. Can museums?">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/07/kids-can-make-great-online-history-exhibits-cheap-can-museums/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/art/" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibit-design/" rel="tag">exhibit Design</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibits/" rel="tag">exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/history/" rel="tag">history</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/online-exhibits/" rel="tag">online exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/virtual-exhibit/" rel="tag">virtual exhibit</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visitors/" rel="tag">visitors</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1216 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications tag-blog tag-blog-network tag-journalism tag-mass-media tag-outreach tag-social-media-2" id="post-1216"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/02/fall-of-the-gatekeepers-rise-of-bloggers/" rel="bookmark">Fall of the gatekeepers, rise of bloggers</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/02/fall-of-the-gatekeepers-rise-of-bloggers/" rel="bookmark">March 2nd, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><strong><img class="alignright" title="Rosetta Gate, Alexandria - by Agostino Aglio, ca. 1802" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-28-at-5.39.31-PM.png" alt="" width="256" height="165" /></strong>Blogging is an increasingly important way for the public to learn about science and culture. Bloggers fill in the information gaps, as traditional publishers slash jobs for science and arts journalists. More important, for good or bad, bloggers remove the gatekeepers (editors, press officers) which previously stood between experts and the public.</p> <p><strong> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/02/fall-of-the-gatekeepers-rise-of-bloggers/#more-1216" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Fall of the gatekeepers, rise of bloggers">(more…)</span></a></strong></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/02/fall-of-the-gatekeepers-rise-of-bloggers/#comments">2 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/blog/" rel="tag">blog</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/blog-network/" rel="tag">blog network</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/journalism/" rel="tag">journalism</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mass-media/" rel="tag">mass media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1049 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-communications tag-blog tag-blog-network tag-outreach tag-social-media-2 tag-volunteer" id="post-1049"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/28/blog-networks-reaching-the-public-displacing-the-establishment/" rel="bookmark">Blog networks: Reaching the public, displacing the establishment</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/28/blog-networks-reaching-the-public-displacing-the-establishment/" rel="bookmark">February 28th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Blog networks are collaborative blogs. They give readers an interesting destination, like a newsmagazine, with more content than blogs with just one or a few authors can usually offer. For bloggers, joining a blog network provides more visibility and respect, and allows busy bloggers who can only blog occasionally to build an audience. There are blog networks in most fields. Here’s a snapshot of (most of) the major blog networks in science and culture:</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1140" title="Blog networks" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-28-at-11.25.08-AM.png" alt="" width="553" height="248" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-28-at-11.25.08-AM.png 553w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-28-at-11.25.08-AM-150x67.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-28-at-11.25.08-AM-300x134.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px" /></p> <p> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/28/blog-networks-reaching-the-public-displacing-the-establishment/#more-1049" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Blog networks: Reaching the public, displacing the establishment">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/02/28/blog-networks-reaching-the-public-displacing-the-establishment/#comments">2 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/blog/" rel="tag">blog</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/blog-network/" rel="tag">blog network</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/" rel="tag">social media</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/volunteer/" rel="tag">volunteer</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="navigation pagination" role="navigation"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current='page' class='page-numbers current'>1</span> <a class='page-numbers' href='https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/page/2/'>2</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/social-media-2/page/2/">Next page</a></div> </nav> </section> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <nav class="page-nav"> <ul> <li id="menu-item-4498" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-4498"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4497" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4497"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/about/">Mission & history</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4499" class="popup menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4499"><a title="popup" class="js-btn-show-popups" href="#wrapper">Browse topics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4666" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4666"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/contact/">Contact IDEA</a></li> <li>Copyright © 2025 <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog">IDEA</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </footer> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"apiSettings":{"root":"https:\/\/www.idea.org\/blog\/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/scripts.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/themes/ideaorg/js/jquery.main.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js'></script> </body>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y68B45MT0H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Y68B45MT0H'); </script> </html>