New media technology provides a "Third Space" where some Muslims who are using social media to contest gender assumptions, normative aspects of religious practice, and cultural experience. In this context, YouTube offers such a space as an informal meeting place to create community and to express new identities.
Browse PublicationsA Lifetime of Curiosity: Science Centers and Older Adults
A Lifetime of Curiosity
A Lifetime of Curiosity: Science Centers and Older Adults
Wendy Pollock, Editor
ASTC, May 2009
With the first wave of baby boomers now looking to the next phase of life, the time is right for museums to expand their engagement with older adult audiences. This publication offers positive examples, inspirational stories, and resources for those who are ready to get involved
The Shift Age is about humanity's new era. As the Information Age gives way to the Shift Age, we are entering a time of transformation and change that offers both great risk and incredible opportunity. Why do things happen so fast? Why do we feel unsettled, even out of control? David Houle identifies and explains the dynamics and forces that already have reshaped and will continue to reshape our world for the next 20 years. He comments from the front lines of the Shift Age on issues and topics that affect our lives. We have entered the final, global stage of humanity's cultural, social, and economic evolutionary journey: the Shift Age.
big data can help businesses offer much more precisely tailored products or services through an ever-narrower segmentation of customers
lots of data points in this article
High-tech sizing machines scan customers and offer a list of recommended clothing, eliminating returns and providing manufacturers with real-world data
Venture capital for helping salespeople connect with clients via social networking.
"We are offering a third space, between the sales team and a client, where they can come together," he said.
Can museums use this model to connect with potential donors/members?
A job for the future: London's School of Life offers the help of "bibliotherapists" who can help you decide what kinds of books you should be reading. Maybe a "museuotherapist" can help visitors decide what parts of the museum they should spent their time on.