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Here is a post to inform you of two conferences that will take place at the end of November and beginning of December, one in London, one in Paris. Both are organised by the Wikimedia Foundation in partnership with arts institutions who will be presenting and discussing their experiences on knowledge sharing and partnerships with Wikimedia in that regard. As structured organisations with a deep sense of hierarchy and copyright protection of their pieces and collections,  arts organisations tend to present themselves as essentially resisting these notions, although avid readers of Museum 2.0, Museum 3.0, and French speaking readers of Mixeum are fully aware that the picture of museums today on these issues is a fragmented one. 

Explore the City of Neighborhoods through maps, stories, photographs, and documents, and share the story of your PhilaPlace.

Launched in March 2010, Object Stories invites visitors to record their own narratives about personal objects-whether a piece of clothing, a cherished record album, or a family heirloom.  By capturing, honoring, and sharing participants' stories, this project aims to demystify the Museum, making it more accessible, welcoming, and meaningful to a greater diversity of communities - while continuing to highlight the inherent relationship between people and things.  Nearly one thousand people from throughout Portland-most of who had never before set foot in the Museum-have participated as storytellers in this project.

Pinterest has already changed the way marketers think about commerce.But it may also be ushering in a new form of storytelling. Transmedia company BeActive is using Pinterest to share one work of fiction through a combination of episodic videos, audio snippets, and visual pins.

The Frontlines aims to combine the 40,000 organizations that support veterans into one network of veterans, active duty, military families and citizens together to overcome the obstacles vets typically face. The Frontlines is a network for armed forces, veterans and citizens to provide 400,000 filtered resources, education and the ability to share their stories. The site is used also used for mentorship to aid in gainful employment, supporting wounded veterans and success during the transition from the military.

Seductive Subversion opens today and the show takes a look at the impact of women artists on the traditionally male-dominated field of Pop art.  The exhibition team wanted to keep things simple in the gallery-a spare look, so the pop art would really pop out at you.  At the same time, the team had a plethora of research about each of the 25 artists featured in the show and wanted a way to share that with the public.   So, the goals of this endeavor became two-fold.  First, how do we share the research and, second, how do we do it in a way that won't overwhelm the visitor experience?  Wikipedia + iPads became the answer

Amplified is a not-for-profit organization that uses social media to enable and encourage community participation around events, conferences and public conversations. The Amplified team facilitates and documents the sharing of ideas, opinions and resources, and aggregates this content online to enable the conversations from all parties to continue and spread.

Museum Social Media Categories? - conten sharing - internal working systems - pure social networks

The first few years of social media brought new approaches to audience engagement, emphasising knowledge sharing through open platforms. As organisations explored the potential of social media, they focused on the impact this would have on their internal practices. Today there is growing emphasis on how these seemingly democratic forms of communication can support and develop culturally diverse audiences.

Live Binders is your online 3-ring binder: gathering information to share: Art-education binder: NGA kids Tate kid curious Mr. Picasa learn abou colour Matisse

"With marketers around the world all trying to come up with creative ways of engaging with users on Facebook and building fan bases we thought we would do a little research and share some of the best case studies from around the world. There are games, videos, interactive campaigns and lot of big brands spending lots of money on this list and if you have your thinking cap on you might just pick out a little gem for your own campaign"

"Welcome to the Teacher Network, where you can browse and use thousands of innovative free resources and create and share your own. Assess your class's progress with our unique Test Centre, and use the network to find the perfect job. The Teacher Network is part of Guardian Professional Networks, our new community sites where we bring together insights, news and best practice. Guardian Professional is a division of Guardian News & Media."

googleArtProject: Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.

The Engaging Press Release: Write, edit and publish your press releases, share them with the world, and get engaged like no other in your business!"

Storytelling: digital technology allows us to tell tales in innovative new ways. As the tools available to publishers grow more sophisticated, it's up to us to experiment and see what sticks. [...]Stories are memory aids, instruction manuals and moral compasses. When enlisted by charismatic leaders and turned into manifestos, dogmas and social policy, they've been the foundations for religions and political systems. When a storyteller has held an audience captive around a campfire, a cinema screen or on the page of a bestseller, they've reinforced local and universal norms about where we've been and where we're going. And when they've been shared in the corner shop, at the pub or over dinner they've helped us define who we are and how we fit in. Human experience is a series of never-ending, overlapping stories bumping into one another in expected and unexpected ways.[...]

"It's one thing to manage your profiles on the proliferating social networking and sharing sites as an individual, but as an institution it's quite another. So, we ask ourselves this question at Tate social media HQ all the time. We'd like to know how you see it."

"Storybirds are short, visual stories that you make with family and friends to share and (soon) print."

"Muse about where you go - around town or inside a museum. Share your experience and see what others recommend around your home and around the world. Explore the Google map and some of the initial MuseTrek mapped venues to see what some early users are musing about."

"Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 30,000 interviews from more than 60,000 participants. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, and millions listen to our broadcasts on public radio and the web."

Kristen defined six possible roles for museums on the Internet: 1) Filter - find and share relevant, accurate, trustworthy information 2) Curator - become a one stop shop for primary and secondary source material on specific topics 3) Node in a network - package information to live beyond your walls, monitor conversations around your content 4) Community builder - create your own network, be involved in online conversations 5) Lifesaver - provide portable information when and where people need it most 6) Tour Guide - connect your content to the real world