Comments for The Museum of the Future http://themuseumofthefuture.com Thoughts, examples and best-practices for innovation in museums and the cultural sector. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Now that Wikipedia is perfect, 3 opportunities for your institution to shine by Jan http://themuseumofthefuture.com/2012/01/19/now-that-wikipedia-is-perfect-3-opportunities-for-your-institution-to-shine/#comment-703 Jan Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:04:00 +0000 http://themuseumofthefuture.com/?p=750#comment-703 Dear Jasper Nice article and I agree,  But you also have to accept the criticism you get when you think out of the box. Many museums will not take the risk and therefore avoid a more daring approach. I can know, we were loved and hated for an audioguide we did in Antwerp http://www.ravi-artguides.com/en/blog/2011/03/18/marie-the-fishwife/ So it's i my opinion not about who wins or loses, it's about telling stories. Wikipedia shares knowledge not stories. It's just a different tool. And qwiki, it's technically brilliant, but Try Peter Paul Rubens e.g ? If you want to kill all passion, this is the way to do it Dear Jasper
Nice article and I agree, 
But you also have to accept the criticism you get when you think out of the box.
Many museums will not take the risk and therefore avoid a more daring approach.
I can know, we were loved and hated for an audioguide we did in Antwerp
http://www.ravi-artguides.com/en/blog/2011/03/18/marie-the-fishwife/
So it’s i my opinion not about who wins or loses, it’s about telling stories.
Wikipedia shares knowledge not stories.
It’s just a different tool.
And qwiki, it’s technically brilliant, but Try Peter Paul Rubens e.g ?
If you want to kill all passion, this is the way to do it

]]> Comment on Now that Wikipedia is perfect, 3 opportunities for your institution to shine by Jasper Visser http://themuseumofthefuture.com/2012/01/19/now-that-wikipedia-is-perfect-3-opportunities-for-your-institution-to-shine/#comment-702 Jasper Visser Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://themuseumofthefuture.com/?p=750#comment-702 I had never heard of that website before, but it's GREAT! (I fear we've just become redundant.) Made me think about the great scene in Wall-E where the captain is "googling" earth. Thanks a lot for sharing! I had never heard of that website before, but it’s GREAT! (I fear we’ve just become redundant.) Made me think about the great scene in Wall-E where the captain is “googling” earth.

Thanks a lot for sharing!

]]> Comment on Now that Wikipedia is perfect, 3 opportunities for your institution to shine by David van Zeggeren http://themuseumofthefuture.com/2012/01/19/now-that-wikipedia-is-perfect-3-opportunities-for-your-institution-to-shine/#comment-701 David van Zeggeren Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:53:00 +0000 http://themuseumofthefuture.com/?p=750#comment-701 Qwiki is partly doing what you advocate, although it is generated Wikipedia content (without humour and emotion) in a video. It is like using Google Translate on an entire text, instead of translating and interpreting it yourself. But it is quicker and more fun than reading these long (and perfect) articles. www.qwiki.com.  Qwiki is partly doing what you advocate, although it is generated Wikipedia content (without humour and emotion) in a video. It is like using Google Translate on an entire text, instead of translating and interpreting it yourself. But it is quicker and more fun than reading these long (and perfect) articles. http://www.qwiki.com. 

]]> Comment on 30 do’s for designing successful participatory and crowdsourcing projects by 30 do’s for designing successful participatory and crowdsourcing projects | Et si on parlait d'argent autrement | Scoop.it http://themuseumofthefuture.com/2011/12/08/30-do%e2%80%99s-for-designing-successful-participatory-and-crowdsourcing-projects/#comment-700 30 do’s for designing successful participatory and crowdsourcing projects | Et si on parlait d'argent autrement | Scoop.it Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:56:05 +0000 http://themuseumofthefuture.com/?p=720#comment-700 [...] jQuery("#errors*").hide(); window.location= data.themeInternalUrl; } }); } themuseumofthefuture.com - Today, 11:55 [...] [...] jQuery("#errors*").hide(); window.location= data.themeInternalUrl; } }); } themuseumofthefuture.com – Today, 11:55 [...]

]]> Comment on Now that Wikipedia is perfect, 3 opportunities for your institution to shine by Jasper Visser http://themuseumofthefuture.com/2012/01/19/now-that-wikipedia-is-perfect-3-opportunities-for-your-institution-to-shine/#comment-699 Jasper Visser Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:20:00 +0000 http://themuseumofthefuture.com/?p=750#comment-699 Thanks Lori, and thanks for your great reply. I left a little comment, because we agree. Wikipedia has already won. It's the others that need to accept that and take their position relative to that. Thanks Lori, and thanks for your great reply. I left a little comment, because we agree. Wikipedia has already won. It’s the others that need to accept that and take their position relative to that.

]]> Comment on Now that Wikipedia is perfect, 3 opportunities for your institution to shine by Lori Phillips http://themuseumofthefuture.com/2012/01/19/now-that-wikipedia-is-perfect-3-opportunities-for-your-institution-to-shine/#comment-698 Lori Phillips Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:17:00 +0000 http://themuseumofthefuture.com/?p=750#comment-698 Hold on hold on one second. So even as Wikipedians are still battling misconceptions with educators about vandalism and accuracy... now the museum field is criticizing us because Wikipedia is too perfect? We just can't win! :) A serious response is on my blog. I do hope you'll read and respond: http://hstryqt.tumblr.com/post/16141645365/now-that-wikipedia-is-perfect  PS: I LOVED THIS POST! (But you could've guessed that.) Hold on hold on one second. So even as Wikipedians are still battling misconceptions with educators about vandalism and accuracy… now the museum field is criticizing us because Wikipedia is too perfect? We just can’t win!
:) A serious response is on my blog. I do hope you’ll read and respond: http://hstryqt.tumblr.com/post/16141645365/now-that-wikipedia-is-perfect 

PS: I LOVED THIS POST! (But you could’ve guessed that.)

]]> Comment on Promoting culture by The Museum of the Future » Now that Wikipedia is perfect, 3 opportunities for your institution to shine http://themuseumofthefuture.com/2011/07/26/promoting-culture/#comment-697 The Museum of the Future » Now that Wikipedia is perfect, 3 opportunities for your institution to shine Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:53:49 +0000 http://themuseumofthefuture.com/?p=622#comment-697 [...] screams it. It’s why we buy Apple stuff and why it’s so nice to listen to Benjamin Zander or watch the promotional video for the Ship Song project. Passion is also in the choice of imagery, the decision to focus on some parts of a story and not [...] [...] screams it. It’s why we buy Apple stuff and why it’s so nice to listen to Benjamin Zander or watch the promotional video for the Ship Song project. Passion is also in the choice of imagery, the decision to focus on some parts of a story and not [...]

]]> Comment on Promoting culture (2) by The Museum of the Future » Now that Wikipedia is perfect, 3 opportunities for your institution to shine http://themuseumofthefuture.com/2011/09/17/promoting-culture-2/#comment-696 The Museum of the Future » Now that Wikipedia is perfect, 3 opportunities for your institution to shine Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:30:01 +0000 http://themuseumofthefuture.com/?p=652#comment-696 [...] when your ‘product’ screams it. It’s why we buy Apple stuff and why it’s so nice to listen to Benjamin Zander or watch the promotional video for the Ship Song project. Passion is also in the choice of imagery, [...] [...] when your ‘product’ screams it. It’s why we buy Apple stuff and why it’s so nice to listen to Benjamin Zander or watch the promotional video for the Ship Song project. Passion is also in the choice of imagery, [...]

]]> Comment on The social network for museums in 2012: StumbleUpon by LoveLondonMuseums http://themuseumofthefuture.com/2012/01/13/the-social-network-for-museums-in-2012-stumbleupon/#comment-695 LoveLondonMuseums Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0000 http://themuseumofthefuture.com/?p=743#comment-695 I'm boycotting googles +1 function. the more people use it the smaller the Internet becomes i agree. In fact I don't like Googles current ethos of taking over the internet by the back door at the moment and so i have moved to bing. I encourage others to use an alternative like your suggestion of stumbleupon. I’m boycotting googles +1 function. the more people use it the smaller the Internet becomes i agree. In fact I don’t like Googles current ethos of taking over the internet by the back door at the moment and so i have moved to bing.

I encourage others to use an alternative like your suggestion of stumbleupon.

]]> Comment on The social network for museums in 2012: StumbleUpon by Rolin Moe http://themuseumofthefuture.com/2012/01/13/the-social-network-for-museums-in-2012-stumbleupon/#comment-694 Rolin Moe Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:08:00 +0000 http://themuseumofthefuture.com/?p=743#comment-694 That's a great perspective, Catherine.  I have not used StumbleUpon before, but saw direction here via several museum blogs I follow.   Is the issue with social media in museum spaces that the interaction as designed is periphery?  Existing social media works to point out an artifact, collection or exhibit...but the potential seems so much greater.  How can museums create virtual community that gets past the "Oh, this is on display" paradigm? That’s a great perspective, Catherine.  I have not used StumbleUpon before, but saw direction here via several museum blogs I follow.  
Is the issue with social media in museum spaces that the interaction as designed is periphery?  Existing social media works to point out an artifact, collection or exhibit…but the potential seems so much greater.  How can museums create virtual community that gets past the “Oh, this is on display” paradigm?

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