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Audience+: A Holistic Approach to Developing Social Media Guidelines for Swiss Museums

Axel Vogelsang and Bettina Minder, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, School of Art and Design, Switzerland

http://www.blog.hslu.ch/audienceplus

Abstract

The project ‘Audience+, Museums and the Participative Web’ investigates the challenges and opportunities for museums in the German-speaking part of Switzerland with regards to the use of digital social media. It is supported by the Organisation of Swiss museums and aims at developing best practice guidelines for Swiss museums. The guideline not only seeks to give hands-on guidance for the first steps but it also explains how social media can work beyond the role of mere marketing tool, opening up opportunities for a broader user experience. The data, information and insights supporting the research were generated through a diversity of methods, including a survey amongst Swiss museums, a series of workshops, and an extensive use of social media as part of the research process.

Keywords: Audience+, digital social media, user experience, social media, Switzerland

Grounding Digital Information Trends

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mobiles
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social media
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internet applications - statistics
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usage data
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technology impact
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museum impact
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research
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augmented reality
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Pew Internet and American Life
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The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project provides data on the rise of mobile internet, the increasing popularity of handheld devices such as cell phones, tablet computers and e-readers, the emergence of social media, and the move towards augmented realities that can help us identify how those trends are shaping the way content-oriented organizations like museums interact w

Type: 
Paper - in formal session
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The NASA Night Sky Network & Its Benefit to Museums

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outreach
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Volunteers
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social media
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iPhone apps
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online communities
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In this presentation, we introduce factors that help shape a model predicting individuals’ engagement in outreach activities and the extent to which web-based tools support those outreach activities.

Type: 
Demonstration - show your project

Japan: Tradition. Innovation - Crowd Sourcing Application

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crowdsourcing
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social media
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microsite
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Type: 
Demonstration - show your project
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Moving the Museum to the Medium: YouTube Play and the Guggenheim

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youtube
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video
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social media
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metrics
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art
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collaboration
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presentation
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global
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In June 2010, the Guggenheim Museum and YouTube, in collaboration with HP and Intel, launched YouTube Play.

Type: 
Demonstration - show your project

Accelerating in Flight: Access to a Collection via Flickr

Keywords: 
youtube
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digitization
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films
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digital photos
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social media
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flikr
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aviation
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In an effort to get more of the Balboa Park Museum’s collections online and accessible to the public, the Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC) has been leading an effort to efficiently and quickly digitize the wealth of media in the Park’s museum collections.

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Paper - in formal session
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Online activities at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthroplogy

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Silk Road
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social media
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ipod touch
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searchable collections
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Attendees will get a chance to tour the landmark traveling exhibition Secrets of the Silk Road. The Digital Media Developers at the Penn Museum will also discuss the challenges and opportunities they faced in developing iPod Touch tours for this exhibition as well as the the development of the website and integration of social media. 

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Other Interaction - describe in notes
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Social Media and Beyond

Type: 
Session
Date & Time: 
Apr 7 2011 - 11:00am
Location: 
Washington

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Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

Museums have been seeking best practices for social media development. What are they finding?

Social Media Planning - FULL

Type: 
Workshop
Theme: 
morning
Tech Level: 
No specialized technical skills needed
Date & Time: 
Apr 6 2011 - 9:00am
Location: 
Adams

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Workshops on Wednesday require separate registration. All workshops include lunch.

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Archives & Museum Informatics EIN: 77-0708617; GST / BN 887978914

Description

This workshop is designed to to help guide participants in developing actionable social media strategies for their respective institutions, building from a range of case studies, peer best practices, and hot-off-the-press audience research. ...

This workshop is now full.

Social Media and Organizational Change

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social media
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leadership
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management
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strategy
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audience engagement
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social media policies
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organizational change
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organizational structure
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social media coordination
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managing social media
Abstract: 

There has been great attention placed on how to work in the social media space. This includes how to work with social media in order to improve brand recognition, build a fan base, engage visitors, and expand programming. But you cannot accomplish any of this without staff members who understand how social media can be useful to their work and their institution.

Type: 
Paper - in formal session

Accelerating in Flight: Access to a Collection via Flickr

Keywords: 
flickr
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social media
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BPOC
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collaboration
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mashup
Abstract: 

In an effort to get more of the Balboa Park Museum’s collections online and accessible to the public, the Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC) has been leading an effort to efficiently and quickly digitize the wealth of media in the Park museums collection.

Type: 
Demonstration - show your project
Authors: 

Online Presence and the Act of Not Just Being There. The Use of Social Media by Danish Museums

Keywords: 
social media
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Facebook
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Museum Websites
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Denmark
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online presence
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survey
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Through the last decades, a large amount of different initiatives have been set to explore, innovate and develop the presence of museums online both in an international context and in a Danish setting.

Type: 
Paper - in formal session
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The Mystery of the “1940s Time Traveller”: The Changing Face of Online Brand Monitoring

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viral marketing
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virtual museum of Canada
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CHIN
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social media
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copyright
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intellectual property
Abstract: 

In the spring of 2010, the Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC) at the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) witnessed a viral Internet phenomenon.

Type: 
Paper - in formal session