Twitter tools

If you are overwhelmed by twitter, don't check out this article.

Scalable success

Seth Godin has a great post today about the size of companies- smaller sometimes more appropriate for businesses. Have some organizations grown beyond their capacity? Is scalability a good mark of a successful, efficient organization?

Annual Museum Section of the NYTimes

My favorite annual edition in the NYTimes is the Museum's section... Go figure?! The articles this year are especially poignant in lean times- when many museums really have the opportunity to engage with their audiences, create open-community spaces and think outside the box in terms of programming.

Speaking of lean times, apologies on lean posts. Been busy, and though this is no excuse for a blogger that espouses about quality and regular content... please accept this apology- and the entire museum section of the NYTimes as my excuse until this weekend.

Yours,

Tara

YouTube Symphony winners announced

Still following YouTube Symphony? Check out the winners here...


What do you think about this process? Are there applications for other organizations? Can Carnegie sustain the enthusiasm- and continue this program? or was this a one time deal?

A mini case study in action

The World Science Festival has started a social media barrage to prepare for their annual events... They have been very inactive over the last year; however, I am curious to see how they will utilize their blog, streaming video, facebook, myspace and twitter accounts?

How do you think they are doing?

Tips for artists and organizations to survive the recession

Artist's Magazine has a great article on how to survive the current economic downturn.

Fellow artists and gallery owners share 12 tips for holding your ground during a recession.

Fine art isn’t always easy to sell even when the economy is good. Now with this latest economic downturn, artists everywhere are commiserating about how to ramp up their marketing mojo to help them survive. In some ways it’s not all bad. Crisis is often an opportunity in disguise, challenging artists to focus their energies and to keep at least one eye on the big picture.

(Full disclaimer, the author is my very talented Mother)
Find the entire article here.