http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/10/off-to-the-association-of-science-technology-centers-annual-conference/ Multitouch Exhibit Design and Interactive Media Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/10/off-to-the-association-of-science-technology-centers-annual-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Ideum Blog - Museum and Design News » Blog Archive » Colonizing Social Spaces Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:18:04 +0000 http://www.ideum.com/blog/2006/10/26/off-to-the-association-of-science-technology-centers-annual-conference/#comment-148 [...] As museums and other informal educators continue to experiment with Web 2.0 technologies the concept of “colonizing” existing social networking spaces is emerging as a viable option for institutions both large and small. Back in October at the Association of Science-Technology Center’s conference, we discussed the concept. More recently, in my course at University of Victoria and then at the National Digital Forum in New Zealand, I’ve come across more interesting examples. In addition, I’ve begun to compile some of the benefits and drawbacks of such an approach. [...] [...] As museums and other informal educators continue to experiment with Web 2.0 technologies the concept of “colonizing” existing social networking spaces is emerging as a viable option for institutions both large and small. Back in October at the Association of Science-Technology Center’s conference, we discussed the concept. More recently, in my course at University of Victoria and then at the National Digital Forum in New Zealand, I’ve come across more interesting examples. In addition, I’ve begun to compile some of the benefits and drawbacks of such an approach. [...]

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