Tag Archives: Blogs

“What do our visitors have in terms of expertise?”

So said Gail Durbin from the V&A at the Social Media for the Scottish Cultural Heritage Sector event last Thursday. Her work at the V&A is inspirational in terms of their use of user generated content. She encouraged us to … Continue reading

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Bowl-ed Over by BBC’s History of the World!

 I’ve jumped blogs this week to be a ‘guest blogger’ – not a very attractive title, I know. This blog is being simultaneously posted on both this and Museums Galleries Scotland’s blog.   Recently, we were lucky enough to have one … Continue reading

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O wad some Power the gift tae gie us, to see oursels as ithers see us

Curious thing, the Web. The Blogosphere. An occasional wander around can often throw up, um, unsolicited comments all over the place. Take John Muir’s Birthplace as an example. All these are from a wee trawl recently:here and here and here. … Continue reading

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Blogging – It is worth it?

  I’ve been thinking about our museums blog alot recently. Should we continue with it? Does anyone really read it?  I was asked to contribute to a recent study by a student at Leicester University which looked at why museums blog. The general … Continue reading

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