tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post2081582517346820150..comments2024-03-27T05:04:39.476-07:00Comments on Museum 2.0: PostSecret: Lessons in Meaningful User-Generated ContentNina Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11723930679606298550noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-47604935946543059402009-01-22T18:38:00.000-08:002009-01-22T18:38:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-54292568453975524382007-04-17T10:34:00.000-07:002007-04-17T10:34:00.000-07:00at my museum, before i started working there, we h...at my museum, before i started working there, we had something vaguely similar in conjunction with the exploratorium's travelling exhibit, "memory". we had a timeline and post-it notes, and people would write a memory and then put it in the right place on the timeline. <BR/><BR/>it was apparently very successful, interesting both to participate in and to read. it was only a small step into 2.0, but i think what made it work was that there was a way to organize the information coming in (timeline), even without a curator; there was a set and small format; and a very engaging, personal task to do. <BR/><BR/>we're a natural history museum, though, and it's rare that our content is so easily translated to such a personally meaningful question. is there a way to do this about dinosaurs? probably not.<BR/><BR/>thanks for your fantastic blog, nina, i've been working through all your posts. keep it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-82705209231312931492007-04-03T20:52:00.000-07:002007-04-03T20:52:00.000-07:00I first came across PostSecret in early 2006 and w...I first came across PostSecret in early 2006 and was blown away by the simplicity and power of the project. I don't agree they are a stepping stones to sharing the secrets with loved ones but I do think The act of constructing something tangible to express a secret anonymously allows us an opportunity to learn and evolve without disclosure. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if there is a use by date for projects such as this, when they become bigger does their impact begin fade? I don't find the postcards on the site today as moving as those I saw the first time a year ago. Is this because the motivations of the post card creators have changed or because curating the cards is now more necessary. It could simply be because I've changed I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-91210070181785701082007-04-03T08:12:00.000-07:002007-04-03T08:12:00.000-07:00I think there's a difference between applications ...I think there's a difference between applications like Group Hug, which are essentially about communicating with a mass audience, and PostSecret, in which you are sending a physical item to one stranger in the mail. To me, Group Hug feels inauthentic, and the lack of art contributes to the lack of grace. (Granted the explosive popularity of PostSecret may change the nature of people's motivations to send the cards.)<BR/><BR/>Is it easier for me to type something I regret than to make a physical piece of art around it? Absolutely. The thoughtfulness, and the positive aspects of creating something, contribute to what makes this project special. PostSecret values the "Me Action"--the "we benefit" is a secondary, yet positive, experience.Nina Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723930679606298550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-21082513870653162462007-04-02T08:46:00.000-07:002007-04-02T08:46:00.000-07:00I think that museums can use this method, and some...I think that museums can use this method, and some already are, to collect from the public for exhibitions--stories from the past, particularly painful episodes. <BR/><BR/>CHNM is already doing a bit of collecting using digital memory banks which can easily be adapted for museums.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716917753360244262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-82713407169266739122007-04-02T01:27:00.000-07:002007-04-02T01:27:00.000-07:00You might also be aware of a number of similar onl...You might also be aware of a number of similar online projects such as <A HREF="http://www.natelarson.com/epiphany1.htm" REL="nofollow">Epiphany</A>. One thing that interests me with relation to the debate is the extent to which anonymity is part of the confession medium (such as on <A HREF="http://grouphug.us" REL="nofollow">Group Hug</A>). You say 'It’s extremely likely that individuals use the experience of writing a postcard to PostSecret as the stepping stone to sharing those secrets with loved ones'- I'm not so sure. Looking at Group Hug for more than 20 seconds might disabuse more than me of such a notion - but then, is the <I>investment</I> of sending a physical card the key to the whole thing? Or is it the curated element, the filtering?<BR/><BR/>I like very much the idea that museums might have to change their role in the dialogue, to ask other questions. I don't, unfortunately, have an answer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-28951755305146052202007-04-01T19:12:00.000-07:002007-04-01T19:12:00.000-07:00Hi,I really liked your thoughtful message. And th...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I really liked your thoughtful message. And the last thing you wrote made me think of th5 60 plus You-Tube videos people have created/curated drawing from the many PostSecret images on the web.<BR/><BR/>Be well,<BR/>-Frankpostsecrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257888886038845883noreply@blogger.com