tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post4687407089327979667..comments2024-03-27T05:04:39.476-07:00Comments on Museum 2.0: Groundswell Book Club Part 1: ListeningNina Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11723930679606298550noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-65638681762876218952008-08-13T14:28:00.000-07:002008-08-13T14:28:00.000-07:00Historydayguy,Is that the experience you're having...Historydayguy,<BR/><BR/>Is that the experience you're having? In the last couple years, I've seen the transition from people asking me why anyone would want to do this to asking how.<BR/><BR/>But I still find that there are LOTS of people who don't know what these tools are--so they don't know where to listen.<BR/><BR/>It's a catch22--you have to be familiar with the technology to speak intelligently about it, and yet I spend a lot of time convincing people that this isn't fundamentally about technology. I feel a little dishonest navigating that environment. <BR/><BR/>Where do you listen, and where would you recommend people do so?Nina Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723930679606298550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-58879368188571712422008-08-13T14:15:00.000-07:002008-08-13T14:15:00.000-07:00Where my postings at?! I ran out to buy this book ...Where my postings at?! I ran out to buy this book to have meaningful dialogue, and it’s just me and the astronaut??!!<BR/>OK. Is everyone working at places where guys in blue blazers are saying "So, what is this Friendster? Or You Face or whatever, and how can we use it? <BR/>Listening and die terming who is speaking is essential. Otherwise you get lost in "doing" the technology for the sake of doing it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032121.post-52161750515219869162008-08-09T02:46:00.000-07:002008-08-09T02:46:00.000-07:00At times, listening is as simple and inexpensive a...At times, listening is as simple and inexpensive as, well, listening.<BR/><BR/>When you do guided tours or interact with the audience, overhear visitor conversations and pay attention to what they say and how they say it (in my experience, they talk so loud that it's difficult not to overhear). This is effective and works well for small institutions.Paolo Amorosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789843965489611451noreply@blogger.com