Increasingly, there are opportunities to engage with culture virtually through programmes such as Second Life (although talk about this particular prgoramme was much more rife a few years ago). Does this represent an iopportunity or a threat to our cultural institutions?

See http://myincrediblejourneys.blogspot.com/2007/08/virtual-visit-to-dresden-state-museum.html for a virtual review

Article on the New Literacy from Wired Magazine - Are the new media responsible for a decline in the standards of written English? Findings fro ma 2001-2006 study are summarised.

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-09/st_thompson

The Powerhouse presentation on their use of social and other media

http://www.slideshare.net/sebsnarl/the-future-museum-connected-social-open-presentation

Thoughtful presentation on gaming and museums by Jane McGonigal

http://www.slideshare.net/avantgame/gaming-the-future-of-museums-a-lecture-by-jane-mcgonigal-presentation

From a posting on the GEM email list - information about how museums are using Twitter as a marketing tool. [From Nick POole]

Quite a lot of information about how museums are responding to Twitter has gone out on Twitter itself.

Recent tweets include a downloadable list of 467 museums worldwide that are currently using Twitter as an active part of their marketing. Download the list from the link below (CAUTION: opens an Excel spreadsheet):

http://www.museummarketing.co.uk/museum_twitter_aug09.xls

Plus, if you are so inclined, an evolving list of museums on Twitter that are run by women.

http://www.alyssagardina.com/blog/agardina/museums-twitter-girl-power-edition

If you’re really keen, the American Museums Association runs a Facebook group of museums that use Twitter at:

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=8149552975&topic=7583

Finally, the inimitable Jim Richardson over at Sumo has a lot of information about how museums are using Twitter on his MuseumMarketing blog at:

http://www.museummarketing.co.uk/

Hope some of these are useful!

All best,

Nick

Ltest Taking Part survey results have now been published at http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/publications/6307.aspx

The Digital Britain Implementation Plan has now been published at http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/publications/6310.aspx
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