Comments on: Social Media Policies & Museums http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/04/08/social-media-policies-museums/ The IMA blog is a space to discuss everything related to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:58:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Premier League Highlights http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/04/08/social-media-policies-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-61203 Premier League Highlights Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:30:40 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=4275#comment-61203 Happy new year, Wishing you and your blog the best of luck, loads of traffic and less spam ;) Feel free to visit my blog and comment Happy new year, Wishing you and your blog the best of luck, loads of traffic and less spam ;) Feel free to visit my blog and comment

]]> By: Holly http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/04/08/social-media-policies-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-41311 Holly Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:34:59 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=4275#comment-41311 Even outside of the museum realm, organizations, both for profit and nonprofit, are learning how to deal with such matters. Your guidelines offer great suggestions. Many users of social media have a hard time knowing where to draw the line between personal and professional use. I will be sure to share this post. Thank you for your insight. Even outside of the museum realm, organizations, both for profit and nonprofit, are learning how to deal with such matters. Your guidelines offer great suggestions. Many users of social media have a hard time knowing where to draw the line between personal and professional use. I will be sure to share this post. Thank you for your insight.

]]> By: Meg http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/04/08/social-media-policies-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-34637 Meg Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:06:50 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=4275#comment-34637 Great post, Jenny! Very interesting and particularly relevant to several conversations I've been a part of recently! Great post, Jenny! Very interesting and particularly relevant to several conversations I’ve been a part of recently!

]]> By: Jodi O-K http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/04/08/social-media-policies-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-34475 Jodi O-K Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:26:16 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=4275#comment-34475 This is a great post that deals with relevant issues that a lot of museums are dealing with right now, including the Nelson-Atkins. Thank you for posting your blog guidelines and for the great resources about other social media. I will be at Museums & the Web next week and look forward to hearing how other institutions are handling these topics. Also looking forward to the reception at IMA on Friday. I hope to meet with some of your fantastic bloggers! This is a great post that deals with relevant issues that a lot of museums are dealing with right now, including the Nelson-Atkins. Thank you for posting your blog guidelines and for the great resources about other social media. I will be at Museums & the Web next week and look forward to hearing how other institutions are handling these topics. Also looking forward to the reception at IMA on Friday. I hope to meet with some of your fantastic bloggers!

]]> By: Jenny http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/04/08/social-media-policies-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-34424 Jenny Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:10:38 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=4275#comment-34424 Hi, Jason. I think you're absolutely right and I think that a fear of stifling creativity is big part of the reason that museums are so cautiously approaching the topic of a policy. I’d like to think that institutional conversations about the issues would generate enough awareness to prevent the need for policies. As far as personal accounts go, we should be able to say just be smart about what you’re posting because you don’t things to reflect poorly on you OR the museum – but there are some who would argue that this might not be preventative enough. Hi, Jason. I think you’re absolutely right and I think that a fear of stifling creativity is big part of the reason that museums are so cautiously approaching the topic of a policy. I’d like to think that institutional conversations about the issues would generate enough awareness to prevent the need for policies. As far as personal accounts go, we should be able to say just be smart about what you’re posting because you don’t things to reflect poorly on you OR the museum – but there are some who would argue that this might not be preventative enough.

]]> By: Jason http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/04/08/social-media-policies-museums/comment-page-1/#comment-34420 Jason Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:11:01 +0000 http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/?p=4275#comment-34420 Hey Jenny, I think you do a great job of demonstrating how important it is for social media use to be coordinated across museum departments, but I am worried that any policy would really deaden some of the most valuable aspects of social media. For one, I am terrified of a policy that sought to regulate my use of my own personal social media accounts. I am part of my museum's audience and I genuinely want to share what I am doing and what my museum is doing. The spontaneity and viral nature of social media is hugely important, and anything that restricts it should only be pursued with the greatest caution. Hey Jenny,

I think you do a great job of demonstrating how important it is for social media use to be coordinated across museum departments, but I am worried that any policy would really deaden some of the most valuable aspects of social media. For one, I am terrified of a policy that sought to regulate my use of my own personal social media accounts. I am part of my museum’s audience and I genuinely want to share what I am doing and what my museum is doing. The spontaneity and viral nature of social media is hugely important, and anything that restricts it should only be pursued with the greatest caution.

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