Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog

Wow, two action-packed weeks back to back… Since launching ArtBabble last week we’ve gained 1600 new registered users and served over 140,000 pages. This week Museums and the Web is coming to Indianapolis.

A Wordle generated by Jennifer Trant, via Flickr

Here’s a sampling of some of the things that our group is involved in at the conference:

• This morning’s whirlwind tour of tech at the IMA
• Presenting a paper on Cloud Computing
• Talking about social tagging and online video
• Cheering ArtBabble on for Best of the Web
• Hanging out with the cool cats in the Davis Lab during Friday’s reception
• Demoing ArtBabble for the early birds on Saturday (note to self: don’t party too hard on Friday)

And of course we’ll be looking forward to discovering tales of triumph and seeds of inspiration from the great work that everyone else at the conference will be sharing.

Yes, I was just in Washington DC, but this post isn’t going to be about national politics. A few of us recently returned from the Museum Computer Network conference – four days of workshops, presentations, and case studies on topics ranging from virtual machines to the semantic web. Since I totally forgot about having to blog upon our return, I’ll just share some of the bits I found interesting.

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It took days to get here including 2 flight cancellations, roughly 12 hours of airport lounging, an almost trip to Boston and a 4:00am wake up call. Is SXSW in Austin worth it? You better believe it.

I love Texas. I always have. So it’s good to be in Austin for SXSW. It’s my first visit but honestly, I’ve never been a big conference fan. I’ve always appreciated the opportunity for professional development, the chance to meet new colleagues and of course learn something new, but I must admit, they can be boring. Is SXSW boring? No way. Keep SXSW weird.

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I’m in Las Vegas attending a “Social Media for Communicators” conference with my attorney (aka my colleague Katie Zarich who is in law school).

Here’s a recap of Day 1.
Opening Keynote Address:

“We had all the momentum; we’re riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave.” Raoul Duke from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Tyler Green move over. I’ve got a new crush…David Pogue! WOW. He was the keynote address this morning and despite major technical problems, he was a brilliant speaker. He also was a tremendous entertainer. See video below for his impromptu performance. It was the perfect introduction to the conference. I’ve entitled it David Pogue Does Vegas!

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