The IMA Blog: of the people or for the people?

Recently we have been passionately debating topics related to content on the IMA Blog. Internally the blog team (and others around the museum) have asked a lot of questions that we all struggle to confidently answer. Who are the primary audiences? Is one audience more present than another? Are IMA staff one of the audiences? Do people want to sift content into one category that they actually read, or do IMA Blog readers enjoy the collective mentality the blog has taken on?

Instead of continuing with our speculation, I thought it might be cool to ask you, our readers, what you think. So tell us, what is most compelling about our blog, and what is lacking?

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Social Networking for Dummies (or Museums)

One of the hardest parts of my job (and newest) is trying to figure out how you will want to interact with IMA on social networking sites like Facebook. And the weight of that responsibility does not fall solely on my shoulders. There is a team of us, each trying to keep up with our own social networking activities while trying hard to make something that represents IMA, looks good and actually offers something worthwhile.

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