From the monthly archives:

June 2008

lingua franca

by BethDunn on June 28, 2008

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Ever since I started writing this blog, I’ve thought about my role in social media in terms of some of my favorite metaphors, like Translator, Interpreter, and Ambassador.
As time has gone on, I have only become more convinced that this is what I’m really good at, that this is really what I have to offer.
I’m [...]

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co-curating the museum brand

by BethDunn on June 16, 2008

Museums are among my favorite things in the world. When I travel, that’s what I look for first: the museums.
While I’m intensively partial to the classic fine arts model, I also very much enjoy a good science museum, and am frankly plain nuts for historical homes and preserved sites.
I love museums because they are [...]

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social networking for the painfully shy

by BethDunn on June 10, 2008

I’ve been experimenting with a handful of new social networking sites lately, seeing how they work for me, and exploring what they might do for my organization.
Brightkite is a location-based social network, in which you post your location when you feel like updating. You can also post photos, which is nice.
However, I am already [...]

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be who you are, and then some

by Beth Dunn on June 2, 2008

My organization hosted an event this last weekend, with about 150 people — artists, business leaders, community leaders, etc. — in attendance. In the days leading up to the reception, several people called me to ask me what the dress code for the event was.
Now, things are pretty casual on Cape Cod, as a [...]

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