Not exactly the same thing as having your own institution's profile BUT the Wall Street Journal ran an interesting article on a study about maketing efforts using Facebook widgets:
http://www.tiny.cc/VdFHn (ran on 7/2/07 - "Young Surfers Embrace Ad 'Widgets') Producing widgets for you museum might be an interesting way to reach out to your younger audiences. ___________________ Ned Zimmerman-Bence Principal, CreativeMatter.net ned at creativematter.net del.icio.us/nzimben land: 651-222-2097 cell: 651-402-9780 fax: 815-572-0559 ( Curriculum + Content + Interaction ) ( Design + Development + Implementation ) ... integrating learning, inside and outside the classroom. www.creativematter.net On Jul 10, 2007, at 11:33 AM, J. Trant wrote: > Beth, > > There was a long thread about this on the UK Museum Computer Group > list not too long ago. You can see the archive online at > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A1=ind0707&L=mcg > > jt > > At 10:33 AM -0400 7/8/07, Beth Kanter wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> Wondering if there any museums with a Facebook profile/group? >> Anyone doing >> anything interesting on Facebook? >> >> Beth Kanter >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > -- > __________ > J. Trant jtrant at archimuse.com > Partner & Principal Consultant phone: +1 416 691 2516 > Archives & Museum Informatics fax: +1 416 352 6025 > 158 Lee Ave, Toronto > Ontario M4E 2P3 Canada http://www.archimuse.com > __________ > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l