[MCN-L] Website benchmarking

2008-03-11 Thread hvd2
Hi Joanna, Interesting point...iTunes should become less of download source as widgets and Web 2.0 applications become more well-known and used. There are many more ubiquitous sources for media usage than iTunes that include cell phone and iPhone usage. Kurt Stuchell Founder http://museumpod

[MCN-L] Universal Museum Media Widget

2007-11-06 Thread hvd2
Hello all, I just finished a project and created a new widget called the Universal Museum Media Podcasts & Blog Widget. The widget contains most of the existing museum podcasts and blogs. I realize there are probably 20 more museum podcast RSS Feeds and more blogs that are not included due to

[MCN-L] Facebook Approved Museum Media Widgets

2007-10-01 Thread hvd2
I thought some people might be interested in these new applications if you interact with media, podcasts, and social web sites. The widgets are free resources for museums, educational institutions and people interested in the arts. There are now museum specific video, audio, and image widget p

[MCN-L] Podcast Survey

2007-08-09 Thread hvd2
Heather, My only comment is that if you talk with museums that want to start podcasting and do not have access to a server and or the ability to create RSS Feeds we can provide them with free unlimited bandwidth and unlimited RSS Feeds if they want to start a podcast program -- all they need is

[MCN-L] Museum & Educational Social Network

2007-07-27 Thread hvd2
Hello Everyone, We just started a "stand alone" social networking web site for museums and educational institutions called the Museum and Educational Social Network (MESN). There has been a lot of talk in the museum community lately about sites like MySpace, FaceBook, and others but none have a n

[MCN-L] Upgrading Museum Podcast Directory

2007-06-22 Thread hvd2
Hello all, We are in the process of upgrading to a new Museum Podcast Directory. Please check and see if your museum podcast is listed by State/Province, and Country at: http://museumpods.com/id330.html If not, please take a few minutes and include your museum podcast on our new directory -- thi

[MCN-L] Free Automatic Podcast maker

2007-04-18 Thread hvd2
Hi Heather, I know the Shiloh museum has had some really nice podcasts for a while now and you sound like you have a solid podcasting program in place, especially since you have Macs, Audacity, Garageband, and your own server? You are ahead of the "curve" for many museums and educational inst

[MCN-L] Free Automatic RSS/Podcast Maker FeedMe! v1.0

2007-04-17 Thread hvd2
Hello, We are testing a FREE RSS/Podcast maker for museums, libraries, educational organization and other non-profits - FeedMe! v1.0. It still needs some refinement but we hope it will help reduce the "barrier of entry" for organizations interested in starting a podcast program that are unsure

[MCN-L] Web 2.0 Academic Museum Thesis Surveys

2006-12-06 Thread hvd2
Greetings! Please take a few minutes to complete these online surveys. There are three different surveys -- two for museum staff and one for non-museum staff. So far, the response from non-museum staff has been amazing. We receive hits from over 20 countries a day on MuseumPods http://www.mus

[MCN-L] Museum Podcast

2006-08-19 Thread hvd2
Dear Museum Community, This fall http://www.museumpods.com will be linked through several public schools system web sites. We will be researching what children grades 7 through 12 value in museum podcasts currently available on directories. If any museums currently podcasting would like to have

[MCN-L] Podcasting

2006-07-13 Thread hvd2
Hi Lloyd, I have been intrigued by the question you just asked about for sometime. I started an academic research project to understand the complexities of podcasting and the museum environment which will be the topic of my thesis. I have started conducting online research and a lot of other th