The Museum System

TMS + Social Media

Institutions are increasingly engaging with their audiences through social media. This presentation is full of insights into why social networking is an important component of outreach, and explores how TMS can be used to coordinate institution activities on such platforms as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Wikipedia, and more.

Miscellanea

Seadragon

In 2006, Microsoft acquired the Seattle-based Seadragon Software, reputedly for improving image access for cell-phone users. Seadragon specializes in high-resolution image viewing and manipulation that has applications in digital asset management and web image services. This emerging technology could provide efficient, seamless zooming functionality for museum’s wishing to make high-resolution images available through the web.