Hello, Several months ago I asked museums to participate in our 'community' based iPhone app and we had a lot respond. Now it is time to add the RSS feeds to the app before submission to the iPhone app store. If you already completed the survey you will need to complete a new short survey and add the RSS feeds, if you did not and would like to join the app you can also complete the same form at: http://bit.ly/csZHwU
Our Challenge -- the Divide to Cross The public, who use iPhones and similar devices, want convenient access to a variety of engaging, fresh content. They are fickle. Sometimes they want deeply engrossing content like broadcast ready audio and video media to occupy hours of time, and other times they want to graze a nibble here and a nibble there like Twitter and Facebook posts. Sometimes they want to dig and explore, and other times they want to shuffle through content at random. Museums want to cater to their onsite visitors with apps that provide maps, hours of operation, special event announcements, general descriptions of their collections as well as online content audio and video tours. Of course, museums also want to reach new and broader audiences--possibly attracting new visitors. Our Solution -- Crossing the Divide First, unite content from all museums into a single app and give the public the tools they need to graze, dig, shuffle, and explore. Encourage the public to drill in to discover more about the institutions creating the content. Second, create an easily customized application template empowering even small museums with limited budgets to create professional mobile apps they can then freely distribute. I hope more cultural institutions will join our app. Thanks again for your time, Kurt Stuchell Link to the Museum Community iPhone app contribution widget http://bit.ly/dv9Ybf MuseumPods stuchell at MuseumPods.com http://museumpods.com
