The Wired article predicts a web dominated by mobile devices and apps. Apps are great but they tend to do one thing, tell you what time a movie starts. Locate a restaurant. Check your bank balance, etc. I think that apps tend to make people into content users, not content creators.
Their argument is that people are getting more information through smart phones. Which is true, but are people getting more information via smart phones than computers? I think that the museum world should be looking at not only giving people information, but encouraging people to think critically about using that information and about creating their own. Wired always likes to push the next big thing, which is great to read about, but if you went back five years and read old Wired magazines, I wonder what their track record as prognosticators would be? Smart phones are great, I love my Android. But I don't think they will replace computers. Particularly as college students start getting a little older and that small screen becomes even smaller. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 2 South Pack Square Asheville, NC 28802 828.253.3227 tel 828.257.4503 fax fthomson at ashevilleart.org www.ashevilleart.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Newman, Alan Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 11:34 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] "Do we still need websites?" And also please see Wired, The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet, http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/08/ff_webrip/ Cheers, Alan Newman National Gallery of Art On 8/12/10 2:30 PM, "museumpods at gmail.com" <museumpods at gmail.com> wrote: > I think museums still need traditional Internet 'surfing' websites but they > should also be converted to be mobile ready. > > A few easy cost-effective steps to make your website mobile ready. > > 1. Go to this site http://bit.ly/10d8NN where you can insert your existing > URL to check how mobile ready it is. > > 2. Your website may be fully compatible to be mobile ready, if not, use the > recommendations to redesign and make your existing site more mobile ready. > > 3. Buy a .Mobi domain name for your museum and it will automatically > convert your website to mobile ready. Use the domain on your social sites > like facebook as a link or on mobile apps (iPhones/Androids...) if you plan > on developing any. > > This process works really well and doesn't cost much to implement unless you > have to do a lot of redesign to your existing website like removing a lot of > Flash or something. > > If your website isn't mobile compatible you are missing out on a large > amount of people surfing the Internet and social sites with hand-held > devices. > > Best, > Kurt Stuchell > MuseumPods > stuchell at museumpods.com > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephanie Weaver" <sweaver at experienceology.com> > To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:44 PM > Subject: [MCN-L] "Do we still need websites?" > > >> Great article in Advertising Age online by Pete Blackshaw about the >> role of websites (as brand anchors) in this new social media world: >> http://adage.com/cmostrategy/article?article_id=145351 >> >> Best, >> >> >> Stephanie Weaver >> Visitor experience consultant >> experienceology: Because happy visitors return. >> San Diego, CA >> >> For information on our book, blog, podcast, upcoming classes, and e- >> news, visit www.experienceology.com or follow me on twitter.com/ >> experienceology. 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