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Good luck, Douglas On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 12:48 PM, Susan Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for asking this Shyam - > I am also interested in hearing if anyone is considering .art as I am > getting pressure from my administration to purchase. The cost for the first > year is $299 (!!!) unless you want to be part of their "founders" scheme, > for which you have to agree to change your primary domain to the .art > domain (which seems crazy to me). Seems to me that it's mostly for-profit > galleries that are participating. > > I have prepared an argument against, but would appreciate any of this > community's concrete advice/thoughts on why this is not something we should > pursue. > > Thanks, > Susan > > Susan Edwards > > Associate Director, Digital Content > > HAMMER MUSEUM > > 10899 Wilshire Bl. > > Los Angeles, CA 90024 > > (310) 209-7921 > > [email protected] > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 10:17 AM, Leo Ballate <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Shyam, > > > > Based on our experience with the .museum domain, I think .art is a waste > > of time. The general public only really has .com engrained in their > > consciousness, with .org, .net, .edu, and .gov barely being > > used/recognized. I see this as museum hubris for a tiny audience. You'll > > also notice that the domain is only offered by one (very small/obscure) > > name registrar and only by invitation. > > > > Leo > > > > Leo Ballate > > Chief Technology Officer > > > > San Francisco Museum of Modern Art > > Now Open! > > Tickets Available at SFMOMA.org > > 415.357.4145 > > [email protected] > > > > 151 Third Street | San Francisco, CA 94103 > > > > This message, together with any and all attachments, is intended only for > > the use of the recipient(s) named above. It may contain information that > is > > privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you > may > > not review, copy or distribute this communication. If you have received > > this communication in error, please notify the original sender by email > and > > delete the message, along with any attachments. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Shyam Oberoi > > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 10:03 AM > > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] .art domain extension > > > > I'm curious to hear from other museums who are using, or are considering, > > the new .ART domain, now that early registration "exclusive to members of > > the art world" is open. I've looked at the list of "early adopters" and > > it doesn't seem as if any US museums are actively using .ART right now. > > > > With thanks, > > > > Shyam > > > > ____________________________________ > > SHYAM OBEROI > > Director of Technology and Digital Media > > > > DMA > > Office: 214-922-1206 > > Dallas Museum of Art | 1717 N. Harwood St. | Dallas TX 75201 > > > > Explore the DMA your way. > > Download the free DMA app today. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Judy Dyki > > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2016 12:19 PM > > To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] .art domain extension > > > > Hi Floyd, > > > > Contact Heather Bhandari ([email protected]) for information on > > the .art domain extensions -- she is coordinating the early adopters. > > > > Best, > > > > Judy > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Judy Dyki > > Director of Library and Academic Resources Cranbrook Academy of Art and > > Art Museum > > 39221 Woodward Avenue, Box 801 > > Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801 > > 248-645-3364 phone > > 248-645-3464 fax > > [email protected] e-mail > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Sweeting III, Floyd > > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2016 1:12 PM > > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv ([email protected]) <[email protected]> > > Subject: [MCN-L] .art domain extension > > > > Colleagues, > > > > Do any of you know if it is possible yet to apply for a .art domain > > extension? > > Has anyone found a registry for .art ? > > > > I read somewhere that it's not happening until February but apparently > > there are some early adopters. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Floyd Thomas Sweeting III > > Head, Technology & Digital Media > > > > THE FRICK COLLECTION > > 1 East 70th Street > > New York, NY 10021 > > > > (212) 547-6889 tel > > (212) 547-0708 fax > > > > www.frick.org > > > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > > material. 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