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Hi Nick & other MCG members I do have a Twitter account but because I only use a computer (rather than any mobile devices to communicate with the www) I don't use it very often. I do however receive the emails from the MCG list direct to my work email address which I have open whenever I'm at my desk and so I can easily follow the MCG hot topic of the moment without having to open up any other applications. I suppose I really should start using an RSS aggregator and then I could keep up to date with Twitter and other feeds - OK you've spurred me on to try doing it ... 10 mins later ... Well I've gone and got myself a NetVibes account and put in my Twitter feed now I just need to open up NetVibes each day and I can keep up to date with Twitter. Now the next thing I need to do is to start following the people who are having these interesting conversations so perhaps you expert Tweeters could suggest where the action is re Museums and the web? Linda Ellis Wolverhampton Arts & Museums Service -----Original Message----- From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nick Poole Sent: 25 July 2009 02:00 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: MCG and Twitter Dear MCGers, As long-standing members of the MCG will know, I am not exactly an early-adopter of new technologies(!). However, it has recently become clear that a lot of discussions which would normally have happened via the MCG list have been happening on Twitter instead. I am not sure whether the MCG is on Twitter, but it would be extremely useful to know how many of you are habitually using Twitter and whether this would be a useful information channel in future? It is in the nature of Twitter to be ephemeral, but nonetheless, if a significant majority of you are using it in place of RSS or Outlook, then it is clearly a useful vehicle for MCG business. Yours sincerely, Nick Poole Chief Executive Collections Trust The new BSI/Collections Trust Code of Practice for Cultural Collections Management and the accompanying Collections Management: A Practical Guide are now available via Collections Link - http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/news/004912.html Registered offices: 22 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1JP Registered Charity no. 273984 Telephone (switchboard): 01223 316 028 www.collectionstrust.org.uk www.collectionslink.org.uk www.culturalpropertyadvice.gov.uk www.discs-uk.info **************************************************************** For mcg information visit the mcg website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk. To manage your subscription to this email list visit http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email.shtml **************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISCLAIMER: This email and files transmitted are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, or the person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you may not copy, disclose, distribute or use it in any unauthorised manner. If you have received this email in error please notify us by email to [log in to unmask] and then delete it and any attachments accompanying it. Please note that Wolverhampton City Council cannot guarantee that this message or any attachments are virus free or have not been intercepted and amended. Any views or opinions expressed within this email are those of the author and may not necessarily reflect those of Wolverhampton City Council and no contractual arrangement is intended to arise from this communication. ============================================================================== **************************************************************** For mcg information visit the mcg website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk. To manage your subscription to this email list visit http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email.shtml ****************************************************************