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Dear Jo, Quite a lot of information about how museums are responding to Twitter has gone out on Twitter itself. Recent tweets include a downloadable list of 467 museums worldwide that are currently using Twitter as an active part of their marketing. Download the list from the link below (CAUTION: opens an Excel spreadsheet): http://www.museummarketing.co.uk/museum_twitter_aug09.xls Plus, if you are so inclined, an evolving list of museums on Twitter that are run by women. http://www.alyssagardina.com/blog/agardina/museums-twitter-girl-power-edition If you're really keen, the American Museums Association runs a Facebook group of museums that use Twitter at: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=8149552975&topic=7583 Finally, the inimitable Jim Richardson over at Sumo has a lot of information about how museums are using Twitter on his MuseumMarketing blog at: http://www.museummarketing.co.uk/ Hope some of these are useful! All best, Nick From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jenni Fuchs Sent: 26 August 2009 16:52 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Museums on Twitter The 'Template Twitter Strategy for Government Departments' by Neil Williams is a handy tool for getting started on Twitter. Even if not all of it is relevant to you, it addresses some of the concerns people have about Twitter and comes up with solutions, as well as containing a whole other lot of useful tips: The direct link to the PDF is: http://blogs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/digitalengagement/file.axd?file=2009%2f7%2f20090724twitter.pdf Or if that doesn't work, it is linked to from this blog: http://blogs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/digitalengagement/post/2009/07/21/Template-Twitter-strategy-for-Government-Departments.aspx Jenni Fuchs Visitor Studies Officer National Museums of Scotland Chambers Street Edinburgh EH1 1JF Tel: +44 (0) 131 247 4396 email: [log in to unmask]<blocked::blocked::mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://www.nms.ac.uk<blocked::blocked::http://www.nms.ac.uk/> (As of 12 August I will be working on secondment with the Digital Media Team one day per week, usually Wednesdays, so may not be able to respond to non digital media related issues right away on those days) ________________________________ From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dowding, Josephine Sent: 26 August 2009 13:51 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Museums on Twitter A quickie... I'm just thinking of adding our Museums onto Twitter. Is it worthwhile? What do you use it to promote? Comments for/against are more than welcome. Thanks! Jo Access and Learning Manager Guernsey Museums and Galleries Tel. 07839 10 62 84 Fax. 728671 This e-mail (including attachments) may contain sensitive and/or privileged information. If received in error, its use by you is not authorised and may be unlawful. Please notify the sender and delete all copies immediately. E-mails may be subject to error, interference and virus and no liability is accepted for loss or damage however it arises and whether direct or indirect. Service of legal proceedings by e-mail may not be accepted. E-mails may be monitored for compliance purposes. All documents are subject to copyright. Magnificent Machines: the transport event of the season. National Museum of Flight, 26-27 September. www.nms.ac.uk/magnificentmachines<http://www.nms.ac.uk/magnificentmachines> National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130 This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from your system. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of National Museums Scotland. This message is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. No liability is accepted for any harm that may be caused to your systems or data by this message.