Where is Trayvon Martin in our Museums and Social Media?

Silence in My Twitterverse The other morning I was enjoying a cup of coffee and scanning through tweets.  I had just finished reading an article about President Obama stating that if he had had a son, he would look like Trayvon.  While I was zipping through Twitter, I was listening to commentary about the case…

Participatory Culture in Museums- Smooth Sailing or a Bumpy Ride?

Writing this blog for six months has introduced me to all kinds of fascinating conversations found in other museum-related blogs and tweets. There’s a whole new world out there of ready-to-hand (but how make it ready-to-mind?) information about: ·         museums ·         participatory culture ·         new uses for technology, especially social media But how are all…