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Morris Museum of Art

Not Yet Rated art, southern, museum
The Morris Museum of Art is the first museum in the country devoted to the art and artists of the American South and is dedicated to the continued interpretation of Southern art in all its forms.

ExhibiTricks

articles, exhibit resources, advice, exhibit development, museums, community, informal learning, blog, design, buzz, opinion, best practices, forums
A blog that plays out some of the "Tricks of the Trade" about Exhibits (and Museums.)

The 2008 AAM Media and Technology MUSE Awards

Not Yet Rated evaluation
Announcing the 2008 AAM MUSE Awards Recognizing outstanding achievement in museum media, the AAM Media and Technology Committee announces the 19th annual MUSE Awards competition.

Explorer Exposed!: Interent Explorer CSS fixes

Not Yet Rated development, collaborative learning, reference, coding, cross platform, web developer, design, tutorials, tips, standards, compatibility, css
Solutions to common CSS quirks in Internet Explorer

The Research Channel

Not Yet Rated Internet2, Webcasts, research, video, videos, high performance networking, Multicast video
Webcast video community site with links to broadband video resources, webcasts, multicast video, etc from researchers in different domains.

Web3D.org: the Web3D Consortium

Not Yet Rated visualization, toolkit, web3d, X3D, VRML, AJAX, simulations, virtual worlds, tools
Official site for the open standards Web3D group. The site is a resource for developers of Web3D technologies as well as those interested in developing content with tools and technologies which use these standards. Downloadable SDKs and other tools for X3D, jx3D, Ajax3D, VRML, GeoVRML, hAnim, and other Web3D standards are available.

Marketing Advice for Non-Profits

articles, building audience, funding, social media, marketing, activism, word of mouth, outreach, user generated content, guide, blog, trends, buzz, viral, social action, non-profit, community building, advice, web traffic
Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog shares advice and tips for successfully marketing your non-profit organization online.

Infed.org: The Informal Education Homepage

Not Yet Rated lifelong learning, professional community, reference, multiple intelligences, social implications, activism, teacher, adult education, informal learning, pedagogy, social theory, learning theory, encyclopedia, learning, policy, social action, non-profit, outreach, guide, theory
An encyclopedia of the theory and practice of informal education, lifelong learning, and social action.

How We Learn: Research, News & Perspectives

links, STEM, learning theory, learning, simulations, education, resource list, recommended web sites, reference, research, blog, papers, development, theory, social media, informal learning, articles, collaborative learning, trends, reports, games, pedagogy, physics
Blog about Learning, with a focus on cognitive, sociocultural, developmental, and neurobiological research

Typetester screen font explorer

resource list, reference, fonts, typography, web developer, design, tools, guide, css
Typetester enables you to explore and compare the look and feel of multiple fonts in real time, with control over css font properties.

SEO Tutorial, Tools, and Checklist

articles, building audience, tips, reference, marketing, advice, checklist, design, search engine optimization, tutorials, best practices, education, tools, guide, web traffic
The Webconfs.com SEO Toolset provides a free tutorial, a number of free tools, and a checklist for optimizing websites for search engines.

Recommended Web Developer Tools

development, resource list, reference, advice, coding, toolkit, web developer, browsers, design, firefox extension, opinion, tips, tools, guide
Recommendations for tools to have in your web development toolkit.

Clark Aldrich's Blog on Simulations, Games and Learning

articles, theory, reference, simulations, virtual worlds, principles, competition, informal learning, design, learning, constructivism, interaction design, games, pedagogy, education, role playing game, guide
You Can't Learn to Lead from an Inspirational Story or Ride a Bicycle From Google is Clark Aldrich's Blog on simulations, games and learning

Inspiring Examples of Data Visualization Methods

articles, recommended web sites, statistics, reference, maps, real world data, state of the web, data design, patterns, design, visualization, graphics, images, resource list, gallery, diagrams
Examples of contemporary, innovative, and beautiful data visualizations

informalscience.org

articles, professional community, reference, science, standards, community, informal learning, proceedings, design, reports, papers, best practices, education, evaluation, research
"a place to share knowledge and support a community of learners to inform informal science learning standards and practices."

SEO perspective on 30 Popular Social Media Sites

Not Yet Rated StumbleUpon, Reddit, building audience, social media optimization, Squidoo, marketing, advice, buzz, social media, search engine optimization, state of the web, Technorati, del.icio.us, articles, viral, opinion, Digg, tools, guide, web traffic, voting
Descriptions of 30 popular Social Media sites and their potential usefulness for driving more traffic to your website.

Museums and the Web Online Community

reference, workshops, community, blog communities, design, education, forums, conference, resource list, Museums and the Web, research, discourse, international, best practices, presentation, online community, news, articles, professional community, evaluation, blogs, museums, proceedings
Online Community for the annual Museums and the Web Conference, including blogs, a discussion forum, research and references, news feeds, and polls.

Google Search Engine Ranking Factors, Ranked.

Not Yet Rated articles, surveys, Google, reference, links, marketing, Google Page Rank, search engine optimization, opinion, tips, guide, web traffic, theory
Poll of 37 Search Engine Optimization professionals on the positive and negative factors most influencing Google's page ranking algorithm.

Website Grader

Not Yet Rated articles, conversion, building audience, social media optimization, site architecture, web service, marketing, statistics, outreach, analytics, audience, Google, del.icio.us, search engine optimization, site referral, tools, web traffic, Yahoo!
Website Grader is a free automated tool for analyzing the search engine marketing effectiveness of a website.

Getting Real: free online design book

37signals, code, reference, web service, coding, principles, design, design process, Ruby on Rails, writing, web developer, book, tips, theory, rules, marketing, advice, user interface design, best practices, project management, opinion, guide
Getting Real by 37signals presents design principles and processes for quickly building effective, simple, and focused web applications.

Tips for Submitting Pages to StumbleUpon

Not Yet Rated StumbleUpon, building audience, tips, bookmarks, links, articles, marketing, advice, outreach, collaboration, audience, trends, social media, buzz, site referral, best practices, community building, social networking, Web 2.0, social media optimization
Tips for using StumbleUpon, a social bookmarking and recommendation site, to drive increased traffic to your website, without being "spammy".

Online game as a model for studying epidemics

social implications, competition, simulations, role playing game, education, current science, real world data, research, health, medicine, social psychology, World of Warcraft, collaboration, informal learning, MMOG, epidemiology, virus, modeling, articles, science, augmented reality, games
Scientists suggest that a disease outbreak in the massively multiplayer online game World of Warcraft offers insights into real-world disease epidemics.

NTEN the Nonprofit Technology Network

social networking, articles, professional community, reference, links, resource list, marketing, advice, tech-blog, outreach, community, blog communities, social media, donations, papers, non-profit, research, forums, tips, online community
Community website for Nonprofit professionals committed to using technology more effectively to achieve their missions.

SAP Global Survey on the State of Social Media

reference, community, trends, learning, Shel Israel, social media, discourse, international, media theory, theory, marketing, state of the web, user generated content, social theory, kids, ethnography, social networking, articles, building audience, blogs, futurism, audience, games, new media, opinion, Web 2.0, interactive
Global survey conducted by Shel Israel for SAP on the state of social media, its impact on business and society, similarities and differences in its adoption worldwide, and predictions of where it is heading.

The Education Arcade

principles, competition, trends, design, learning, role playing game, education, research, resource list, critical thinking, inquiry-based learning, media theory, theory, students, tech books, informal learning, virtual worlds, articles, kids, collaborative learning, language, mobile, augmented reality, games, information literacy, pedagogy, interactive
Research and design organization exploring and promoting games in education, with a focus on "authentic and engaging play", and the "learning that naturally occurs in popular commercial games."

Google Earth Outreach

real world data, video, Google, maps, exhibit resources, marketing, pictures, visit, outreach, cross platform, data design, patterns, toolkit, visualization, earth, satellites, Google Earth, non-profit, education, presentation, interactive
Google service for building location-based educational multimedia stories for Google Earth.

TechSoup.org - The Technology Place for Nonprofits

Second Life, recommended web sites, professional community, reference, links, articles, tools, advice, surveys, community, non-profit, blog, web developer, funding, design, donations, resource list, tips, forums, guide, online community
Tech Soup is a technology resource Website for non-profit organizations. It offers technology articles, a forum, links to free software downloads and technology donation programs, and TechSoup Stock, a service for connecting non-profits with technology donations.

Interface Design Articles and Papers by Luke Wroblewski

XML, articles, theory, reference, web developer, blogs, user interface design, principles, data design, AJAX, HTML, design, information design, papers, interaction design, best practices, usability, tips, CSS, Yahoo!
Collection of Interface Design Articles & Papers by Luke Wroblewski, Principle Designer at Yahoo! and interface design consultant. The papers provide tips, research, theory, and practical design insights.

The Differences Between Message Boards and Weblogs

social software, social implications, theory, reference, blogs, community, blog communities, message boards, interaction design, tips, community building, forums, guide, online community, usability
Weblogs and Message Boards play different roles in online communities due to differences in who controls content, how comments and replies are valued, how content is organized, and how personal connections are made.

The Web Now: Social - best practices for social web applications

social media, site architecture, user generated content, theory, reference, web service, social networking, advice, social software, principles, community, guide, power law, design, interaction design, best practices, community building, presentation, Web 2.0, online community, Yahoo!
Presentation slides on best practices for building social web applications by Luke Wroblewski, Principal Designer, Yahoo! Inc. (pdf file)

National School Boards Association Research and Guidelines on Online Social Networking

community, trends, learning, education, surveys, statistics, research, policy, best practices, social software, students, demographics, social networking, teacher, classroom, articles, kids, collaborative learning, blogs, MySpace, reports, Web 2.0, audience, pedagogy, guide
The National School Boards Association finds that safety concerns over online social networking are overblown, and recommends schools become more comfortable with social networks and seek educational uses for online social networking. (pdf file)

Edutopia

reference, workshops, community, learning, education, research, blog, inquiry-based learning, teacher resources, policy, best practices, online community, theory, students, advice, tips, classroom, articles, professional community, collaborative learning, GLEF, reports, magazine, pedagogy, guide
Resources for innovative teaching, including articles, interviews, case studies, documentary video, professional development modules, and an online community

The Nine Best Storylines for Marketing

viral, building audience, social media optimization, reference, marketing, word of mouth, principles, buzz, tips, community building, guide, theory
9 types of stories people most like to talk about, and pass along.

TeacherTube

classroom, social media, videos, professional community, collaborative learning, reference, social networking, advice, instructional video, community, guide, lesson plans, teacher, teacher resources, learning, tips, tutorials, pedagogy, forums, Web 2.0
TeacherTube is a video sharing site for educators to share instructional videos and supporting material.

The Committed Sardine

classroom, articles, kids, social implications, teacher, user generated content, critical thinking, state of the web, futurism, community, inquiry-based learning, students, audience, media theory, learning, information literacy, pedagogy, education, trends, guide, theory
Articles proposing how to prepare students for the social, economic and political impact of exponential change in technology.

Information Age Inquiry

classroom, teacher resources, tips, multiple intelligences, links, critical thinking, principles, informal learning, lesson plans, inquiry-based learning, design, learning, information literacy, students, constructivism, pedagogy, education, guide, reference, theory
Information Age Inquiry is a rich collection of resources for developing and teaching information inquiry methods, with an emphasis on technology mediated learning.

RSS Mixer

Not Yet Rated mobile, widget, web 2.0, iphone, rss
RSS Mixer allows you to combine various feeds into a new one that can be viewed as RSS, HTML, an iPhone page, as well as a Web and Apple Dashboard Widget.

Wellcome Images

classroom, biology, reference, current science, exhibit resources, cells, medical images, recommended web sites, gallery, health, exhibition, science, images, birds, history
Images on the history of medicine, modern biomedical science and clinical medicine. Contains both contemporary and historical collections.

The Foundation for Critical Thinking

classroom, articles, theory, reference, resource list, critical thinking, principles, inquiry-based learning, teacher resources, students, teacher, design, learning, tips, pedagogy, education, guide
The website of the Foundation for Critical Thinking provides a free library of articles about the theory and practice of Critical Thinking, and strategies for teaching students to think critically and to engage in open-minded inquiry

Experiment Comparing Social Media and Adwords

social networking, articles, building audience, social media optimization, viral, Adwords, blogs, word of mouth, community, research, trends, statistics, buzz, tips, marketing, web 2.0
MarketingExperiments.com compared the Return On Investment (measured in cost per unique visitor) of a 12-month Social Media Marketing Campaign against a 30 day Google Adwords Campaign. The Social Media campaign resulted in 93,207 unique visitors with a cost of 4¢ each, while the Adwords campaign resulted in 2,057 unique visitors, costing 61¢ each.

Concept to Classroom

classroom, teacher resources, workshops, theory, reference, students, collaboration, multiple intelligences, principles, informal learning, lesson plans, inquiry-based learning, teacher, learning, pedagogy, tutorials, constructivism, tips, education, guide, collaborative learning
Concept to Classroom is a set of free online workshops for educators. While aimed primarily at Classroom teachers, the theory, concepts, and strategies are relevant to educational web development.

Great Big Exhibit Resource List

resource list, recommended web sites, links, reference, exhibit resources, toolkit, design, exhibit development, tips, tools, science
A constantly-updated list of exhibit resources including contact information. Categorized and searchable according to need: everything from fake food to glow-in-the-dark laminate!

Viewing American Class Divisions Through Facebook and MySpace

ethnography, articles, kids, social implications, theory, students, demographics, state of the web, community, research, social theory, audience, trends, social software, social networking, Web 2.0, online community, cultural anthropology
Ethnographic essay describing how the use of social networking sites MySpace and Facebook by American teenagers reflect socio-economic divisions, with college bound high school students using Facebook, and students with fewer prospects or alternative attitudes using MySpace.

Walker Art Center Blogging Guidelines

museums, blogs, Web 2.0, blog communities
The Walker Art Center makes its blogging guidelines publicly available.

Musematic

media theory, professional community, tech-blog, research, web developer, information design, social networking, online community
Rants and raves on the latest trends in the world of museum informatics and technology. An intrepid cast of experts from the Museum Computer Network and AAM's Media & Technology Committee share their insights, observations and tricks of the trade.

Social Networking Statistics

conference, social networking, statistics, user generated content, social media optimization, reference, rules, marketing, blogs, networks, trends, community, guide, audience, tips, research, presentation, Web 2.0
Statistics from a Microsoft study on why people use online social networking and tips on how businesses should approach social networks for marketing purposes.

Places & Spaces: Mapping Science

visualization, reference, maps, science, networks, data design, design, information design, graphics, gallery
Website for an exhibition on mapping both physical and abstract informational spaces. Includes an online map gallery showing different ways of visualizing science and scientific information.

Power Laws, Weblogs, and Inequality

articles, Clay Shirky, theory, social theory, marketing, blogs, state of the web, community, patterns, audience, trends, power law, social networking
Clay Shirky describes how blog traffic follows a power law distribution, which creates a large inequality in audience, and the implications of this for newcomers and the nature of blogging.

ODI: Strategic Networking Research

articles, building audience, theory, research, social theory, papers, international, community building, social networking
Research articles on strategically using networks to achieve your mission.

The Death of the Online Community, and I Feel Fine

articles, building audience, theory, social media, community, blog communities, trends, community building, social networking, Web 2.0
Robin Hammin examines the evolution of online communities and offers some suggestions for building communities in the web 2.0 world

Get Your Blog Noticed!

marketing, blogs, building audience, tips, community
Practical tips to increase traffic to your blog.

23 Ideas for Finding New Readers for Your Blog

articles, building audience, viral, marketing, blogs, community, blog communities, tips, community building, guide
Tips compiled by Darren Rouse on Problogger.net from responses to a question he asked of his readers: 'How do you find Readers for You Blog?

Blogs and Community - Parts 1-5

articles, theory, blogs, community, blog communities, social theory, audience
Nancy White examines the structures and characteristics of online communities formed through blogs.

The Five Pillars of Social Media Marketing

social media, building audience, social media optimization, marketing, advice, principles, community, tips, social networking, Web 2.0
Ben Willis identifies five forms of interaction within social media networks as a framework for thinking about how to use them for marketing.

Online Marketing: An Overview

viral, marketing, word of mouth, buzz, site referral, tips, community building, social networking, paid search
C Eric Smith provides an overview of 3 online marketing techniques: Viral Marketing, Paid Search, and Affiliate/Referral sites

The Six Simple Principles of Viral Marketing

articles, building audience, social media optimization, viral, marketing, word of mouth, principles, Web 2.0, buzz, tips, guide
Success viral marketing campaigns give things away for free, make it easy to pass them along to others, scale well, exploit common motivations, utilize existing social networks, and take advantage of other peoples' resources.

The 9 Rules of Buzz

viral, building audience, tips, social media optimization, rules, marketing, word of mouth, principles, buzz, best practices, guide
Cammie Dunaway, Chief Marketing Officer at Yahoo!, describes 9 rules for buzz marketing

17 Rules of Social Media Optimization

articles, building audience, social media optimization, social media, rules, marketing, blogs, word of mouth, principles, user generated content, trends, buzz, viral, tips, Web 2.0
Similar to Search Engine Optimization, a practice which seeks to increase the likelihood that people will find your site through search engines, SMO seeks to increase the probability that people will pass along your message, product or website through online social networks.

Design Strategies of Successful Communities

building audience, principles, community, social theory, design, tips, best practices, community building, forums, guide, online community
Based on the conviction that communities online and offline share many of the same dynamics, Amy Jo Kim has developed 9 strategies and 3 underlying principles for creating and growing communities online

Building Online Communities for High-Profile Internet Sites

building audience, presentation, community, social theory, proceedings, best practices, community building, forums, tips, online community
The authors discuss both social and technical challenges of building Online Communities.

How to Turn Lurkers Into Posters

articles, community, best practices, community building, forums, tips,