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Ted Maust
@tmaust
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reader, writer, public historian, provocateur
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January 18, 2018
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tmaust
explore1918
2018-04-15 21:35
RE: Fair Wages, or Why Steemit Isn't Right for Cultural Institutions...Yet.
I think my fundamental discomfort is with that monetization. I think that modern cultural production should be incompatible with our current economy.
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explore1918
2018-04-15 21:33
RE: Fair Wages, or Why Steemit Isn't Right for Cultural Institutions...Yet.
You are right that my assumption is just that: an assumption. A cultural institution with a well -developed social media presence could use Steemit and pay someone a living wage. I worry that they transitional
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explore1918
2018-04-13 02:44
RE: Fair Wages, or Why Steemit Isn't Right for Cultural Institutions...Yet.
Thanks to you all for your comments! Thank you @remlaps and @hansikhouse for reading our posts. Thank you @kenfinkel for getting us in a position to have this conversation. I have a lot I want to respond
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explore1918
2018-04-13 02:43
RE: Fair Wages, or Why Steemit Isn't Right for Cultural Institutions...Yet.
the vast majority of academic, social, and cultural work barely pass by more than a few pairs of eyes and are actually drains on existing resources. This just seems harsh.
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explore1918
2018-04-11 15:00
RE: It Takes A Village to Represent Itself: How Community Centers Can Help Decentralize Cultural Nonprofits
Lots of hard questions, @dduquette! But also some great insights! And memes!
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moving
2018-04-11 14:54
RE: On Being a Different Sized Fish in Different Sized Ponds -- Where should I live after graduation?
Would love to have you stay in Philly, @jfeagan, but I think you make some convincing points. It seems like one more checkmark in the pro-St. Pete column is that I suspect there may be fewer public history
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publichistory
2018-04-11 14:48
RE: A Dozen Weeks In: Thoughts and Posts from the Steemians of 5151
Great summary, @kenfinkel! Lots of different directions, but I think you pulled out many of the common threads.
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explore1918
2018-04-10 18:36
RE: Plan B: What Do We Do If No One Applies For Our Funds?
A+ use of that first GIF! I've been wrestling with the fact that this grant could easily be a white elephant: a funding source that costs more than its worth. For instance, who would award this grant?
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nonprofit
2018-04-10 15:30
RE: Subscription Service for Museums
The other local equivalent is the PhillyPass, a limited-time pass that gets tourists into many museums, but that doesn't engender the sustained engagement I think we're hoping for here. @chelseareed's
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museum
2018-04-10 15:26
RE: Opening More Than Doors: Grappling with Deaccession
I don't know of any innovative examples, but museums have traditionally operated outside the market economy. By identifying an object as worthy of protection, it was withdrawn from the market; its value
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music
2018-04-10 15:21
RE: Giant Steps Toward the Digital Age: Interactive and Collaborative Music History
I like all of these ideas, @chelseareed! Do you know the status of that Coltrane project?
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philadelphia
2018-04-08 13:22
RE: Announcing PubComm 2018!
This was such a good day! Thanks, @gvgktang and @jfeagan for organizing it! RIP Storify, but here's the #pubcomm18 on Twitter provides a few snapshots of what the day was like!
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history
2018-04-07 22:27
RE: Come for the Happy Hour, Stay for the History! - 3 Suggestions for Historic House Museums
Yeah! I saw incredible crowds on the Strawberry Mansion Bridge when they had it there. The question is how to keep connecting with the audience after the happy hour has passed.
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deaccession
2018-04-04 16:12
RE: ///Public (re)Record///
There are easy things to define as public record: government publications, works of art and literature in the public domain. You are right, however that beyond that it gets tricky. I also think you are
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explore1918
2018-04-04 16:07
RE: Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Creating a Document Directing Deaccessioning Upon a NonProfit's Demise
Best/Worst pun yet, @dduquette!
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money
2018-04-04 16:03
RE: Bodily Death: Recent News from Our Bodies, Ourselves
I sure hope some archivists are collecting the public responses to this move! Sounds like a great case study. I am a little skeptical about the organization continuing as a volunteer organization. We've
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nonprofits
2018-04-04 16:00
RE: What's Kink Got To Do With It? Deaccessioning in Grassroots Archives
That's the fundamental challenge with archives, isn't it? To figure out how to collect everything and yet not run out of space and be able to use everything you have. Never an easy decision! I think you
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nonprofits
2018-04-04 15:54
RE: Musings on Deaccessioning
It's also possible that they were able to raise more from this scheme than if they'd sold each book for market value. The lottery is America's biggest fundraiser for a reason!
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goldenrecord
2018-04-04 15:53
RE: The Golden Record: A Public Record Time Capsule From 1977
Hey, that website's pretty cool! Who would be the audience for the Golden Record of today? I suspect that the American public was the real audience for the first one, right?
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philanthropy
2018-03-14 18:17
RE: We Saved 3,000 STEEM to give to a Non-Profit in Philadelphia - Help us Decide Where it Should Go
What kind of competition are you thinking?
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