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Google's Cultural Institute - which puts online materials previously only available to visitors to particular museums, archives and institutes - has taken on its biggest challenge yet. Google is wo... Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Lynnette Van Dyke 
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Europeanna has been studying the "value of Pinterest for cultural heritage institutions" By "taking content from five Europeana partners and presenting this content outside the constraints of the portal and institutional websites, Pinterest provided new visibility and interaction with collections that might otherwise have remained unseen" This project not only boosted visitor engagement with the content, it claims to have attracted "good quality visitors" spending longer on the site. I think this clearly signposts that Museums, Galleries, or indeed any cultural organisations can draw benefits from the Social Web by sharing openly in an online space with other institutions and organisations.
I think this project may be offering some answers to the question that is often asked - "why is no one coming to our web-site?" I think there are also some clear messages here for providers of educational cultural content. Via theo kuechel
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How we source, sort, and present information is becoming more and more salient in today's world of increasing information connectivity. This is a great site for students and teachers to explore the world around us and the information that connects us.
Me parece una iniciativa estupenda convertir a on-line accesible las obras de los museos gracias a Googles's Cultural Institute con Europeana. Admás la forma en que se presentan es estupenda!