Comments on: 1stfans Twitter Art Feed as a Membership benefit

By: Whoa - restricted access twitter art - a new arts funding model | The Present Group Journal

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:36:17 +0000

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Big Spaceship | Think Blog - The Expectations of a Monetized Twitter Feed — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:13:42 +0000

[…] world), but they’re worth playing around with. The Brooklyn Museum has gotten a lot of press. And they’ve been doing a great job to visitor concerns. While transparency is important, there are some social norms that develop with […]

By: Nina Simon

Nina Simon — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:11:15 +0000

I don't have a problem with this at all. 1stfans is the first time I've bought a membership to a museum I've never visited. I have a significant affinity for the Brooklyn Museum through my museum work and friendship with Shelley, but donating to museums isn't something I frequently do. So for me, it makes sense to become a 1stfan member, which gives me some member benefits while I support the museum. I think that the whole concept of museum membership as a value-based purchase that reduces your ticket fee is screwed up. I'm psyched that Brooklyn is looking at new ways to innovate membership so that it emphasizes relationships rather than reduced ticket rates.

By: Brooklyn Museum: Community: bloggers@brooklynmuseum » How do you convince a free content advocate (like me) to join 1stfans?

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:48:54 +0000

[…] Will Cary notes in his post we’ve seen plenty of feedback with regard to the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed. Will and I had […]

By: Trish Mayo

Trish Mayo — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:04:04 +0000

As a 1stfan Member and a Member of the Brooklyn Museum I fully support the Brooklyn Museum’s efforts to engage their members as well as the general public. I would be very surprised if there is another museum in the world that does as much as Brooklyn Museum to be accessible and fun while fufilling their mission.

The 1stfan Twitter Art Feed is a benefit of membership. Becoming a 1stfan is a choice to be made – are the benefits: 1stfan member’s only events and skipping the lines for movie tickets at Target First Saturdays; and access to the 1stfan Twitter Art Feed something that you would find of value? If you choose not to join there are still many ways to enjoy the Brooklyn Museum for free – on twitter (there is a Brooklyn Museum twitter account), on facebook, on YouTube, on flickr, on their website and at Target First Saturdays.

By: Shelley Bernstein

Shelley Bernstein — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:11:42 +0000

Hey Brad,

I just came back to my desk and saw your tweet…the image above was a nice way of putting it and that’s why we used it in Will’s post. Dang, wait till you see the next tweet screenshot that’s used in mine :) …and “human resource costs” – welcome to my life at 9pm and on weekends…no joke, so I’m glad you mentioned it.

Hey Tina,

I liked your post the other day! I’m curious to see reaction to my own conflicted feelings…coming up in the next post in roughly an hour because you mention a couple of issues here that I go into later…

By: Will Cary

Will Cary — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:07:33 +0000

Agreed, Tina! I think you just gave my job description, in fact….

-Will

By: Tina Glengary

Tina Glengary — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:53:24 +0000

Will,

You ARE trying to make money! Not make a profit or anything like that, but to have a program that brings a revenue stream in to the Museum to keep it afloat while it also gets more people involved with the Museum. IMO, There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

By: Will Cary

Will Cary — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:40:52 +0000

HA! I didn’t mean to make an example of you, Brad! If you look at the other links I used, some of them are in the context of agreeing with the idea of 1stfans as well. It’s really the idea of “monetization” that we are trying to battle, because it implies that we are trying to make money, when the truth is we are just trying to get more people involved with the Museum.

I wholeheartedly agree to your human resource comment, as well. Shelley will laugh when she sees that.

-Will