Comments on: Calling the Mayor… /2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/ Technology blog of the Brooklyn Museum Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:41:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 By: Who Is Your Mayor? Guest Post by Farra Trompeter, Big Duck /2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-1459 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:57:10 +0000 /bloggers/2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/#comment-1459 […] to unlock the swarm badge or visit the same place again and again to become its mayor. For the Brooklyn Museum, they see the competition of mayorship as a source of identity and pride. They actively discourage […]

]]> By: Nonprofits and Foursquare (or Gowalla): ideas and resources « P.R. You listening? /2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-753 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:55:05 +0000 /bloggers/2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/#comment-753 […] reward frequent visitors, and share staff tips on places to eat or visit nearby. Also has a great blog post on why and how it’s using Foursquare. (Incidentally, the Brooklyn Museum uses lots of other […]

]]> By: Webstock 2010 – Shelley Bernstein from Brooklyn Museum « Sarah Stokely /2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-1277 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:23:59 +0000 /bloggers/2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/#comment-1277 […] also offer a reward to the patron who achieves Mayor of the museum on the first Saturday of the month; and they’re working with Foursquare to create a special […]

]]> By: Webstock 2010 – Shelley Bernstein from Brooklyn Museum | Sarah Stokely /2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-1289 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:46:56 +0000 /bloggers/2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/#comment-1289 […] also offer a reward to the patron who achieves Mayor of the museum on the first Saturday of the month; and they’re working with Foursquare to create a special […]

]]> By: La géolocalisation une tendance de l’année 2010 « Museonet2.0 /2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-844 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:00:05 +0000 /bloggers/2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/#comment-844 […] mais aussi pour les musées. Sur le blog du musée de Brooklyn, Shelley Bernstein analyse l’entrée sur Foursquare et son importance pour les musées. C’est en réalité « une célébration du visiteur« , car Foursquare […]

]]> By: nina /2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-1170 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:34:01 +0000 /bloggers/2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/#comment-1170 have not indulged in foursquare yet
but love how this puts the museum “in a neighborhood” for people who are coming to visit.

]]> By: Jenna P /2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-1178 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:52:23 +0000 /bloggers/2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/#comment-1178 What a fun application! I can really see how museums around the country can use this as a way to get visitors actively involved. I only wish it were available in more locations.

]]> By: Shelley Bernstein /2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-1179 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:42:09 +0000 /bloggers/2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/#comment-1179 Yeah, gowalla is pretty neat too. We started with Foursquare b/c we’ve seen more people checking in here with it…but, you know, that can change in seconds ;)

]]> By: Richard McCoy /2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-1177 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:34:25 +0000 /bloggers/2009/12/29/calling-the-mayor/#comment-1177 Great idea! Can’t wait to see how this develops. I do have to admit to liking Gowalla also, but mainly because you actually have to be at the location to check in.

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