http://museumblogging.com/2008/10/17/confluence-context-and-community-part-ii/ Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://museumblogging.com/2008/10/17/confluence-context-and-community-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Marjorie Schwarzer Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:14:42 +0000 http://museumblogging.com/?p=65#comment-266 Interesting post Leslie. I am still unsure about online communities and how much they dovetail with "what's going on ... on the ground." I think that in your Vermont friend's work, this difference matters very much. Today I phonebanked for Obama and my phone conversations with random registered voters (in a supposed "blue state") revealed that there are vast differences betw. what the blogs say and how people are really voting (much to my consternation!!). There is still much value, I believe, in live conversation and experience. So too with museums, of course ... since we purport to expose people to "the real thing." Of course, I could be old fashioned, but... Interesting post Leslie. I am still unsure about online communities and how much they dovetail with “what’s going on … on the ground.” I think that in your Vermont friend’s work, this difference matters very much. Today I phonebanked for Obama and my phone conversations with random registered voters (in a supposed “blue state”) revealed that there are vast differences betw. what the blogs say and how people are really voting (much to my consternation!!). There is still much value, I believe, in live conversation and experience. So too with museums, of course … since we purport to expose people to “the real thing.” Of course, I could be old fashioned, but…

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