tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706678653651301316.post2504892974291831973..comments2024-02-27T00:28:09.103-08:00Comments on Art Blog By Bob: Man on the InsideUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706678653651301316.post-2473523438045646352008-10-13T06:49:00.000-07:002008-10-13T06:49:00.000-07:00The Olympics showcase the greatest athletes and mo...The Olympics showcase the greatest athletes and most fascinating cultures in the world. As the 2008 Games get underway in Beijing this month, be sure to show your Olympic spirit right at home with a visit to the Met, which boasts the largest collection of Asian Art in the West. <BR/>------------------<BR/>williamgeorge<BR/><A HREF="http://www.drivenwide.com" REL="nofollow">Search Engine Optimization</A>williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688329762742412714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706678653651301316.post-48519029070559965192008-10-02T09:18:00.000-07:002008-10-02T09:18:00.000-07:00I suspect the DIA's problems likely stem from othe...I suspect the DIA's problems likely stem from other financial factors, such as a slowly shrinking benefactor roll, a local populace no longer willing or able to contribute, and a host of other aspects. A blog may bring them more exposure, but I doubt the return on investment would be sufficient to justify it. After all the intent would be to attract more benefactors and members, not just educate. Few people view Detroit as a tourist destination.<BR/>Still, your idea is fascinating and has merit. A blog describing or presenting an art work a day would be an interesting project, especially if it highlighted some of the obscure or uncommon pieces. I for one would like to get into the archives of the Met just to see what they aren't showing us. That would be the greatest advantage of blog.<BR/>That said, there is a strong current against the internet - or more correctly the digital format - as a medium for intellectual discourse. <A HREF="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google" REL="nofollow">Nicholas Carr</A>, <A HREF="http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/is-stupid-making-us-google" REL="nofollow">James Bowman</A> and <A HREF="http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i04/04b01001.htm" REL="nofollow">Mark Bauerlein</A> have all written harsh critiques outlining the cognitive defects present in the digital format. While <A HREF="http://bobhaho.blogspot.com/2008/09/and-now-for-something-completely.html" REL="nofollow">I disagree </A>with these scholars, I must admit the empirical evidence for their case is strong. Nevertheless, IMO, the solution is not abandoning or shunning the digital media, but rather adapting and developing a better mode for presenting the data. Consider this point: the ubiquitous comment box for blogs is invariably tiny and difficult to use when composing long messages (such as this one). Unless readers are innovative and use the notepad or TextEdit to write their prose, comments tend to be short - even terse. The impermanence of the digital format is another problem.<BR/>I'm not saying these obstacles cannot be overcome. I am saying that prose alone will not suffice. A new paradigm needs to be developed for a blog to be effective. Case in point - <A HREF="http://scienceblogs.com/" REL="nofollow">ScienceBlogs.</A> They have a huge volume of traffic and cover a diverse and complicated subject matter. Nonetheless, the posts and blogs that generate the largest following are, for lack of a better word, reactionary. Furthermore, many of the posters are "regulars," which to some marketing people are both a boon and bane. (They tend towards the free-ride sector of consumers and become abusive to those they consider intruders.) Any museum curator or director worth their salt is going to need to see how you intend to overcome the cognitive obstacles the internet/digital format presents and how you will deal with the spam and abuse that will inevitably occur. Otherwise you are asking them to spend money on a vanity project that may or may not succeed.bobahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176542687278791678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706678653651301316.post-45737880767976871862008-10-02T06:29:00.000-07:002008-10-02T06:29:00.000-07:00I was wondering when you were going to get to para...I was wondering when you were going to get to paragraph #4! :)<BR/><BR/>I hope the deal is swung and we "have a man on the inside"! I'm pulling for you anyway.Sally Big Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11227452489512899262noreply@blogger.com