Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, OpenSource, and other social media are revolutionizing the way people communicate. This video produced by the author of Socialnomics detai...more

Kickstarter is a funding platform for artists, designers, filmmakers, musicians, journalists, inventors, and explorers. Kickstarter is a new way to fund creative ideas and ambitious endeavors. Kickstarter is powered by a unique all-o...more

Here is a collection of resources on social media specific to marketing. TOP 50 SITES This feature article from the website Insider CRM explains why every business needs a presence on these social bookmarking, networking, media, and job site...more

This list of online social networks for performing arts communities is not complete by any means, but is meant as a representation of the different kind of networks, as well as the different approaches with regards to target audience, outreach, and d...more

UberVu is powered by the same technology used by real-time search engines. See conversations about you within minutes of them happening....more

Foursquare is a location based social network that incorporates gaming elements. Users share their location with friends by “checking in” via a smartphone app or by text message. Points are awarded for checking in at various venues. Us...more

Let's face it: no matter how politely or emphatically we ask our audiences to turn off and put away their mobile devices, people are taking photos and video, texting and reading, and otherwise doing annoying and inappropriate things with their i...more

Devon Smith, nonprofit manager and author of the always interesting "24 Usable Hours: Where Numbers Meets Art" bog, recently posted her thoughts from the Americans for the Arts Half Century Summit about social media related sessions. S...more

A central argument in the discourse of technology is that new technologies replace the old. Those of us in the performing arts know better. Neither cinema nor television signaled the death of theater, and the Internet hasn’t succeeded either in...more

Whether you are a technophile or technophobe, social media is an inescapable fact of life.   Like e-mail in the ‘90s and the web at the dawn of the new millennium, artists and organizations—as a matter of business—have ha...more