Dec

14

(2005)

SFMOMA is Podcasting!

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SFMOMA PodcastsI just got an email from Peter Samis, the lead Pachyderm wrangler at SFMOMA (complete with signature Tilley). SFMOMA just launched their podcasting program. They’re providing a feed with a variety of content providing information about the exhibits at the museum.

And, here’s the kicker. They’re taking it all the way. Instead of charging a fee for providing this service, they’re providing a discount on museum admission to people who take advantage of the podcasts! Talk about an awesome way to give people an incentive to come to the museum. The best of both worlds - they can take advantage of the podcast without stepping foot into the museum, but if they’re in the area, they get a break for coming in and seeing the collections in person. That’s great!

Good work, Peter (and Tim, and Tana, and all of the elves…) It’s pretty cool to see what you came up with after the initial brainstorming we had over “four cheese pizza” in San Francisco this summer ;-)

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3 Responses to “SFMOMA is Podcasting!”

  1. Beth Harris on December 28th, 2005 6:28 pm

    Hi D’Arcy,
    Thought you might be interested in some “alternative” museum vodcast/podcast/audio-guides that Steven Zucker and I have been doing — (inspired by Artmobs)

    www3.fitnyc.edu/historyofart/smarthistory.htm

    or our blog:

    http://www.smarthistory.blogspot.com

  2. D'Arcy on December 28th, 2005 6:56 pm

    Thanks, Beth! I’ll check it out! I also stumbled across a Smart Mobs SFMOMA thing while checking Google (someone found my blog on the first page of search results for “SFMOMA” on Google, so I checked it out - it’s only a slot or 2 lower than SFMOMA’s own page!)

    Anyway, I found this link to smartmobs.com, which (incorrectly) implies you get a discounted admission if you’re a podcaster… Actually, anyone with an MP3 player can get the discount just by downloading the SFMOMA podcasts. You don’t have to be a podcaster to get the discount.

  3. Beth Harris on December 31st, 2005 6:01 am

    Thanks D’Arcy — an interesting link!
    This is one of the sites that originally inspired us —
    http://mod.blogs.com/art_mobs/
    along with the contemporary artist Janet Cardiff
    http://www.ps1.org/cut/press/cardiff.html

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