[BCMA] alternative social media

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

Our team here at the Penticton Art Gallery is also interested in sitting in
or participating in any conversations or networking opportunities to help
us navigate the ever changing social media landscape.

Thank you

Paul Crawford
Director/Curator
Penticton Art Gallery

On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <
listserv at lists.museum.bc.ca> wrote:

> Hi,
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> VIVO will be moving to Bluesky and we are currently reviewing a few other
> platforms.
> Bluesky has a lot of engagement  by archivists, historians, academics,
> artists, and communities relevant to our archive. It'd recommend setting up
> a personal account and exploring and see if you think it's right for your
> archive.
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> Sincerely,
> Karen
> K. Knights
> Archive Manager, Crista Dahl Media Library & Archive
> Pronouns: She/Her
> VIVO Media Arts Centre
> 2625 Kaslo Street, Vancouver, BC  V5M 3G9
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/2625+Kaslo+Street,+Vancouver,+BC+%C2%A0V5M+3G9?entry=gmail&source=g>
> Phone 604.872.8337  | Mobile 778.995.1070
>  vivomediaarts.com <http://www.vivomediaarts.com>
> vivomediaarts.com/archive
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> VIVO is situated on the unceded territory of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam),
> Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)
> Nations.
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> On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <
> listserv at lists.museum.bc.ca> wrote:
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>> Hey all,
>>
>> Just wondering about how everyone is feeling about social media platforms
>> right now?
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>> I know some people are moving off Meta (Facebook, Instagram) and
>> X/Twitter. While I don’t think we’re quite ready to leave the place where
>> such a large percentage of our audience hangs out, we are starting to think
>> ahead and acknowledge that many people are moving and that the people who
>> are likely to move, are also people who are our audience.
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>> So what other platforms are you all using or experimenting with? Have you
>> seen a shift the number of followers?
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>> I’d love to have further discussions with people about this. Perhaps it’s
>> a good topic for a Tea & Talk?
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>> Debby Reis *(she/her)*
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>> Marketing & Communications Manager
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>> Museum of Vancouver
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>> 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC  V6J 3J9
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1100+Chestnut+Street,+Vancouver,+BC%C2%A0+V6J+3J9?entry=gmail&source=g>
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>> Phone: 604-730-5309
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>> *museumofvancouver.ca <https://museumofvancouver.ca/> *
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>> *We acknowledge that MOV is located within the unceded, ancestral
>> territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and
>> səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.*
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>> *Feature Exhibitions:*
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>> *Home Brew: How Vancouver & Beer Made Each Other (Virtual)
>> <https://museumofvancouver.ca/beer-catalogue>*
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>> *That Which Sustains Us
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>> *c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city*
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