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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hi Debbie,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Very timely topic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I’d be curious on comparing notes with the communications/marketing folks in the arts & culture sector. Count me in for any kind of Tea & Topic or online chat & chew.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks for raising this point.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Josh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Joshua Desnoyers
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</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">Marketing and Events Coordinator</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">1315 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9R3<br>
t: 250-762-2226 ext: 305 | </span><a href="www.kelownaartgallery.com"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">www.kelownaartgallery.com</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CC4140;mso-ligatures:none">SEE WHAT’S ON NOW:
</span></b><a href="https://kelownaartgallery.com/exhibitions/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CC4140;mso-ligatures:none">click here</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#CC4140;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none">We acknowledge that the Kelowna Art Gallery operates on the unceded traditional territory of the syilx/Okanagan people.</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Listserv <listserv-bounces@lists.museum.bc.ca>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 28, 2025 3:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [BCMA] alternative social media<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Hey all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Just wondering about how everyone is feeling about social media platforms right now?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">So what other platforms are you all using or experimenting with? Have you seen a shift the number of followers?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">I’d love to have further discussions with people about this. Perhaps it’s a good topic for a Tea & Talk?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Debby Reis
<i>(she/her)</i></span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Marketing & Communications Manager</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Museum of Vancouver</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Phone: 604-730-5309</span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="https://museumofvancouver.ca/"><span style="color:blue">museumofvancouver.ca</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">We acknowledge that MOV is located within the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh
(Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.</span></i><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Feature Exhibitions:</span></b><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="https://museumofvancouver.ca/beer-catalogue"><span style="color:#215E99">Home Brew: How Vancouver & Beer
Made Each Other (Virtual)</span></a></span></i><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="https://museumofvancouver.ca/that-which-sustains-us"><span style="color:#215E99">That Which Sustains Us</span></a></span></i><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="https://museumofvancouver.ca/csnam-the-city-before-the-city"><i><span style="color:#215E99">c̓əsnaʔəm,
the city before the city</span></i></a></span><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#215E99;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="https://museumofvancouver.ca/museum-hours-and-admission"><span style="color:blue">*MOV
is offering discounted rates during our HVAC repairs!*</span></a></span></b><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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