June #mcrn2 meetup: Back to the Future
How non-profit organisations are using social media tools to engage people in their history and archives. Thanks to all those that took part. More info: http://mcrn2.org.uk/
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Since it's Valentine's Day today (oh you hadn't noticed?) we have picked out an interesting trio of 19th Century letters from our archive...
Salford Lads Club - Since 1903Posted on June 25, 2012 admin Our 100 camping pictures and 16 short digital films which were created as part of our Heritage Lottery Fund...Twitter re-enactments
Hearing from @wcmlibrary at #mcrn2 about how they've used Twitter to re-enact the Battle of Bexley Square...Photos & Images....
- @mcrarchives say photos of local landmarks get them most interaction on flickr, as people discuss whether now is better than then... #mcrn2
Aggregating & storytelling....
- Great stuff on @mcrarchives Refugee X blogging project here at #mcrn2. Liking their 'suck it and see' approach to digital :-)
Refugee X:1945 #RefugeeWeek20.2.1945 We so wish to leave for America like so many of our friends. I can only hope and wait until our turn comes. My closest friend a...Engaging people in the process...
- @salfordladsclub great place to visit. Been twice, once in Aug 89 and then again in May 2009 lockerz.com/s/165698662 lockerz.com/s/165698679
- Absolutely loving @mcrarchives idea of @culturefm at #mcrn2. Great way of getting your colleagues involved in social media!
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- David GovierWe use ifttt.com to send out tweets as our flickr pics are tagged. There's so much potential to do more with it. Thanks for sharing!2012-06-27T22:05:09.146Z
Kate FoxGreat stuff! @watfordgap added a good thought about using http://ifttt.com/ to do clever things with favourited tweets as an alternative to using Storify :-)2012-06-27T10:49:58.429Z
- David GovierWe use ifttt.com to send out tweets as our flickr pics are tagged. There's so much potential to do more with it. Thanks for sharing!2012-06-27T22:05:09.146Z
- Kate FoxGreat stuff! @watfordgap added a good thought about using http://ifttt.com/ to do clever things with favourited tweets as an alternative to using Storify :-)2012-06-27T10:49:58.429Z
