- Finding a "voice" for the blog (or each author?)
- This takes time, but it allows the blog to really take the next step beyond random posts
- Examples:
- informal / brief: http://eyelevel.si.edu/ (actually edited!)
- formal / essays: http://www.fresnomet.org/mettalk
- multiple authors, same sort of style
- informational: http://www.moca.org/wack/
- little to no commentary, but reposting event info, articles, pictures, and video
- enthusiastic / frank: http://museumofglass.org/blogs/art/
- Exposing authors
- Responding to comments
- Expose your archives
- Visitors don't always know what they're searching for, or they're not searching at all.
- Expose your comments
- A front page list of recent comments, and/or on every page, lets people know there are other readers
- Make connections
- You know there's a related exhibition listing, but no one else does. Cross-link the two.
- The perfect post:
- http://museumofglass.org/blogs/art/2007/01/quantizing-liminal-i-need-a-dictionary/
- good design - even the white on black doesn't bug me
- good content - maybe a bit long, but it's all good
- multimedia - embedded inline video
- interactive - reveals answer!
- author bio
- artwork credit non-obtrustive
- links for more information
- invitation for feedback
- responded to feedback
- http://museumofglass.org/blogs/art/2007/01/quantizing-liminal-i-need-a-dictionary/
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