Technology in the Arts #50

It's our 50th episode! Brad and Jason recognize the 2008 Technology in the Arts National Conference sponsors, discuss YouTube as a viable video hosting service for arts organizations and take a look back at their favorite topics from episodes 1-49. Use the following handy dandy links to follow along:

Technology in the Arts National Conference Sponsors - View information about our sponsors

Technology in the Arts Podcast Episode Guide - Use our episode guide to follow along with our retrospective

Cool Site of the Episode

Zamzar.com - Free online file conversion

Reminder - If you have any questions or interesting discussion items, please send them to podcast@technologyinthearts.org.

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Technology in the Arts #44

In our most recent episode, Brad travels to Denver, CO, for the 2008 National Performing Arts Convention, a gathering of performing artists, arts groups and service organizations from all over the country. The song used in this episode is Rocky Mountain High sung by members of Chorus America, the national non-profit service organization for choral music. Visit their Web site for more information about their programs and services.

This episode features Brad's interviews with:

• Brad Carlin, current associate managing director of SITI Company and soon-to-be executive director of Salvage Vanguard Theater
• Bill O'Brien, director of theater and musical theater, National Endowment for the Arts
• Erin West, director of arts marketing, Pop Arts Marketing
• Albert Einstein, a dead scientist (actually, he does the Einstein Alive! educational touring show)
• Maxine, a cross-dressing cyclist (actually, he works for the Denver Art Museum)

We also have some photos to accompany this week's episode:

Funny. He doesn't smell dead.

Carlin and I raise a glass to NPAC.

Yikes. And, no, that's not a purse on my arm.

Disclaimer: Contrary to what the photos indicate, I did other things in Denver besides consume alcoholic beverages.

Reminder - If you have any questions or interesting discussion items, please send them to podcast@technologyinthearts.org.

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Technology in the Arts #42

In our most recent episode, Brad travels to Waterloo, Ontario, with David Dombrosky and Josh Futrell to attend Technology in the Arts: Canada. The Center for Arts Management and Technology partnered with the University of Waterloo's Centre for Cultural Management to present the two-day event. During the conference, Brad presented a podcast workshop and Josh presented a lecture on content management systems. David mostly just rode around on a moose drinking maple syrup. (Actually, he was instrumental in coordinating the conference programming.)

This episode features Brad's interviews with:

• Linda Rogers, executive director of the Toronto Philharmonia
• Justine Greenland Duke, consultant and Technology in the Arts: Canada steering committee member
• Adam Pollard, attendee from the Woodstock Museum
• Bill Poole, director of UW's Centre for Cultural Management

The song used in this episode is Vantastic Eastern Canadian Road Trip Blues by the Canadian band The Superfantastics. The song was downloaded from the Podsafe Music Network, a superfantastic resource for podcasters.

Reminder - If you have any questions or interesting discussion items, please send them to podcast@technologyinthearts.org.

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Technology in the Arts #41

In our most recent episode, Brad flies solo and offers an overview of CAMT's 2008 summer tour. Now if we only had some groupies to follow us around... Also, Brad attends the Association of Arts Administration Educators Annual Conference and interviews the group's president, Andrew Taylor. Taylor is director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, an MBA degree program and research center in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, and the author of the blog The Artful Manager.

Finally, Brad interviews filmmaker Paul Germain, a graduate of Carnegie Mellon's Master of Arts Management program, about his new documentary Speedy Delivery. Germain and his crew followed David Newell, best known as Mr. McFeely on the hugely popular children's show Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.

CAMT's 2008 summer tour schedule:

What?	Where?	When?
Technology in the Arts: Canada	Waterloo, Ontario	May 9-10, 2008
National Performing Arts Convention	Denver, CO	June 10-14, 2008
Americans for the Arts Annual Convention	Philadelphia, PA	June 20-22, 2008
American Association of Community Theatre's NYC Convention	New York, NY	July 10-13, 2008

Cool Sites of the Episode

Brad: SpeedyDeliveryMovie.com - Web site for Paul Germain's documentary, Speedy Delivery

Reminder - If you have any questions or interesting discussion items, please send them to podcast@technologyinthearts.org.

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Technology in the Arts #40

In our most recent episode, Brad and Jason answer a listener's questions, including: 1. Why is Google saying my site is evil? 2. What are the best ways for artists to market themselves online?

Also, Brad attends Museums and the Web 2008 in Montreal, Canada, and interviews Web usability gurus Michael Twidale, associate professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Graduate School of Library and Information Science, and Paul Marty, associate professor at Florida State University's College of Information.

Use the following handy-dandy links to follow along with the episode:

Google's Harmful Site Info - Are Google's search results saying a Web site may be harmful? Here is some info to help make sense of that scary message.

SQL Injections - Some information about SQL injections: What are they? How do I fix it? How do I prevent them?

Paul Marty's Usability Info - A great place to start your research on simple, affordable Web usability testing.

Don't Make Me Think - A great book about Web site usability.

Cool Sites of the Episode

Jason: weatherbonk.com - Personalized weather and traffic information.

Brad: WordPress.com and WordPress.org - A great blogging platform that can also be used as a content management system. We've talked about it before, but Brad thought it was worth a mention, as the new Technology in the Arts site is built entirely in WordPress.

Reminder - If you have any questions or interesting discussion items, please send them to podcast@technologyinthearts.org.

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Technology in the Arts #28

Podcast - Technology in the Arts #28

In our most recent episode, Brad features interviews from Technology in the Arts 2007, the second annual conference dedicated exclusively to technology strategy and implementation for artists and arts managers.

This episode features Brad's interviews with:

• Anthony Daniels, who portrayed C3PO in the Star Wars films and a visiting scholar for Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center
• Jake Barton, Principal and Founder, LocalProjects
• Wesley Taylor, Program Development Director, Alabama Dance Council
• Bill Poole, Director, Centre for Cultural Management at the University of Waterloo

For more information about the conference, visit www.TechnologyInTheArts.org.

For information about Technology in the Arts: Canada, being hosted by the Centre for Cultural Management in May 2008, visit www.TechnologyInTheArts.ca.

Reminder - If you have any questions or interesting discussion items, please send them to podcast@technologyinthearts.org.

Technology in the Arts #27

Podcast - Technology in the Arts #27

In our most recent episode, Brad travels to Louisville, KY, for the Performing Arts Exchange (PAE), hosted annually by the Southern Arts Federation. PAE connects performing artists with agents, presenting organizations and state arts agencies through networking events and professional development sessions.

This episode features Brad's interviews with:

• Gerri Combs: Executive Director, Southern Arts Federation
• Dr. Everett McCorvey, Founder and Director, American Spiritual Ensemble
• Rosemary Johnson, Executive Director, Alabama Dance Council
• Guerrilla Girls on Tour, Performing Arts Group

Also featured is the song 'Plenty Good Room' from the American Spiritual Ensemble's album The Spirituals, available for purchase online.

Reminder - If you have any questions or interesting discussion items, please send them to podcast@technologyinthearts.org.

Technology in the Arts #19

Podcast - Technology in the Arts #19 In our most recent podcast, Brad and Jason talk about the long-awaited 'Sopranos' finale and provide a teaser of the sessions being featured at the 2007 Technology in the Arts conference. We also feature part one of Brad's interview with master audio mixer Girl Talk.

Also, we're still waiting on someone to respond to the challenge of sending Brad a MySpace page that looks good. The first person to achieve this seemingly impossible task will win a free lunch.

Respond to the above by emailing podcast@technologyinthearts.org.

Use the following handy-dandy links to follow along with the episode:

HBO's Official Sopranos Site - Join the community and debate the finale for eternity

Star Wars - Make your own fan film using new audio/video mashup tools from Eyespot

Technology in the Arts - Check the official site for frequent conference updates

Girl Talk on Wikipedia - Unlock the secrets of the Girl Talk samples

Reminder - If you have any questions or interesting discussion items, please send them to podcast@technologyinthearts.org.

Technology in the Arts #6: Brian Feldman / Jonathan Edmonds

Podcast - Technology in the Arts #6 In the latest edition of the Technology in the Arts podcast, Brad presents two more interviews from the 2006 Technology in the Arts conference…

Brian Feldman, Tessitura Software, talks about his company's product and how databases enable arts organizations to track their constituents and provide a more customized experience.

Jonathan Edmonds, Chief Information Officer for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, talks about the Trust's shared services practice and how technology facilitates the organization's management processes.

Technology in the Arts #5: Carla Dunlap / Philip Horn

Podcast - Technology in the Arts #5 In the latest edition of the Technology in the Arts podcast, Brad presents two more interviews from the 2006 Technology in the Arts conference…

Carla Dunlap, Program Director and Technology Manager for the Maryland State Arts Council, talks about how arts organizations can market and monitor Web content.

Philip Horn, Executive Director of the PA Council on the Arts, talks about the Council’s lengthy relationship with the Center for Arts Management and Technology.