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.

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Technology in the Arts #43

In our most recent episode, Brad interviews podcast superstar Leo Laporte. Yes, we agree... the arts connection is a bit loose on this one, but Brad's a Leo fanboy so cut him some slack.

Handy dandy episode links:

• TWiT Live - Leo's live video feed
• Stickam - Leo's weapon of choice for streaming video
• Aviary - Leo's cool Web tool, which is currently in beta and open only to invitees

The song used in this episode is The Lion Sleeps No More by Amaryoni. The song was downloaded from the Podsafe Music Network, a phenomenal 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 #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 #39

In our most recent episode, Brad interviews Ben Cameron, program director for the arts at Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF).

From 1998 until he started with the DDCF in July 2006, Ben served as the executive director of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for not-for-profit theatres. Prior to that appointment, he was active in corporate philanthropy, first as senior program officer at the Dayton Hudson Foundation and subsequently as manager of community relations at Target Stores in Minneapolis.

Ben has taught theatre at the Yale School of Drama, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Virginia Tech, and Columbia University.

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 #38

In our most recent episode, Brad interviews Jonathan Coulton, an independent musician known by millions of geeks as the guy who wrote the song Still Alive for the award-winning console game Portal.

Coulton discusses his use of Creative Commons and other online practices to build a rabid and connected fan base.

Creative Commons allows an artist to apply a standard copyright and then scale back the restrictions. While many musicians and record executives are trying to find ways to lock down their songs, Coulton has found a way to make money giving his music away. (But please... be kind and pay what you can. The guy's good and deserves to eat.)

Check out Coulton's songs here.

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Technology in the Arts #37

In our most recent episode, Brad and Jason discuss Google's new free collaboration tool and why you sometimes get more than you pay for... even if you pay nothing! Use the following handy-dandy links to follow along with the episode:

Google Sites - Quickly create a network of internal or external sites for free. You can add and edit pages, attach documents and upload audio and video files.

PC Mag's 157 Best Free Software List - Amazing software that can be yours for the low, low price of nothing.

Mac OS X Server Software - With a little effort and a bit of cash, you can set up your own Mac-based internal network.

Cool Sites of the Episode

Brad & Jason: hillaryismomjeans.com - Our special presidential campaign edition. Tell the world what Hillary Clinton is doing at this ridiculously simple yet highly addictive and popular Web site.

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 #36

In our most recent episode, Brad and Jason discuss "crowdsourcing" and technology portfolio management. Use the following handy-dandy links to follow along with the episode:

CNN's iReport - You report the news by submitting photos, videos and stories.

Vocalo.org - Chicago Public Radio's content sharing site.

The Kennedy Center - Since opening in 1971, the Kennedy Center has continued its efforts to fulfill his vision—presenting the greatest performers and performances from across America and around the world, nurturing new works and young artists, and serving the nation as a leader in arts education.

Cool Sites of the Episode

Jason: www.mikedaisey.com - Site of the self-proclaimed "actor, author, commentator, playwright and general layabout."

Brad: Siti Extended Ensemble (SEE) - The interactive online community for SITI Company.

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 #35

In our most recent episode, Brad interviews Peter Jaszi, co-author of a new study by the Center for Social Media at American University that examines user-generated content with respect to copyright issues. The study was conducted by Center director Pat Aufderheide and Jaszi, co-director of the law school’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. The study shows that many online videos using copyrighted material could be protected under fair use policies.

Fair use, a hotly debated concept that lacks clear guidelines, allows for the quoting of copyrighted material without asking permission or paying royalties. The study warns that perfectly legal and valuable social commentary might be curbed by major content holders' (Sony, NBC, Viacom, etc.) new practices for controlling piracy.

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