Review

Measuring Unstructured Data: Brandwatch

Measuring Unstructured Data: Brandwatch

Today, an increasing number of arts organizations are aware of the importance of using social media platforms to engage their audiences. While employing different channels is crucial, it is equally important to monitor, analyze and evaluate your organization’s performance across social media platforms.

When Post-Its Won’t Do, Try Trello

When Post-Its Won’t Do, Try Trello

If you’re looking for a project management application, the following steps are probably familiar: ask for recommendations, visit app websites, look up reviews. You also probably ended up with as many options as when you started. Considering that apps get new features regularly, reviews become outdated quickly.

Looking at Trello, a free web based project management and collaboration tool developed by Fog Creek Software, was perhaps part of that process. Instead of attempting a comprehensive review of all its features, I will concentrate on the core functionalities that make it a great project management tool.

Field Testing Google Glass in the Audience

Field Testing Google Glass in the Audience

Against all things holy and sacred, we wore Google Glass to live arts performances to test its functionality, as part of Google’s trial program in 2013. A form of head mounted display—a computing device intended for the user to wear on his or her head—Glass projects an augmented reality onto the real world...

From App to Art: Poetics

From App to Art: Poetics

The average smartphone user spends over an hour on his or her device per day. That’s a lot of time to be staring down at one screen. What if there were opportunities for smartphone users to exercise their artistic skills on these devices? What if there was an easier way to create that didn’t involve a paintbrush or a journal

Free Tools for Benchmarking & Monitoring Your Online Presence

Ever wonder what people are saying about your organization?  Curious about how you stack up to neighboring arts organizations or others in your industry? It’s important for every arts organization to keep an eye on its reputation, especially as audiences have more opportunities to interact online. This review compares features three different sites that arts organizations could use for benchmarking and online monitoring: Social Searcher, Social Mention, and Topsy.

Online Tools to Test Website Accessibility

A recent NTEN article provided a list of free online tools to help nonprofit organizations test their websites for accessibility. These tools help to ensure the features and content on a website can be experienced by persons of all abilities. Today I  take a closer look at one of the tools listed, WAVE, and review another option not included in the report, AMP.

Online Workspace Solutions for Nonprofits: Podio

Online Workspace Solutions for Nonprofits: Podio

All nonprofits—regardless of size, scope, or location—need some sort of electronic storage space to keep track of day-to-day operations, such as expense reporting, client contact information, or meeting plans. As office buildings become more expensive to maintain and less environmentally sustainable, online workspaces are becoming more and more popular. Unfortunately, finding the right workspace for your specific organization can be difficult.