BlogHide Resteemspeartree4 (51)in explore1918 • 6 years agoBlogging + Cryptocurrencies + Academia = Fishbowl Echo ChamberGif by Alex Boya Abstract An assessment of a thought experiment exploring public history blogging on a cryptocurrency platform. Participants included graduate school students at Temple…peartree4 (51)in philanthropy • 6 years agoWishful Thinking: What I would do if I had a lot of $$$ to give awayClip from the Richard Pryor film, Brewster's Millions Growing up with the film, Brewster's Million's taught me to avoid large sums of cash. At a young age I learned that a bounty of bucks only…peartree4 (51)in blockchain • 6 years agoBlockchain Narratives: A Future of StorytellingImage by Diane Ferlatte The International Storytellers' Festival Recently, I discovered a juicy white paper about storytelling and blockchain . Check out this meaty morsel from the Story…peartree4 (51)in ipm • 6 years agoHelp Wanted: Disaster Managers & Vector Ecologists to Save Our Museums and LibrariesImage by Emily Szalay from The Western Museums Association. Did you know that the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works conducted an audit of all of the United…peartree4 (51)in digitalstrategy • 6 years agoDigital Strategies for Non-Profits: Fact or Fiction?As a self-proclaimed digital strategist , I've got plenty to say about the topic, especially in relation to non-profit culture organizations. For four years I worked as the Director of…peartree4 (51)in blockchain • 6 years agoStory Blocks: A Casestudy exploring Blockchain & Transmedia StoryTellingI recently came across a cases study that reminded me of how awesome the internet can be in sharing ideas. 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On a personal level it is the journey from making scrap books with photos printed from…peartree4 (51)in nonprofit • 6 years agoVisualized Psychometry: A Possible Future for History MuseumsImage from Uncanny X-men Vol 1, Issue 230 Art by Marc Silvestri. HypothesisCurated content by subject matter experts mixed with user generated content contributed by engaged individuals is the…peartree4 (51)in loi2018 • 7 years agoAdapt or Die: A Story of Philadelphia's Non-Profit Sector Then and NowFor the last couple months I have been exploring the non-profit sector in Philly with a cohort of students at Temple University . 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As this was his silent film debut it would be another fourteen…peartree4 (51)in explore1918 • 7 years ago#explore1918 in 3 Easy StepsOne hundred years ago. A century. It sounds substantial. In terms of units of measurement, it has solid notoriety. I mean, it’s no milenia, but 100 years is a respectable chunk of time. For…peartree4 (51)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoIntroductions are awkwardImage from Megillat Esther These pithy introductions on social media platforms always strike me as goofy. Like a stand-up comic on stage regurgitating their resume rather than making you laugh.…
