Smithsonian Blogs and Podcasts

Site seeing in Washington, DC usually includes one of the 16 The American Art Museum, so I was pleased to learn about its group blog, army of web sites, (more than 100), but I can find only two Smithsonian-branded podcasts focusing on Asian art, respectively. This is more than a request for "technology for technology's sake" (otherwise I would be asking about vidcasting). Disney is podcasting. It's launching a weekly podcast to commemorate their 50th anniversary. Some of the same benefits apply and Disney provides a great example for museums to follow. More museum podcasts might even serve as examples of non-profits moving through the last 25 percent? Thus far we have primarily seen agencies engaged in the conversation. More on National Museum of American History for an interesting, visual review of tchotchke from the tech industry made it into the museum. I found this now awkward Time magazine cover story at the National Portrait Gallery. Bill Gates has come a very long way from the floppy disk to Strategic Public Relations blog. Kevin is Director of Marketing Communications for Strategic Public Relations