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Given the proliferation of smart phones and social networking wouldn't  
abundant wifi encourage sharing visitor experiences? We try to share  
those experiences through our marketing efforts which include social  
networking. Shouldn't we encourage/enable our guest to do so as well?


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Stan Orchard
http://stanorchard.com
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On Jun 21, 2010, at 10:59 AM, Bob Raiselis  
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> On Jun 21, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Wendy Pollock wrote:
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>> Last week, there was an exchange about public Internet access in  
>> museums. Bob and others seemed to be saying they'd like to avoid  
>> the "Internet cafe" atmosphere. I'm curious about why.
>
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> We were wondering if a public wifi connection would encourage  
> parents (and teens) to sit on the sidelines and surf the web or  
> catch up on email while their children/younger siblings were engaged  
> in the exhibits, rather than participating with them. I believe  
> there were a couple of responses to that question that brought this  
> up.
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> We don't actually have a cafe. If we did that would be a good place  
> to catch up on email, probably. The exhibit floor, maybe not so much.
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> So I guess the question might instead be "is it appropriate to  
> encourage wireless Internet usage by museum visitors on the exhibit  
> floor?"
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> Bob Raiselis
> Montshire Museum of Science
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