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I have no quarrel  or disagreement with what you say.

I am just questioning how you would get this out via WiFi if visitors do not
know WiFi is available?

Martin

On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:47 PM, LABAR, WAYNE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> We have discovered that being able to tap into information on multiple
> levels is a good way to spread info.
>
> I would like to suggest that global/national events and happenings
> (hurricane, oil spill, discovery of life elsewhere) are events we as a
> field need to engage with better and perhaps with some cohesion go
> amplify our importance to society and a large swath of the public.
> Free wifi access may play a crtical role.
>
> Overall why not give people the tools to make their own connections to
> content and to communicate others about it. Museums are a social
> experience, we need to acknowledge that in today's world our social
> "fabric" is both real and virtual.
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> Wayne
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> On Jun 22, 2010, at 15:10, "martin weiss" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> >        Again, has anyone made any observations? I have not, except
> > that teachers tend to "flock" together and nannies also in
> > playgrounds.
> > I have asked that our Explainers be queried about what they observe.
> > We too have WiFi and I don't think we advertise it (not certain why
> > not if we don't). But as you know smart phones "find" the network so
> > it is not a secret for long.
> >
> > I'll report what our Explainers observe.
> >
> > Wayne if you would use it for emergency announcements how would that
> > work if you don't advertise the WiFi availability?
> >
> > Martin
> > On Jun 22, 2010, at 2:48 PM, David Savory wrote:
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> >>> I haven't been in this business for long enough to know, but my
> >>> bet is that there were disengaged chaperones long before there were
> >> cellphones and wi-fi.
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> >> 2-shay.
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> >> My personal feeling is that science museums ought to serve up a
> >> humongous buffet of experiences for visitors to gorge on as they
> >> will. If visitors are unwilling or unable to engage and would
> >> rather text their grandmas, so be it. We already have their money.
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