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renealicia "The media's job is to interest the public in the public interest" ~ John Dewey about 14 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® Retweeted by the_archive and 5 others
Witness: Exposing the truth about human rights violations one video at a time. fb.me/HSDCrsqV 9:30 AM Jun 1st via Facebook
RT @bevschafer: South Africa is rated as the 10th largest user of Twitter in the world and the most avid Twitter user on the continent. 8:01 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
@graysouth thanks Eve go forth and make sure developing nations are represented #ff 7:01 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to graysouth
SCAprogramme RT @CameronNeylon #SSP2012 session on access for developing nations might have included someone from...you know, a developing nation? 6:49 AM Jun 1st via web in reply to CameronNeylon Retweeted by the_archive and 2 others
Another worthy #ff @LettersOfNote: 40 "most powerful" photographs ever taken. bit.ly/KeHlLx via @caitlinmoran: 6:59 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
@sarahemilyduff thanks and ditto! #ff 6:52 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to sarahemilyduff
In defence of the dignity argument RT @mgthoughtleader: The Zuma portrait and black (male) sexuality owl.li/bimPm by T.S. Maluleke 6:50 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
nyu_dh Archive Watch: The Words of David Livingstone in Living Color. @wiredcampus bit.ly/N1Njj7 6:42 AM Jun 1st via web Retweeted by the_archive and 1 other
is it Friday again? #ff @mia_out for good stuff on tech and #museums 6:46 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
savingstories Over Troubled Water is out! bit.ly/kGZgRa ▸ Top stories today via @nbulletin @oafrica @the_archive 11:48 PM May 31st via Paper.li Retweeted by the_archive
@mia_out no, please feel free to quote me 6:44 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to mia_out
Thanks very much! RT @MzansiGirl: #FF Follow @the_archive for the low down on African heritage, museums & archives 6:42 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
The Assange Case: An Assault on Accountability - see SACSIS article. fb.me/1tz05drQF 4:04 AM Jun 1st via Facebook
Mandela: The Authorised Comic Book launched on Flickr! fb.me/12soTRIWO 3:44 AM Jun 1st via Facebook
Edit out offensive ones but over-curation of visitor comments might limit further engagement by raising the erudition bar @mia_out 3:00 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
Maybe reading simple comments like 'great' make visitors feel relaxed? RT @mia_out: #Museums -audience comments bit.ly/N2YqZd 2:57 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
drsimonwoodward Does anyone know of any published research on expression of national cultural identity via images on banknotes? Please RT #heritage 2:05 AM Jun 1st via web Retweeted by the_archive and 1 other
@MarcelBarnard - indeed, and I suppose especially if the access is used for education and development 8:52 AM May 31st via TweetDeck in reply to MarcelBarnard
gussilber In 1911, when the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, people queued up for hours to view the empty space on the wall. 5:38 AM May 31st via Tweetbot for iOS Retweeted by the_archive and 16 others

Name Harriet Deacon
Location South Africa / UK
Web http://www.archiv...
Bio UK correspondent for the Archival Platform: networking, advocacy and research about archives, heritage and museums in Africa