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  1. RT @busterratliff: "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." - Thomas Edison #si20 about 17 hours ago from TweetDeck
  2. Why we're storyboarding the Commons Prototype: see "5 reasons why you should storyboard your short film" http://tinyurl.com/3xya36 #si20 about 17 hours ago from TweetDeck
  3. Four short videos, work-in-progress on the Smithsonian Commons prototype http://tinyurl.com/ya6n5tg (a YouTube Playlist) #si20 about 19 hours ago from TweetDeck
  4. RT @lhmann: New #LuceCenter "I like" tours http://bit.ly/5g6QUy How about an "I Like" feature for the SI Commons? #si20 (Heck yeah!) about 19 hours ago from TweetDeck
  5. Examples of quirky #smithsonian content, some quick responses http://sqworl.com/gixhv2 (For a prototype of the Smithsonian Commons...) #si20 9:26 AM Dec 23rd, 2009 from TweetDeck
  6. I'm looking for examples of quirky #smithsonian content that you've seen circulating through the Internet. (For a prototype project..) #si20 7:44 AM Dec 23rd, 2009 from TweetDeck
  7. RT @edmj: Folks want expertise, but not experts' voice alone. 1:32 PM Dec 22nd, 2009 from Tweetie
  8. (Hey @UDCMRK & @smithsoniantech - can we help @prtlbot see David Weinberger's SIL talk on a Mac? http://tinyurl.com/6h6upt) 1:11 PM Dec 22nd, 2009 from TweetDeck
  9. (@prtlbot - did you mean this for me? "@mdedson do you know any way to get http://tinyurl.com/6h6upt onto youtube? I can't view it ...") 1:04 PM Dec 22nd, 2009 from TweetDeck
  10. Today's challenge: how to make the Smithsonian Commons prototype polished (to look sexy/complete) but loose (so it can learn) #si20 11:59 AM Dec 22nd, 2009 from TweetDeck
  11. [And... #si20] David Weinberger’s “authority is metadata” was also influential http://tinyurl.com/6h6upt (@ minute 103:18. Whole talk good) 11:40 AM Dec 22nd, 2009 from TweetDeck
  12. [3/3 #si20]...institutional narcissism, but I’m increasingly confident we can overcome that, if we embrace external experts and enthusiasts. 11:39 AM Dec 22nd, 2009 from TweetDeck
  13. [2/3 #si20] A growing understanding that communities look to experts as time savers and guides. The danger is our own... 11:38 AM Dec 22nd, 2009 from TweetDeck
  14. [1/3 #si20] re: @edmj & "what turned you around from being crowd-centric to balancing w/ expertise in the Commons?" 11:37 AM Dec 22nd, 2009 from TweetDeck
  15. .@epistemographer re: strategy, expertise, & HR. Talk we shall, but we'll be doing well if we can #grok level 1 of this game! 11:04 AM Dec 22nd, 2009 from Tweetie
  16. .@sherah1918 re: Smithsonian/crowd balance...and if we do it right, everyone gets smarter-- experts, enthusiasts, regular folks... #si20 1:05 PM Dec 18th, 2009 from Tweetie
  17. (For the record, that "Surprise Me" quip only lived on because of the brilliant work of Lynn Carruthers http://tinyurl.com/yhnjywl #si20) 12:27 PM Dec 18th, 2009 from TweetDeck
  18. .@sherah1918 , 5 months ago I'd have put the crowd on top, case closed. Now I'm realizing what @smithsonian authority adds to the mix. #si20 12:15 PM Dec 18th, 2009 from TweetDeck
  19. re @GuWa & balance of authority/users: Big discovery was how important @smithsonian credibility is, not as an end, but as a beginning #si20 12:09 PM Dec 18th, 2009 from TweetDeck
  20. re: @bathlander & "Commons Cash" - - I'm intrigued by it too! Not sure where it will lead, but was too good to leave out ;) #si20 12:02 PM Dec 18th, 2009 from web
  • Name Michael Edson
  • Location D.C.
  • Bio The Smithsonian's Director of Web and New Media Strategy
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