From the 2012 AASLH conference session: "FSA Tips: Improving Your Online Presence"

1. Welcome to the
AASLH Hive
Museum!
Utah.... The Beehive state!

2. Strategic Goals of the Hive
• Creating a web presence
• Sharing Collections
• Event Sharing
• Communicating with Members
• Provide a list of additional resources for online tools.
And like Utahans, we relate the beehive symbol to industry and
the pioneer virtues of thrift and perseverance. Why? Because
we are a museum, and are budget is $0.00.

3. Current Hive Staff…
Maggie Marconi - Museum Administrator
for the Follett House Museum, a branch of the Sandusky
Library, located in Sandusky, Ohio.
As the sole museum professional, Maggie does it all--
programming, exhibit design, research, registrarial
duties, grant writing, and maintenance. Maggie is a
graduate of Earlham College, and holds a Master of Arts
from the Cooperstown Graduate Program in History
Museum Studies. She attended the Seminar for
Historical Administration in 2006. Maggie is the First
Vice President of Ohio Local History Alliance, and co-
chair of the Alliance’s 21st Century Communications
Committee. She serves on the Virtual Home for History
and the Small Museums Committees for AASLH.

4. Current Hive Staff…
Scott Wands - Heritage Resource Center &
Field Services Director, Connecticut Humanities Council
Scott manages the CHC's non-grant-funded services to
Connecticut's cultural heritage community. The Heritage
Resource Center (HRC) organizes and distributes current
thinking and best practices in the museum field and
includes both a lending library and comprehensive Web
site. Scott also oversees the CHC’s field services
offerings, including leadership forums, seminars, and
workshops for museum professionals.
Prior to joining the staff of the CHC in March of 2008,
Scott worked for five years for Connecticut Landmarks as
Assistant Curator of Education. A graduate of the
Winterthur Program in Early American Culture at the
University of Delaware (MA) and Amherst College (BA),
Scott serves as Region 2 Chair for Awards and
Membership for AASLH (RI, CT, NY, NJ) and is a former
board member of the CT League of History
Organizations.

5. Current Hive Staff…
Mike Frohlich – Multimedia/Web
Manager for the State Historical Society of
North Dakota located in Bismarck, ND.
Mike manages the SHSND website, social
media, does audio & video production, and
“other duties assigned”.
More importantly… he makes beer! Mike is
the co-owner/brewer of Laughing Sun Brewing
Co. opening this month (according to plan).

6. We Need Your Participation!
The Hive is only as strong as its community members. This is meant to be a
place of learning, experimentation, sharing and fun!
Join the experiment! Posts and uploads to
the AASLH Hive sites is encouraged and
vital to the success of our museum!

7. The Plan…
1st: Creating a web presence
• Blog as a website
2nd: Sharing Collections
• Facebook page
• Youtube channel
• Flickr
3rd: Event Sharing
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Eventbrite
• Tweetdeck, Hootsuite, or other similar programs
4th: Communicating with Members
• Mailchimp
• Facebook
• Twitter

8. Resource List:
Tools you can Commerce
• Shopify
Social Media
• Hootsuite
use that are • Xero • Twitter
free or cheap • VendHQ
• BitCommerce
• Facebook
• Google+
• Eventbrite • Four Square
Surveys • Showclicks • Flickr
• Google Forms • Meetup.com
• Survey Monkey Web Design
• Survs • WooTheme Meetings/Collaboration
• WordPress • Join.me
Nonprofits Programs • Tumblr • Skype
• Google • Storify • Instant Messenger
– Google Apps • Omeka • Google Hangout
– YouTube Pro • Google Analytics • WikiSpace
– Free Adwords • MailChimp • Confluence
• Tech Soup • Rypple
• Litmos (online training)

9. Resource list continued…
photosynth
blog
qr code
wordle
tech soup
four square
http://www.floorplanner.co
floorplanner m/ http://museumtwo.blogspot.com/2010/09/quick-hit-free-tech-tool-for-exhibit.html
kickstarter
survey monkey
http://quizstar.4teachers.org
quizstar /
quizlet http://quizlet.com/
polldaddy http://polldaddy.com/
moodle http://moodle.org/
proprofs http://www.proprofs.com/
doodle
tumblr
spydermate www.spydermate.com search engine optimization
quantcast http://www.quantcast.com/ audience measurement
http://www.whostalkin.com/
whostalkin about/ social media search tool
stat counter www.statcounter.com
dplan disaster planning
itunes U
skype
lulu
café press
tiny chat www.tinychat.com
meebo www.meebo.com
google sketch
up floor planning
edmodo
babycad http://babycad.com/ floor planning
inkscape http://inkscape.org/ graphics editor