From Number Sign to Hashtag – the Power of

Social Media #convegnoapm

Mar Dixon@MarDixon

mar@mardixon.com

A common name for the # symbol in the United States

is “number”.

Yet another accepted name for the # symbol is “hash”, which is a popular one in

the UK. It is also the generally accepted name

for the symbol when referring to computer programming usage.

CultureThemesMoney

Long FacesSeeing a potential

outlet

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Why?Trends – shift of museums from academic to

emotive… @Mardixon /

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Word of the Year!Bye bye

The objective:#MuseumSelfie was simple:

share a selfie you took with art/objects.

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Not everyone likes it

Haters gonna hate - but it’s ok! @Mardixon

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#AskACurator 2015

USA 311England 169Canada 109

Spain 83Germany 49France 44Italy 42Australia 39Russia 32

Netherlands 21

A nation stays alive when its culture stays

alive.

~National Museum in Kabul

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