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A Quick Thanksgiving Note

Thu, Nov 11, 2011
by Drew McManus
Hooray
I hope everyone will have the time today to enjoy a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving with family and friends. Something extra to be thankful for if you’re looking for new position  is Adaptistration Jobs now allows job seekers to post resumes which can be viewed by registered job posters (all free of charge)!  All you
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Curse You Twitter!

Wed, Nov 11, 2011
by Drew McManus
I was planning on posting a nice roundup article about the Your Website Is Ugly! session from the National Arts Marketing Project Conference but much of the content I wanted to reference was from the Twitter hashtag #uglywebsites and for whatever reason, Twitter is having some sort of psychitzophrenic episode and the entire thread appears
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2011 Canadian Orchestra Website Review: Detailed Scores Plus US & Canadian Comparison

Tue, Nov 11, 2011
by Drew McManus
Designed to provide additional information about how each orchestra fared in the reviews, the detailed scores drill down to provide data for each of the six categories. Additionally, the average score for each category is provided so as to provide an additional frame of reference for how well each group performed.
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2011 Canadian Orchestra Website Review: Overall Rankings

Mon, Nov 11, 2011
by Drew McManus
Between 10/12/11 and 11/04/11, 14 professional orchestra websites were examined and ranked by how well they presented their concert schedule, sold tickets, facilitated making donations, provided organizational information, utilized dynamic content, and on overall content and functionality on both desktop and mobile platforms.
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Collateral Damage From The Clinton Letter

Fri, Nov 11, 2011
by Drew McManus
Since the Denver Post published an opinion piece written by former Colorado Symphony Orchestra (CSO) board members Heather K. Miller and Bruce Clinton, the field has been abuzz with backchannel discussion over the tone of the letter (in particular, how the authors characterized CSO musicians). What’s got folks talking is the fact that Clinton currently
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