Twitter Feed Crossover Edition for April 2012

The majority of you who receive YCM miss out on some additional items of interest that I post on Twitter which don't fit naturally into my daily themed email editions of You've Cott Mail. Here are some stories and commentary I've linked to on Twitter over the last four weeks. -Thomas

MARKETING & PR

• FREE PDF Download Available NOW Special Report: Digital Media Marketing in the Arts
• Time to rethink your advertising approach? Study says consumers switch media platforms 17 to 27 times PER HOUR.
• Should arts orgs still give a media outlet an exclusive on a story?
• Two, Not Three: Boost Sales By Offering Less 

AUDIENCE-RELATED

• Groupon's New G-Pass Allows Fans To Skip The Box Office
• In UK, a program to offer 400,000 free theatre tix to people under age 26 delivered mixed results
• St. Paul Chamber Orchestra's new membership deal: pay $5 a month for tix to 100 concerts in their 2012-13 season
• Cash Mobs: Countering the Discount Culture of Theatre 

SOCIAL MEDIA

• INFOGRAPHIC: A Day In The Internet
• Why arts should offer tix sales on Facebook: "We are selling Excitement. Experience. And that's what people share."
• Is Your Nonprofit Guilty of Hashtag Spamming?
• "Tweet seats deserve to be booed out of the theater"
• Could a patent prevent venues from using social media at shows? "Of Tweet Seats, Devices & Free Speech"
• Tweeting Your Way to a Better Arts Conference
• YouTube Offers Live Streaming Video to Nonprofits 

FUNDING & FINANCES

• How did I miss this story in the NY Times? Brazil's main arts funder has $600 million a year (and growing) to spend.
• Nonprofits urged to improve their 'financial literacy'
• Royal Albert Hall trustees 'touting charity tickets for profit'

THE BIG PICTURE

• Recommended viewing: "Counting New Beans: Intrinsic Impact & Value of Art"
• CNN: The importance of theatre in an electronic world 
• Does your organization need a Chief Experience Officer?
• "How do we keep the best and brightest of us in this field? What will 2030 look like if we don't?"
• Check out Nonprofit Finance Fund's 2012 State of the Sector survey results for Arts & Culture
• In 2011, ringtones generated more revenue than music streaming services in the US
• "Going forward, we're thinking about product lines rather than single operas"
• Report: High Gas Prices Probably Won't Hurt Summer Concert Ticket Sales 

JUST FOR FUN

• Design students in Paris have created jello that makes music
• The Hello Cube at the Tate Modern: Artwork you can tweet to and it will answer you back
• The Most Comprehensive Online Art Database Maps Connections Between Works
• A Flash of Green Enhances Creativity