Twitter Feed Crossover Edition for November 2012  

The majority of you who receive YCM emails miss out on some additional items 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 that I've posted on Twitter over the last month. -Thomas

THE BIG PICTURE

• Report: U.S. nonprofit theatres on the rebound
• Report: 2010 revenue for all Canadian perf arts up 11% over 2009; nonprofits up 8.8%
• Wall St Journal: Should plays always be performed as originally written?
• Can nonprofit theater managers get for-profit jobs?
• Is the election causing a box office slump for DC-area theaters?
• Why should the visual arts be different? The case against art show entry fees.
• We don't think #NAMPC is boring, but is it time we take conferences in a new direction?

FUNDRAISING / FINANCIAL

• A first? Today, you can watch a real live arts grantmaking session online
• Has Kickstarter 'jumped the shark'? Maybe, now that Hollywood's using it to fund projects.
• Spielberg, Katzenberg & Geffen donate $90 million to entertainment industry fund
• "What the Warhol Foundation's art sale tells us about artists' foundations"
• Over next year, National Theatre plays will feature wardrobe by corporate sponsor Hugo Boss

MARKETING / AUDIENCE-RELATED

• Arts OC to offer discounted tickets through new partnership with Goldstar
• Why most advertising is a waste of time for small biz and what you should do instead
• 23% of online shoppers influenced by shipping charges (in case of tickets that = handling fees)
• Are ticket queues really the fairest option we have available in this day and age?
• To encourage repeat viewings, film director offers in-theater commentary via mp3 file download

DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Facebook is "broken on purpose": why you may need/want to pay so people will see posts
• A new study reveals Pinterest motivates more online purchases than Facebook
• YouTube to charge users a fee to view some video content

JUST FOR FUN

• No power? No problem: see performances-lit-by-flashlights at a theater and a dance venue
• A "populist" audio guide is a work of art itself at London art fair
• New MSG Ad Claims Broadway Actors Not 'Real Men'; Internet Reacts
• New book of 101 true encounters between cultural icons, including Helen Keller's time spent in Martha Graham's studio