You've Cott Mail for Wed Dec 5: What you may have missed on YCM's Twitter feed

Twitter Feed Crossover Edition for December 2012

The majority of you who receive YCM emails miss out on additional items 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

Framing the arts: how we convince others of the value of what we value
Taking note of a wave of shorter plays
An open letter to musicians on the issue of internet piracy
Broadway demographics for 2011-12 season: tourists bought 63.4% of tix
6 things the arts and the GOP have in common

FUNDRAISING / FINANCIAL

White House won't support limit on charitable deductions, estimates it would cost charities at least $10 billion/year
#GivingTuesday sparks big spike in donations
How Groupon and LivingSocial are raising millions for charity using social media
How foundations use social media

DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA

Big news for marketers: Facebook is now offering e-retailers a sales tracking tool
Why your posts are reaching fewer fans on Facebook, and what to do about it
How to upgrade your nonprofit's Pinterest profile to a business account
Versagram app lets tweens talk on Instagram
Time to conclude Android phone users don't actually do anything with them?

MARKETING / SALES / AUDIENCE-RELATED

Groupon, Living Social struggling to stay in business as Daily Deals prove unprofitable
Mind-boggling sales! Video game sells $500 million in just 1 day
Online platform fills empty cinema seats through customer discounts
"Stalked" by telemarketers, woman wonders why she/others can't tell them to stop calling
In Spain, theater sells carrots instead of tickets to avoid higher taxes
"We talk a lot about being good storytellers. We need to be good story changers".

JUST FOR FUN

Updated map service on Google offers museum floor plans
Artist makes rainbow appear in NYC night sky, raising $$ for areas hit by Hurricane Sandy
App rewards cinema-goers for placing their phone on silent
Freestanding pop-up cinema offers films in limited space

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