FROM TC: I'm taking tomorrow off.  YCM will return next week.

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Twitter Feed Crossover Edition

The majority of you who receive YCM emails miss out on additional items I post on my Twitter account which don't fit naturally into my themed email editions of You've Cott Mail. Here are some news stories and commentary that I've posted on Twitter recently. --Thomas

INTERNATIONAL

• Fewer US students getting Humanities degrees due to concerns about post-college job-hunting...but Chinese students see increased value in American humanities education
• Report: Censorship remains a major issue for UK arts
• Should young visual artists sign exclusive contracts? A Warsaw gallery offers just that.
• Campaign to keep traditional theatre lighting goes global

DIVERSITY

• Arts Diversity Index reveals "both a path forward and a set of caution signs along that path"
• "What should I tell my Arts Admin students about gender in the workplace?"
• Addendum to yesterday's YCM: Ageism in music world discourages older composers

FINANCIAL / FUNDRAISING

• Why the arts sector is (or should be) looking at aquariums as a business model
• "Building a Lifelong Patron Relationship" is 1st video in 'Innovator' series from Tessitura
• Vatican to spend millions on new churches... and on contemporary art to fill them
• "Pop-Up Concerts for a Cause" are catching on nationwide
• Should money raised via Kickstarter be taxed? The IRS doesn't have a simple answer.

DIGITAL / SOCIAL / MOBILE

• How some current Broadway stars are using Twitter
• Facebook as staff backchannel, promoting transparency & interoffice communication  
• Report: despite gains in digital readers, U.S. newspapers' total revenue expected to decline through at least 2017

MARKETING / AUDIENCE / SALES

• Google is changing Gmail filters and thus arts marketers need to change email strategy
• Google Glass and the future of ticketing
• Rapper J. Cole's "Dollar & A Dream" tour tickets cost just $1

JUST FOR FUN

• Website turns babies' doodles into personalized modern art to raise money for charity
• The Art and Money Project: exploring the nexus of creativity and capitalism
• 'Posthumanist' art reflects wearable technology's impact on humanity