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Congratulations to the winners of the 4th Annual Shorty Awards!
Check out our blog for the full list of winners here.
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Most recent nominations for Museum 140
Simon Madine
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because they bring social media and museums together.
Anabel Marsh
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because #adoptamuseum is so interesting.
Erin Blasco
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because... It inspires and challenges museum professionals!
Jenni Fuchs
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because Adopt-a-Museum has highlighted so many unknown museums.
Megan Combe
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because... it's clever, innovative, helpful and friendly
Jochen Schenck
RT @diy_ausstellung: I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because it is connecting people und institutions on the web htt ...
DIY-Ausstellung
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because it is connecting people und institutions on the web
KunstvereinWuppertal
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because... there are 140 reasons for it :-)
Scotinform
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because it raises the profile of the smaller, independent museums
Alex Turnbull
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because they just keep on innovating.
Christina Bolius
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because...short museums got all reasons to live:-)
museums(t)raum
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because they help give small but fabulous museums credit
Beth Kocher Gormley
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum for constant fab content & Secret Santa for museum tweeps in EU
Currywurstmuseum
We nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because we like helpful & funny museum projects like #Adoptamuseum
Bedford Museum
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum for museum memories day and adopt-a-museum - great ideas.
Hie-suk Yang
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because of being highly conversational, creative and helpful
markmacleo
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because...their advent calendar was a gr8 twist for Christmas
Katie Urban
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because they are brilliant at connecting the museums' community
Museum Secrets
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because they're museum-crazy + they nominated us for #TVshow !
glynis powell
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because it makes the worlds museum workers really close neighbours
Michener Art Museum
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because they are very inventive in their ideas using social media!
kerry tucker
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because it's a wonderful & innovative idea!
Artemis Scotland
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because of its innovative use of social media to promote museums wo
Black Watch Museum
I nominate @museum140 for a Shorty Award in #museum because they are innovative, and they promote lesser known museums
with Museum 140
What are six things you could never do without?
museums, museums, museums, museums, museums, museums
What's your favorite Twitter app?
Tweetdeck.
Twitter or Facebook?
Facebook is good for extra content, e.g. photos from our projects, but Twitter is where the action happens!
Why should we vote for you?
Because we bring together museum and culture lovers from around the world through fun & engaging social media projects.
Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?
#adoptamuseum - because it would mean everyone was talking about our project!
Ever get called out for tweeting too much?
Not yet ;-)
140 characters of advice for a new user?
Think before you tweet!
Who is the funniest person on Twitter that you follow?
@SUEtheTrex, a.k.a. Specimen FMNH PR2081, from the Field Museum in Chicage is pretty funny.
Why'd you start tweeting?
To connect with other museum lovers around the world and get the word out about our projects.
Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
It's helped us turn a small idea we had for bringing museum lovers from around the world together, into a community of over 1,000 followers.












