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November 6, 2007

Does Your Dance Company Purchase Internet Ads?


By Doug Fox
Do you or your dance company purchase text or banner ads to promote upcoming performances?

Have you purchased text ads with Google? Or other ad networks? What are the pros and cons?

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November 2, 2007

How Do Social Networking Pages Help Dancers?


By Doug Fox
How does having a social networking page on sites like MySpace and Facebook help dancers and dance companies in practical terms?

For example, does having a lot of friends on MySpace mean more people will come to your performances, make donations or support you in other ways?

What are examples of dance companies that have successfully used social networking sites?

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October 31, 2007

Have Your Internet Dance Videos Helped You?


By Doug Fox
Many dancers and dance companies are putting videos of their dance on the Internet. Many on YouTube and other video hosting sites.

How has putting your dance videos on the Internet helped you? Do you have tips and suggestions for the best way to use your videos as marketing tools for either yourself personally or for your dance company?

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Increasing Donations via the Internet


By Doug Fox
How can you use the Internet to increase donations? What are specific software applications and services that you can use to process donations via your website? Are there examples of dance companies who have successfully used the Internet to raise money? And, finally, how do you integrate your offline and online fundraising efforts?

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October 30, 2007

Is the Internet and Technology the Enemy of Live Performance?


By Doug Fox
Are live dance performances increasingly threatened by new developments on the technology and Internet front? With high-definition TV programs, wide-screen TVs and surround-sound audio, and unlimited content available via the the Internet, how do dancers compete? Or, how can dancers embrace these developments to reach larger audiences through different channels (live and online/TV)?

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Using Internet to Facilitate Communications Among Dancers


By Doug Fox
How is/can the Internet be used to facilitate discussion, collaboration and communication among dancers? Are there websites, community boards, blogs and other resources that already fulfill this role? What new online offerings would improve communications among dancers?

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Creating Dance Works Specifically for the Internet


By Doug Fox
Are there choreographers/dancers who are creating dance works specifically for the Internet (with no real-world equivalent)? Who are they and how are they going about it? Are they using video? Motion capture? Animation? Other tools and technologies?

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October 29, 2007

Tips for Improving Dance Websites


By Doug Fox
What steps can choreographers, dancers and dance companies take to quickly improve the quality and success of their websites?

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