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Learn more about The Davis LAB in this blog post
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Lots of pictures!

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Daniel's bio on the IMA Blog
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He has three cats.

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The IMA Blog
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5, count 'em, 5 posts a week!

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THE official IMA Flickr account
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A New York Times article about ArtBabble
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Pretty cool, huh!

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The Guardian also wrote about ArtBabble
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First New York and now London!

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Check out some early designs of ArtBabble
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A video about Maya Lin...
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Check out the other partners on ArtBabble
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Growing all the time!

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Rob's IMA Blog profile
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Learn more about Rob (he loves Jazz).

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Computing in the clouds?
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See what Rob, Ed and Charlie have to say about cloud computing

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More digital projects from the IMA
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The Dashboard, Blog and several exhibition Websites were all developed in-house.

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IMA's site
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One click away!

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Learn about current IMA events with Melvin and Bren Simon Director and CEO Maxwell Anderson. This episode features a conversation with IMA's Daniel Incandela, Director of New Media and Rob Stein, Chief Information Officer. Listen in as they discuss technology at the IMA, the Davis LAB and ArtBabble.

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00:00:00 Hi, I'm Max Anderson, the Melvin and Bren Simon Director and CEO and I'm delighted to welcome you to The Davis Lab.

00:00:09 I am joined today by Daniel Incandela, who is our Director of New Media.

00:00:13 Hello....

00:00:13 Good to see you, Daniel!

00:00:14 Hey, Max!

00:00:14 Tell us a bit about what happens in The Davis Lab?

00:00:17 Well, at the front here, we have four kiosks, where people can access the IMA blog, so they can read posts from conservators and curators.

00:00:25 They can access our Flickr account where they can learn about the types of parties we would have here, but also about conservation projects. And they can also become a fan of us on Facebook.

00:00:35 So, you also are heavily invested in video. How is that taking flight?

00:00:40 Well, for the past three years, our department has been producing HD content, that has focused on talks, artist interviews, and documentaries.

00:00:49 So, we also wanted to find a place where we could showcase that. Based on the... the talents of the staff we have internally,

00:00:56 we decided to build a brand new site called ArtBabble. On January 24th, when this space opened, we also launched ArtBabble- right behind this wall.

00:01:05 So, Daniel, tell us, what are some of the unique features of ArtBabble?

00:01:09 We have created things that we called "Notes" which are, essentially, weblinks that relate directly back to the content you are watching in the videos.

00:01:18 So that, if you are watching a video on Maya Lin for the first time, you might discover her website, other works of art she has created, or other videos about her,

00:01:27 so you can further your exploration... [Wow!] of the art.

00:01:29 Forgive me, this sounds very complicated to build, so how that all come about?

00:01:33 Well, I think now would be a good time to talk with Rob Stein.

00:01:37 I am standing with Rob Stein our Chief Information Officer. [Hi, Max...]

00:01:39 and the author of the backend... Hi, Rob... of so much of what we have been experiencing online, which could not been easy to build. Tell us a bit about how you got this all done.

00:01:49 Well, we did all of the development for ArtBabble in-house. It’s really lucky that we have some software developers who are very talented.

00:01:58 So, we used cloud computing technologies.

00:02:01 Which is?

00:02:02 It's basically treating computers like electric or gas utilities, so we can rent the services.

00:02:09 We, basically, pay for what we use, and it lets us really deliver a lot of content.

00:02:14 You know, people have said to me, "You make it look so easy!"

00:02:17 But, that’s all of the people behind the scenes, writing code and authoring the... the necessary middleware to build this incredible technology.

00:02:24 It’s a lot of work, but it's fun, so that makes it feel easy sometimes, so....

00:02:28 Well, we are greatful for you joining us today, Rob, and also to Daniel, and I hope all of you will join us online, at imamuseum.org to see the offerings that we have from the IMA itself.

00:02:39 And then, from artbabble.org to see all the offerings of all the partner institutions participating in this wonderful experiment.

00:02:46 Thanks for joining us today!