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The University Musical Society, the nonprofit, semi-autonomous arts-presenting group at the University of Michigan, is expanding its online presence.

In addition to its regular website, the group is starting to introduce a new site called the UMS Lobby, at www.umslobby.org. It's more interactive and social-media-focused than the regular UMS site, and it features things like a blog, backstage video and a Twitter widget for commenting on events (use the #umslobby hashtag to get your comments to appear on the page).

An introduction on the new site's home page explains, "By combining online and live components in everything UMS does, we’ll enable more people to engage more continuously and more deeply with each other, with the extraordinary history of UMS, with the artists we now present, and with the life of UMS in Ann Arbor and throughout the region."

The new site gets a public unveiling tonight in an event after the Bela Fleck's Africa Project concert at Hill Auditorium. In the Hill lobby (naturally) UMS will have laptop stations set up to introduce the site. "Share your views with fellow concert-goers both online and in-person, chat with UMS staff and volunteers, and check out our special giveaways," the event announcement says.


We'll be writing about (and linking to) UMS Lobby more in the weeks and months ahead. Take a look; it's going to be really interesting.

 02/17/10 >> go there
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