Talk to me
www.talktomenl.nl
The Cultuurlijn foundation has brought together culture,
internet, and new mobile technology. The initiators Ruud and Bert from
Cultuuronline wanted to make culture more attractive by enabling walkers to ask
more information about the buildings they encounter on the road, like monuments.
With the help of Digitale Pioniers Talktome! developed a system with which
cultural institutions can offer their public a new service. The idea is that
this way culture can attract more attention from a broader audience, and
especially from youth. Through this system cultural institutions can place
interactive walks on their site. Because of the use of the mobile phone the
concept is very suitable to reach the youth.
Final products
The foundation offers a CMS that enables cultural
institutions and other interested parties to develop routes themselves, complete
with photos and sound. The information isn’t only available by phone, it’s also
possible to print the walk with background information from the internet. It
takes about three days to disclose an already existing walk via Talktome! More
info on www.talktomenl.nl
Impact
The use of the mobile phone appears to be extraordinarily
suitable to reach young people. For example, students from the Hogeschool
INHolland made a walk along the beach near IJmuiden, where entertainment as well
as culture were to be found. After the walk they appeared to appreciate the
cultural part especially. With this system every cultural institution can make
routes and put them on its own website, by which a whole new public can be
approached. At the moment there are many contacts with organizations throughout
the whole country. The Cultuurlijn foundation is working on a survey of the
realized routes and a survey of the costs and necessary input of clients.
Contact
Stichting Cultuurlijn
Ruud van Soest
www.talktomenl.nl
