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Drew MacManus’s recent concerns about orchestra websites have me wondering how S21 readers use the internet. I find that I seldom go online to find out about anything in my local area – I use the internet more to learn about what is going on elsewhere. I’m sure part of that has to do with the fact that I’m in a position and a place where it’s fairly easy for me to find out what’s going on locally by keeping my ears open and my nose clean. As a result, I would guess that less than 1% of my internet usage involves looking up performances in my local area. But I wonder how others operate.
Do you use the internet to find out what’s going on where you live? Or is it more to connect with people and places you can’t get to easily? How often do you visit your local symphony’s website? How often do you visit any performing organization’s website in the area where you live?
posted by Lawrence Dillon
2:31 PM
