Social Media: Snapshots in Public History

Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of how social media foster the applica-tion of public history and communication with the public, and what types of insti-tutions, projects, and communities are involved in the process. Without claiming tobe exhaustive or referring to a representative selection, the study is based on anexploration of seventy-three public history websites and the methods they use toengage audiences via social media.