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Linking to the IMA Web
Posted by: The IMA on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 12:18 AM |
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The IMA Web has been working on our online visibility. After researching how an Internet user might find the IMA Web, we realized that it is a somewhat difficult task. This is because most Internet visitors use search engines to find information, and getting high rankings from search engines is not particularly easy. A site ranks higher on a search engine when many different web pages link to that site. This is because the more links you have to your site, the more popular your site is deemed to be. It also is good for the classical music online community in general to have a strong connection between sites that are all trying to support the same music. Therefore, we have been in communication with several other classical music websites in an attempt to exchange links. We completed such an exchange with Mfiles, a British classical music information and sheet music website. In addition, we exchanged links with VirtualSheetMusic (selling sheet music to download) and Naxos (yes, the large classical CD production corporation). We also received great news: the IMA Web has finally been added to the Open Directory. The Open Directory is a categorized listing of sites that is edited by actual people (not computers) from around the world. We have waited an entire year to be listed on this site, and we have been added to the Arts/Music/Organizations category.
If you have a classical music site and want to exchange links with the IMA Web, email us at imaweb@imusicassociation.com. We are always looking for increased publicity (and more members!), and you can help us by swapping links.
In other news, Clive Gillinson, the Managing Director of the London Symphony Orchestra, has been appointed Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall. The appointment comes after his predecessor Robert Harth died of a heart attack in January 2004. Read the full story by clicking here. Also, the Philadelphia Orchestra received a $2 Million grant from the William Penn Foundation. The funds will be distributed over the next three years. Finally, conductor Carlos Kleiber died on July 13 at the age of 74. Kleiber was known for both his excellence and perfection in his performances, but also for his mystique and eccentricities. He conducted rarely in the last few years of his life (his last concert was in 1999) and he canceled many of his engagements. Kleiber was born in 1930 in Berlin, where his father directed the Berlin State Opera. The Kleiber family moved to Buenos Aires in 1935 to escape the Nazis, and Carlos began studying conducting by age 20. He was held in very high esteem by many musicians and music lovers. Click here to read the full story.
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