Edition
Demographic Changes |
Post Reply 
|
Page <1 1415161718 24> |
| Author |
 Share Topic Printable Version Delicious Digg Facebook Furl Google MySpace Newsvine reddit StumbleUpon Translate Twitter Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks Topic Search  Topic Options
|
Null 
Really should get out more 
Joined: 11 May 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 745 |
 Post Options
 Quote Reply
 Topic: Demographic ChangesPosted: 04 Feb 15 at 12:24pm |
|
By the way great thread this is turning into.
|
|
 |
|
|
JimC
Really should get out more
Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 04 Feb 15 at 12:30pm |
|
So (carryng on from post above) the question for the keen Class Association is what can we do to make it easier for people to put stuff on YouTube, Facebook, and whatever the current weeks current fad is. What you probably need most of all is good internal communications so if someone comes up with something neat it can be spread by all the other keen folk on as many platforms as its suitable for. I think the days of a class publicity officer doing all the press releases are gone, or at least significantly diminished. There are just too many platforms and places, and if you aren't familiar with them it just looks out of place. Consider how different the presentation of the same video might have to be on Youtube, FaceBook, YY and Sailing Anarchy for instance. Must have this chat at the club...
|
|
|
|
|
boatshed
Far too distracted from work 
Joined: 12 Apr 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 457 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 04 Feb 15 at 12:53pm |
|
So, how many platforms are there that old farts might have the ability to see?
Wiki lists Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin as the top three. The next three are Sinowelbo, Tumblr and Pinterest; non of which I have heard of. edit: Youtube is not listed as a social media website on Wiki Edited by boatshed - 04 Feb 15 at 12:54pm |
|
|
Steve
|
|
|
|
|
turnturtle
Really should get out more
Joined: 05 Dec 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2538 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 04 Feb 15 at 1:02pm |
|
Wiki is out of date - the tube is now hard wired to google plus, whether vloggers like it or not... Google f**k you Google plus for a funny song on it....
|
|
|
|
|
boatshed
Far too distracted from work
Joined: 12 Apr 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 457 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 04 Feb 15 at 1:08pm |
|
But does anyone use Google+ in the same way they use Facebook?
|
|
|
Steve
|
|
|
|
|
JimC
Really should get out more
Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 04 Feb 15 at 1:12pm |
|
Here's a few more platforms that classes should consider
Class Website Traditional Media, YY, Seahorse Media Websites - Scuttlebutt, Scuttlebutt Europe, YY Forums - SA, YY, Pressure Drop Sport Authorties - RYA, ISAF for International classes |
|
|
|
|
Rupert
Really should get out more
Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 04 Feb 15 at 1:24pm |
|
Club websites too, where there is a class presence, or a training day coming up. Some clubs are better online than others, mind.
|
|
|
Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
|
|
|
|
|
timeintheboat
Really should get out more
Joined: 01 Feb 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 615 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 04 Feb 15 at 1:47pm |
|
The RYA who in theory are linked to all clubs and many classes are missing a chance in a role they could play in communicating and/or acting as a communication channel for the dinghy sailing "community".
|
|
|
Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else
|
|
|
|
|
fab100
Really should get out more
Joined: 15 Mar 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1005 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 04 Feb 15 at 2:14pm |
Oo, if they were the hosts i can just imagine the level of moderating/censoring the RYA would want to do on some of the posts I and others have made if they were the hosts. I'm thinking of negative opinions about the damage caused to grass-roots sailing by their infernal zone squads etc, never mind grumpf and his views on PYs I'll stick with Y&Y thanks
|
|
|
|
|
Vronny
Posting king 
Joined: 31 Mar 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 121 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: 04 Feb 15 at 2:17pm |
|
Don't forget local newspapers and radio stations.
They are often keen to get new copy. And something like an initiative to get more women sailing could be just the thing they would like to feature. Am I just lucky to live in an area where local papers are happy to carry reports of club racing? We've also got the magazine called Anglia Afloat which does a pretty good job, with articles about all sorts of boating activities including regatta reports. I'm not saying that all the people we want to connect to are likely to read such stuff - but it all helps.
|
|
|
|
|
Post Reply
|
Page <1 1415161718 24> |
| Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |
Bulletin Board Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 9.665y
Copyright ©2001-2010 Web Wiz
Change your personal settings, or read our privacy policy
Copyright ©2001-2010 Web Wiz
Change your personal settings, or read our privacy policy