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Recently I was paid $100 to be part of a group that discussed social media and the interaction with companies...the meal after this 2 hour interaction was great :).
I have always admitted to being techno deficient...but I have no problem going to where the action is :)
Hmmm...maybe I should create a poll...and I will do that...I guess the questions are...are you on twitter...facebook and...whatever...I have never heard of?
I am on facebook...but I rarely go there...not on twitter...go to Chesstalk regularly though :)...however I must admit when I am on vacation...I have no problem ignoring all these sites :)
I got on facebook and twitter as part of my duties at my last employment gig. I have increased my use of facebook and totally ignored twitter since leaving that position.
I cannot believe Chess and Math has no Facebook etc presence..
Time to update the website perhaps?
Yikes
Hi Mike,
We have a minor Facebook presence...I update it about 4 times a year :(...as for the website...I get proposals from folks every week...with big dollar signs...the CFC just spent $18,000 (I may be wrong on this $$ amount) to update their site...honestly...I would rather give that money to our programs...but I understand that we have to get with the new reality...I simply want a punch for the buck...
There are a lot of people out there today who put up a "PRO" sign...and are sad on delivery!
Try a student in the ITP program at Champlain College (Longueil I think), where I went. $500-$1000 should do it. $18,000 is out of the question.
Most important is content...need to hook in a few parents and organizers to take pics for you at tournaments. And schools of their their chess programs.
For Facebook, try WGM Melissa Greef's sister Nicole. They just arrived in Toronto. Melissa just played in Capelle and Nicole is a Facebook pro.
I like the designs of the ACA and Chessbase. Very news heavy to keep readers coming back.
The main thinking point(s) will be the menu design. Back when the CFC did the initial makeover(by Mr Vail), I was one of the people to review the design and give feedback. It was clear that the presentation/artwork/color scheme was in good hands but in terms of meeting user needs/business objectives some revising needed to be done.
Going back by memory, I idenitified
1. The main user groups(and respective needs)
2. The main business objectives of the CFC
Once this step is taken the design is relatively straightforward.
More ideas later..Its 630am here. I have a tournament starting today.
We have a minor Facebook presence...I update it about 4 times a year :(...as for the website...I get proposals from folks every week...with big dollar signs...the CFC just spent $18,000 (I may be wrong on this $$ amount) to update their site...honestly...I would rather give that money to our programs...but I understand that we have to get with the new reality...I simply want a punch for the buck...
There are a lot of people out there today who put up a "PRO" sign...and are sad on delivery!
You need something new every day. For somebody who isn't motivated in that direction, it's the hardest thing. IMO, design is less important. Though some will pillory me for saying it.
Incidentally, Knut Neven did an attractive job for the Calgary International website, I think.
I cannot believe Chess and Math has no Facebook etc presence..
Time to update the website perhaps?
Yikes
I spent some time on a Facebook page for our Ottawa operation. I did receive a few positive comments, but these were outweighed by parents who did not want their children's pictures displayed. So I deleted the page.
Just note that CFC has been on FB and Twitter ( with some help from Dave at the time we were getting going ) for a while now, and CFC posts something new every 2nd or 3rd day. We have over 100 " Likes " on our page, and they get our posts in their " News Feed " automatically whenever we post. As Dave notes, it is a worthwhile resource to use - we also have many " Likes " who are not CFC members, but are part of the casual chess playing public, including internet players.
Bob, CFC Public Relations Coordinator
Last edited by Bob Armstrong; Friday, 13th April, 2012, 10:38 AM.
The FQE also created a Facebook and a Twitter account last summer. It has been a useful way to reach more people and to advertize the tournaments. Of course, it doesn't do any miracle, but with about 200 followers, it's not that bad :)
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