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| 23 Apr 2008 10:27:41 |
| Social Media for the sport of rowing |
I have been invited to chair a panel for Sport England at an event to be attended by the people who run the major sports in the UK. Details here http://caroe.typepad.com/rebecca_caroe_rowing/2008/04/ever-wanted-to.html Can you help me with answering these questions? What would be a 'perfect' social media outcome for the Olympics in London 2012? How would you ideally like to engage online with the ARA and the folk who run the sport? (include clubs, regatta committees and regional associations as well are national stuff) Where do you go currently to talk about your sporting interests? (online and offline). |
| 23 Apr 2008 20:28:30 |
| Carl Douglas |
| Re: Social Media for the sport of rowing |
rebecca.caroe@gmail.com wrote: > I have been invited to chair a panel for Sport England at an event to > be attended by the people who run the major sports in the UK. > Details here > http://caroe.typepad.com/rebecca_caroe_rowing/2008/04/ever-wanted-to.html > > Can you help me with answering these questions? > > What would be a 'perfect' social media outcome for the Olympics in > London 2012? Should anyone be even trying to engineer what will be so much better done by free spirits? Whatever is "official" tends to carry the kiss of death & the stamp of control. > > How would you ideally like to engage online with the ARA and the folk > who run the sport? (include clubs, regatta committees and regional > associations as well are national stuff) How about starting with them actually listening? The medium of communication is rather less important than that (The medium is _not_ the message - apologies to Marshall McLuhan ) > > Where do you go currently to talk about your sporting interests? > (online and offline). Here, of course. But, more to the point, we have real live rowers in & out of the shop & on the phone every day, & we learn a lot in that way. Cheers - Carl -- Carl Douglas Racing Shells - Fine Small-Boats/AeRoWing Low-drag Riggers/Advanced Accessories Write: Harris Boatyard, Laleham Reach, Chertsey KT16 8RP, UK Find: http://tinyurl.com/2tqujf Email: carl@carldouglas.co.uk Tel: +44(0)1932-570946 Fax: -563682 URLs: www.carldouglas.co.uk (boats) & www.aerowing.co.uk (riggers) |
| 23 Apr 2008 22:59:03 |
| Alexander Lindsay |
| Re: Social Media for the sport of rowing |
<rebecca.caroe@gmail.com > wrote in message news:cb9a7cc6-038b-40dc-8256-b38452e7db9b@l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... >I have been invited to chair a panel for Sport England at an event to > be attended by the people who run the major sports in the UK. > Details here > http://caroe.typepad.com/rebecca_caroe_rowing/2008/04/ever-wanted-to.html > > Can you help me with answering these questions? > > What would be a 'perfect' social media outcome for the Olympics in > London 2012? > What, if anything, does that mean? Am I alone in never having heard of "social media"? And what is an "outcome" in this context? > How would you ideally like to engage online with the ARA and the folk > who run the sport? (include clubs, regatta committees and regional > associations as well are national stuff) I am not sure that is a useful thing to try to do. I doubt that online is a sensible method. If I have something useful to say to such people, I speak or write a letter. > > Where do you go currently to talk about your sporting interests? > (online and offline). I don't go anywhere. I meet and talk to my friends and fellow oarsmen, past and present. Also of course, I reading, and very occasionally write, here. But I am an old man (vet H) and probably don't understand the modern world nearly as well as you.. Alexander Lindsay |
| 23 Apr 2008 23:51:55 |
| Christopher Anton |
| Re: Social Media for the sport of rowing |
"Alexander Lindsay" <atlindsay@bigfoot.com > wrote in message news:XNmdnWoqFtCxLJLVnZ2dnUVZ8vGdnZ2d@bt.com... > > <rebecca.caroe@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:cb9a7cc6-038b-40dc-8256-b38452e7db9b@l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... >>I have been invited to chair a panel for Sport England at an event to >> be attended by the people who run the major sports in the UK. >> Details here >> http://caroe.typepad.com/rebecca_caroe_rowing/2008/04/ever-wanted-to.html >> >> Can you help me with answering these questions? >> >> What would be a 'perfect' social media outcome for the Olympics in >> London 2012? >> > > What, if anything, does that mean? Am I alone in never having heard of > "social media"? And what is an "outcome" in this context? > > > But I am an old man (vet H) and probably don't understand the modern world > nearly as well as you.. > Alexander you don't have to be old to be baffled. I'm Vet C and I haven't the faintest idea what "social media outcome" means either. |
| 23 Apr 2008 16:11:15 |
| Mike Sullivan |
| Re: Social Media for the sport of rowing |
"Christopher Anton" <c.anton@NOSPAM.blueyonder.co.uk > wrote in message news:y4PPj.249682$833.123775@newsfe17.ams2... > > "Alexander Lindsay" <atlindsay@bigfoot.com> wrote in message > news:XNmdnWoqFtCxLJLVnZ2dnUVZ8vGdnZ2d@bt.com... snip > Alexander you don't have to be old to be baffled. I'm Vet C and I haven't > the faintest idea what "social media outcome" means either. I thought that's what happened when I piss off old bizness ladies in my neighborhood when I go out for a beer. Guys like me though, except for Republican Harley riders. |
| 23 Apr 2008 22:54:23 |
| karon |
| Re: Social Media for the sport of rowing |
Hurrah! I thought I was the only one who didn't know what 'social media outcome' was!!! Rebecca - can you explain to us mere mortals please. Karon |
| 23 Apr 2008 23:37:29 |
| Andrew |
| Re: Social Media for the sport of rowing |
> But I am an old man (vet H) and probably don't understand the modern world > nearly as well as you.. > > Alexander Lindsay If that's the case someone wants to race you at Shrewsbury regatta. See the Race Matchmaker at: http://www.pengwernbc.co.uk/pages.php/index.html Andrew P.S. I heard a rumour on the towpath that there is going to be an Oyster and Champagne bar of all things! What more could you want? |
| 24 Apr 2008 01:39:23 |
| JY |
| Re: Social Media for the sport of rowing |
On 23 Apr, 18:27, rebecca.ca...@gmail.com wrote: > Can you help me with answering these questions? > > What would be a 'perfect' social media outcome for the Olympics in > London 2012? Seeing as Talkrowing is down at the moment, my interpretation of a social medium is a PARTY! My perfect outcome. Hmmmmm. Think it might involve Denise Lewis. |
| 24 Apr 2008 01:42:18 |
| carolinetu |
| Re: Social Media for the sport of rowing |
On Apr 24, 7:37=A0am, Andrew <ajweav...@hotmail.com > wrote: > > But I am an old man (vet H) and probably don't understand the modern wor= ld > > nearly as well as you.. > > > Alexander Lindsay > > If that's the case someone wants to race you at Shrewsbury regatta. > > See the Race Matchmaker at: > > http://www.pengwernbc.co.uk/pages.php/index.html > > Andrew > > P.S. I heard a rumour on the towpath that there is going to be an > Oyster and Champagne bar of all things! =A0What more could you want? Phew! I thought I was having a blonde moment when I failed to understand what "social media outcome" meant. I feel much better knowing that my fellow rowers (a highly intelligent bunch) are equally baffled. I'm not sure about "engage online" either. For me, engaging with someone implies immediate face-to-face communication, not sending a message off into the ether to be received at some time in the future by someone you have never met. As one of the "people who run the sport" (club captain, umpire, coach, Head race secretary, Secretary of ARA Recreational Rowing Working Party), I much prefer to meet people and chat about things. The annual ARA Coaching Conference is also a great forum - believe it or not, the ARA bods whom I know are very nice people and do listen to members' concerns. I talk about my sporting interests: - at the club - at home - in the pub - in the office Caroline |
| 24 Apr 2008 04:37:47 |
| david.henderson@aea.be |
| Re: Social Media for the sport of rowing |
Wikipwdia on 'Social Media' "Social media can take many different forms, including Internet forums, message boards, weblogs, wikis, podcasts, pictures and video. Technologies such as blogs, picture-sharing, vlogs, wall-postings, email, instant messaging, music-sharing, crowdsourcing, and voice over IP, to name a few." So there you are. Or rather, here we are. I suppose the perfect social media outcome would be no trolling, no spam, no flaming, no top-posting (for Carl), no spam, read your message carefully before pressing Send, no spam, and read the f****** Q&A Dave h |
| 24 Apr 2008 04:43:54 |
| Re: Social Media for the sport of rowing |
On 23 Apr, 23:51, "Christopher Anton" <c.an...@NOSPAM.blueyonder.co.uk > wrote: > Alexander you don't have to be old to be baffled. I'm Vet C and I haven't > the faintest idea what "social media outcome" means either. I'm only 28 and therefore not even Veteran (under UK rules), and I know Rebecca, and I still don't have a clue what this means... Nick |
| 24 Apr 2008 06:06:30 |
| Rob Collings |
| Re: Social Media for the sport of rowing |
On 24 Apr, 12:43, nick.c.morr...@googlemail.com wrote: > I'm only 28 and therefore not even Veteran (under UK rules), and I > know Rebecca, and I still don't have a clue what this means... ITYM under ARA rules. I'm 27 and quite eligible for veteran events here in Scotland (and indeed anywhere that follows FISA). It's only you English that have to be different :-) And I still don't know what "social media" is. Maybe I'll try one of the girls (age 17) at rowing tonight and see if they know... Rob. |
| 24 Apr 2008 06:21:39 |
| Re: Social Media for the sport of rowing |
On 24 Apr, 14:06, Rob Collings <robin.colli...@gmail.com > wrote: > ITYM under ARA rules. I'm 27 and quite eligible for veteran events > here in Scotland (and indeed anywhere that follows FISA). It's only > you English that have to be different :-) > > And I still don't know what "social media" is. Maybe I'll try one of > the girls (age 17) at rowing tonight and see if they know... > > Rob. Sorry Rob - I had briefly forgotten that the SARA was slightly more sensible than the English version... Nick |
| 24 Apr 2008 14:25:31 |
| Alasdhair Johnston |
| Re: Social Media for the sport of rowing |
Is it a long-winded way of saying "MySpace" or "FaceBook"? |