Sponge1980
Challenge Tour Pro
The guy who runs our website has a widget on the site that lets him put updates on via his twitter account. It works quite well as almost everyone at the club looks at the website.
Get your club on Twitter
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GB72
Money List Winner
What about this for a GM feature, how clubs can use free/cheap technology to mke ife easier for current members, attract new ones and get more people into the club and pro shop. Perhaps what clubs could use instead of upgrading their websites.
Tiger
Money List Winner
Most definitely. Especially as there is a growing desire to engage younger members. Get a decent skin for blogger or wordpress and you are away. Twitter feeds, delicious tags, facebook and flickr links it all makes sense. I'm going to ask my club if I can take it on as a pet project.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
It might to you Buster!!
There's English words in there but..........
Imurg the Technophobe....
Tiger
Money List Winner
If I get the green light once it's done I'll talk you through it. I know very little about coding etc but these days most of it is done for you by the developers.
I know very little about coding etc but these days most of it is done for you by the developers.
barrybridges
Head Pro
More importantly, golf's hitting a point now where cycling was maybe ten years ago; things appear healthy, but actually there are opportunities to bring more young people into the game if only clubs and governing bodies tuned into social media more.
The last time I checked I was one of the younger members of my club but little seems to be taking place to tap into places where younger audiences participate online. I think the R&A have someone fairly clued up running their site, but it would be great to open up what they do (and others) across social-networking more generally.
The last time I checked I was one of the younger members of my club but little seems to be taking place to tap into places where younger audiences participate online. I think the R&A have someone fairly clued up running their site, but it would be great to open up what they do (and others) across social-networking more generally.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
If I want to read something on twitter, why do I need to register? Do I then need to 'follow' people to read stuff, or can I just search. I don't really get all this social networking stuff.
As I haven't registered, and don't want to, the site seems useless.
As I haven't registered, and don't want to, the site seems useless.
AuburnWarrior
Tour Winner
What he said!
I tried to link my mobile phone up last night so that I can get e-mails on it. I'd have more chance of unravelling the Da Vinci Code!
Up to date Website for me please.
Leftie
Tour Winner
What he said!
I tried to link my mobile phone up last night so that I can get e-mails on it. I'd have more chance of unravelling the Da Vinci Code!
Up to date Website for me please.
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Wot they both said
We have what I (as an old technophobe phart) believe is quite a good web site, course conditions updated daily but if you are on an early tee time you ring the info line at 7.15, updates on events, general/management/greens committee minutes, emails for other matters, on-line tee times for competitions, on-line h/caps and comp results, etc, etc. It's constantly evolving and improving. It's lacking decent photos of the course but that is work in progress.
It does all that is required of it without "social networking" and I can't see that doing whatever it is that you want to do with Twitter or Facebook will in any way "improve one's experience".
Tiger
Money List Winner
One word for you guys. Technophobe. I bet when t'interweb was invented you all sat there chewing grass saying it'll never catch on. "What's wrong with snail mail or even carrier pigeon" you no doubt said and now you enjoy fraternising with people you don't know on a golf forum.
The point is not to do away with what is there but add to it by using all the tools at your disposal. Social media is here to stay.
The point is not to do away with what is there but add to it by using all the tools at your disposal. Social media is here to stay.
GB72
Money List Winner
What he said!
I tried to link my mobile phone up last night so that I can get e-mails on it. I'd have more chance of unravelling the Da Vinci Code!
Up to date Website for me please.
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Wot they both said
We have what I (as an old technophobe phart) believe is quite a good web site, course conditions updated daily but if you are on an early tee time you ring the info line at 7.15, updates on events, general/management/greens committee minutes, emails for other matters, on-line tee times for competitions, on-line h/caps and comp results, etc, etc. It's constantly evolving and improving. It's lacking decent photos of the course but that is work in progress.
It does all that is required of it without "social networking" and I can't see that doing whatever it is that you want to do with Twitter or Facebook will in any way "improve one's experience".
Agree, what you have in place is spot on but few clubs have this. During the recent bad weather some of us had no idea if the club was open and whether it was on temp greens, mats etc. Alot of clubs only pass on info by notices on the board etc that need you toturn up and check. Twitter accounts and facebook pages can be set up in minutes and used easily to pass on such info with little or no cash outlay from the club. Modernising a web site or setting up phone lines etc costs money. That is the benefit of twitter and facebook
Leftie
Tour Winner
Sorry, but that doesn't wash.
It seems to me that today's view of "social networking" is to spend an inordinate amount of time punching a keypad and reading a screen. Are we losing the ancient art of conversation i.e. actually talking to people?
What golf club doesn't already have a phone line/s? Couldn't you have made a telephone call to the club/pro to ascertain the course conditions? Who at the club would you make responsible for and pay for twittering or facebooking or whatever you call it? A greenkeeper? Pro? Secretary? Captain? Nice work if you can get it
. Oh. Tiger. I'm not really a technophobe. I just like to use that term try to put a more balanced view on things.
fyo, I was programming as far ago as the 1970's - 90's, set up and maintained office networks and integrated accounts systems and had some connection with the early days of JANET.
I also have a 13 year old Nokia brick that I use for talking to people, occasionally using for text and it has an alarm that wakes me up in time to get to the golf course.
Tiger
Money List Winner
But Leftie my club receive an inordinate amount of calls in the morning when the weathers a bit iffy. Especially if there's a comp on. Most of those people will dial in on a mobile so why not send a single message to everyone? Free's up the person constantly answering the phone to do other things.
But for me course conditions is just the tip of the iceberg. I see Social Networking as a means to better engaging with and retaining younger members, it opens itself up to user generated content which reduces the burden on club officials. Each to their own but I bet 10 years ago most clubs were saying do we really need a website...actually they were probably saying what is a website.
I don't think it replaces conversation it merely adds to it...
But for me course conditions is just the tip of the iceberg. I see Social Networking as a means to better engaging with and retaining younger members, it opens itself up to user generated content which reduces the burden on club officials. Each to their own but I bet 10 years ago most clubs were saying do we really need a website...actually they were probably saying what is a website.
I don't think it replaces conversation it merely adds to it...