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Twitter for Business - What Summer Camps and Recreation Programs Can Learn

November 17th, 2008 · Comments

Here is a great simple video from OreillyMedia on Twitter for Business. Twitter is a the messaging service that lets you send instant, short updates. If you want a quick primer for Twitter view this Common Craft video.

Direct link to this video on YouTube.
There are many applications for Twitter in for Summer Camp Directors. […]

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Tags: marketing · social media · technology · twitter · video

Marketing with Social Media: Prerequisites from Christopher Penn

October 25th, 2008 · Comments

One of my favorite podcasts (internet radio) is Marketing Over Coffee with John Wall and Christopher Penn. They cover both classic and new marketing. Christopher Penn recently spoke at MarketingProfs Digital Marketing Mixer. He has posted the video and slides on the Marketing Over Coffee Marketing Podcast. The content is fast-paced […]

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Tags: marketing · podcast · technology

Summer Camp and Recreation Directors Venturing into Social Media

October 23rd, 2008 · Comments

I have a few workshops coming up this fall where I will be speaking to summer camp directors, parks and recreation administrators, psychologists, and school superintendents about the value of social media and the new media revolution.  Hopefully not overwhelming them in the process. There is a digital divide between those seasoned veterans and the […]

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Tags: facebook · marketing · myspace · podcast · professional development · social media · technology

Blog World and New Media Expo 2008 - Summer Camps Can Learn to Incorporate New Media

August 29th, 2008 · Comments

Summer Camps have often been slow to adopt new technology.  There are a few reasons for this:

Many traditional camps focus on getting children outdoors and participating in activities that the cannot normally do at home.
A large group of the well established camp directors and owners did not grow up with new media and […]

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Tags: professional development · technology