Comments on: All aTwitter about new media http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555 Online perspective from the editors of "AOPA Pilot". Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:24:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Matt http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555&cpage=1#comment-49543 Matt Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:13:16 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555#comment-49543 I believe anyway you can promote the organization is valuable. It will help strengthen the flying community. The more pilots there are the more planes fly!

]]> By: T Molsey http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555&cpage=1#comment-41033 T Molsey Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:57:43 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555#comment-41033 You should definitely add these to at least facebook. As a pilot I want people to know what I do and the organizations that support the profession.

]]> By: Todd http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555&cpage=1#comment-14813 Todd Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:05:48 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555#comment-14813 Glad to see AOPA continues to embrace the online technologies. I have enjoyed the AOPA Blog and would follow an AOPA or AOPA Editor’s Twitter feed for sure. Using a variety of tools like these only expands the reach of the AOPA message.

]]> By: H. Michael Miley http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555&cpage=1#comment-14802 H. Michael Miley Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:58:53 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555#comment-14802 Twitter all the way. Facebook not so much, but twitter can post to Faebook at the same time so it is a moot point anyway.

Not only do lots of folks NOT use RSS but now there is so much out there that I find it useful to get a link in Twitter. Not: “A new blog post at” but a “we are having a discussion about XYZ at” kind of a post.

I’d suggest you look at the approach many are taking including @MyTransponder and @ColonelTribune (Chicago Tribune) take of having a persona who leads the discussion that points back to the site for broader information. Along the way, they use http://plurl.me (or others) for tracking responses to help see what topics hit or miss.

Like Matthew J, I would not have found this post without a Twitter link. I also wold not have visited the site until it is time to renew. I am a heavy RSS feed user, but I don’t have your feed, so I would never have been there. Twitter, if properly used, can bring people like me to your site far more often than I do now.

]]> By: Keith Kessler http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555&cpage=1#comment-14784 Keith Kessler Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:17:09 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555#comment-14784 I would defiantly follow the AOPA on twitter and FaceBook.

Twitter is a great way to send quick updates or get instant feedback.

]]> By: Sarah R http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555&cpage=1#comment-14782 Sarah R Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:56:08 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555#comment-14782 I have to disagree with Mike Bond. Not everyone uses RSS and rely on those twitter tweets to check something out. Posting that there is a new blog might be redundant for some, but not for others.

As far as Twitter goes, I enjoy it and would definitely be interested in an AOPA account to follow.

]]> By: Matthew J http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555&cpage=1#comment-14779 Matthew J Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:46:14 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555#comment-14779 Yes, if done properly Twitter can really establish communications with members and open up a new form of communication, without Twitter I would not have found out about your posting on this page.

Also to prevent someone from stealing your idea I just reserved the AOPA name, just drop me an email to this message and I will give you the account information.

]]> By: Rod Rakic http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555&cpage=1#comment-14777 Rod Rakic Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:29:09 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555#comment-14777 Hi Tom,

I’m a digital strategist, and a pilot. (AOPA member since 2001)

I’d be happy to chat with you about social media anytime.

Last week I gave a talk Chicago New Media Summit (CNMS08) about the intersection of aviation and social media, which brought me to founding myTransponder.

building a social media utility and living to talk about it
http://www.slideshare.net/rodrakic/building-a-social-media-utility-and-living-to-talk-about-it-presentation/

I hope that you may find it useful.

Maybe we can get together if you’re still in town.

Cheers,

Rod

@rodrakic on Twitter
http://www.myTransponder.com

]]> By: Mike Bond http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555&cpage=1#comment-14752 Mike Bond Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:23:11 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=555#comment-14752 Twitter would be great, if its used well. You may need to have a “personal” and “professional” account setup. Aviation related tweets will be nice, going to church, not so much.

One trap to avoid is posting to 2 services. If you post a blog entry here, don’t post to twitter that there is a new blog entry. Let RSS do its thing and notify people.

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