Monthly Archives: February 2009
27/02/09 A True Role Model I Will Miss
I wanna take a small break from talking about social media and college athletics and recognize someone who has been a huge part in college athletics especially in Hawaii. Margie Okimoto has been with the University of Hawaii Athletics Department for 40 years serving as the secretary to the Athletics Director. She has served under [...]
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26/02/09 Great Example of Using Social Media
On Tuesday, February 24, 2009, The Honolulu Advertiser held “The Warrior Beat,” an online sports talk show, with hosts Stephen Tsai and the lovely Leila Wai. They’ve been doing this show for the past few weeks now, and this was a golden opportunity that I’m glad the Hawaii Athletics Department took advantage of. The special [...]
Tags: college athletics, Honolulu Advertiser, Jim Donovan, Social Media, The Warrior Beat
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25/02/09 NCAA IS Limiting The Use Of Social Media For College Athletics
I just got off the phone with Sports Information Director, Derek Inouchi and we had a great conversation about what the Hawaii Athletics Department can do in terms of using social media. They can create accounts for all these social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, etc. However, there is an NCAA rule that [...]
Tags: college athletics, Derek Inouchi, ncaa, Social Media
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25/02/09 Hawaii Athletics on Twitter!!!
Video blog #2: I filmed this on Friday, February 20, 2009 While I do applaud the Hawaii Athletics Department for being on Twitter, this quick look will show their activity: How many replies (@) do you see? I sent them a tweet asking a question and I still haven’t gotten a response back. How many [...]
Tags: Social Media, Twitter, UH Athletics
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23/02/09 It’s As Simple As Buying A Ticket…Not!
Ferd Lewis from the Honolulu Advertiser did a great job reporting on the University of Hawaii Athletic Department’s current financial situation, which isn’t good at all. Not only have they accumulated a net deficit of $5.4 million over a five-year period (the Herman Frazier Administration), Lewis reported that “UH athletic director Jim Donovan has said [...]
Tags: experience, Ferd Lewis, finances, Honolulu Advertiser, Jim Donovan, ticket sales, UH Athletics
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22/02/09 Fans, Fans, Fans…
On Andy Sernovitz’s blog, Damn! I Wish I’d Thought That!, he asked: “When is the last time a customer sent a love letter to you?” “When is the last time you sent a love letter to a fan?” He wrote those questions in response to this video from Craig: Craig is a fan of Ford [...]
Tags: Alan Mulally, fans, Ford Motor Company, Scott Monty
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20/02/09 Problems Athletic Departments Face With Social Media
Trying this video blogging out. Enjoy! Thoughts?
Tags: college athletics, hawaiiathletics.com, ncaa, problems, Social Media
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18/02/09 What is Social Media?
Ok, so I guess I have to go two steps back to go one step forward and I realize that the term social media means something different to all of you. With the help of a Slideshare presentation from mzkagan “What The F**K is Social Media” here’s a good start (I apologize for the vulgar [...]
Tags: Social Media
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17/02/09 Why College Athletic Programs Should Adopt Social Media
There are few things that hold a special place in my heart and the University of Hawaii Athletics program is one of them. It could be because my cousin was a standout safety on the football team, or the excitement of the Men’s Volleyball team with Yuval Katz in the early 90′s, to Anthony Carter [...]
Tags: college athletics, Social Media, UH Athletics, University of Hawaii
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