#SIDChat Transcript for June 26

Have a great crowd for this week's #SIDChat with 26 joining and over 200 comments shared.

Topics ranged from new things each will be trying this upcoming year, social media rewards program, thoughts on CoSIDA 13 and much more.

#SIDChat Transcript for March 6

Had a small but good crowd on hand for #SIDChat. It's spring break time, so there's lots going on with winter sports national championships and spring sports trips.

Good discussion this week on a variety of topics, most centering around social media. Topics included to delete or not to delete Facebook posts/comments, mentioning student-athletes' twitter handles from the department account and much more.

#SIDChat Transcript for December 5

A good crowd was on hand for #SIDChat this week.

Topics covered included work/life balance issues, social media and much more.

#SIDChat Transcript for February 15

No technical difficulties this week at #SIDChat, at least on my part.

Social media, blocking reporters, CoSIDA Convention and blowing up interns were some of the topics discussed today.

#SIDChat Transcript for January 11

For what was an open forum, had a great crowd at #SIDChat this week with 41 people hoping on.

Topics discussed included balancing work and family lives, social media and the student-athlete and hodgepodge of other ramblings. A good time was had by all.

#SIDChat Transcript from October 26

Another week, another great #SIDChat. Not quite awesome because Josh Manck wasn't there, but we survived.

Topics ranged from using datelines, student reporters working in your office, use of social media and much more.

To Ban or Not To Ban? Education is the Answer

Leave it to the Head Ball Coach to cause a stir.

Over the weekend, South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier announced his players were banned from using Twitter, and a firestorm of opinion - from all sides - has ensued.

In an interview on the Dan Patrick Show today (Tuesday), Spurrier said of Twitter, "Nothing good can come of it" when asked about the ban.

That was it.

End of discussion ... as far as Spurrier is concerned.

#SIDChat Transcript for June 22

Twas the #SIDChat before the CoSIDA Convention, and it was pretty laid back all through the house.

Though much quieter than the previous weeks, the moderated squeaked a lot, much more than a mouse.

Discusses were held, talking about Facebook, Twitter and more.

Banter was light, fun and insightful at times. Needless to say, #SIDChat was no bore.

Just Because It's Yours Doesn't Mean It's Private

We live in a very interesting time. Thanks to the wonders of social media, we can see, hear and know the thoughts of all our 'friends' and they can know ours as well.

Through Facebook and Twitter and whatever other social media tool out there (or will be out there), we can post our innermost thoughts, share our feelings, rant and rave about how crappy our boss or day is, and/or sickening the world with how much we're in love.

We do this all the while thinking, "It's OK. These are my thoughts and feelings. There's nothing anybody can do about it."

Or is there?

#SIDChat Transcript for June 8

Had another great #SIDChat this week with nearly 30 participants and over 425 comments.

Topics ranged from keeping fans engaged during the summer, the CoSIDA Publication Contests, interview tips and much, much more.

#SIDChat Transcript for May 25

Yet another laid-back edition #SIDChat as we continue to wind down from the hectic spring sports season.

Topics included doing Google and social media searches on potential candidates, obstacles in trying to make the CoSIDA Convention, wish list of things we'd buy if we had money in the budget and much, much more.

#SIDChat Transcript for March 23

Great company, great discussion, great time. Yes, it was another installment of #SIDChat.

Spent time talking about media training for coaches and student-athletes, various aspects of social media and hodge-podge of other items.

Dear SIDs, media is catching on to what we're becoming

For those in attendance at the CoSIDA Convention in San Francisco, a lot was made about being "your own media." With the growth of the Internet and social media, it has become very easy and simple for organizations to be their own media.

Our reliance on getting in the local paper is not as strong as it once was. We don't have to get in the local paper for our stories to be seen and heard.

Thinking before tweeting: what's the fun in that?

I had been being to write about this for the past couple weeks, but well, the SID life has gotten in the way. And while the story is a two weeks old, I feel it provides an important lesson.

Paul Hagen, who covers baseball for the Daily News in Philadelphia, recently wrote a column entitled, "Careful with that new social media," in which he speaks of how people overreact on the littlest things on the Internet and fan the flames of rumors quickly and rapidly through the wonders of social media.

Oh, what tangled webs we weave when we don't think before we tweet.

Taking social media to the next level

The times, they are a-changin'.

Bob Dylan's 1963 song never seems so prophetic as it does now, especially in the world of journalism and new media.

In case you didn't hear about this, the University of Miami is trying something new this Friday at the Hurricanes' season-opening baseball game. Miami will be hosting the first-ever Social Media Day.

#SIDChat Transcript for February 9

WOW!!! Had over 30 readers and nearly 500 comments on this week's #SIDChat.

Topics ranged from how to cover events your school is hosting but not participating in, dealing with illnesses and a variety of topics on social media as well as Dropbox.