CampNation 6: Facebook
March 18, 2010 by Travis Allison
Filed under Kitchen Sink, Podcast
In this week’s CampNation Dan, Gab, Joe & Travis talk about the news in the world of summer camps.
We had a great time during this recording chatting about the effects of Facebook on the lives of camp directors. I think one of the great take-aways from the discussion was the link that Dan posted (see below) to the list of more than 80 organizations social media policies. Using these as a starting point will make your work a lot easier.
On with the show!
Links - News about the camping/recreation industry
- (Gab) Slate: Why Can’t Johnny Jump Tall Buildings?
- (Dan) Instructables.com: Rustic Hammock Style Wilderness Chair
- (Joe) Trend of articles on saving money on summer camp: Tips for making summer camp more affordable, How to keep the cost of summer camp low, How to save on Summer Camp
- (Travis) – Seth Godin’s Linchpin Book Club for Camp Directors
- Extra: Frost Valley’s Registration Form, Pearce Williams Registration Form
Discussion: Facebook
- Social Media Policies from 80+ Organizations – you can use this Mashable.com resource to help create your own policy
Frost Valley YMCA – Staff members are representatives of Frost Valley YMCA and should act in a manner consistent with the mission and objectives of camp at all times. They will be held strictly accountable for their actions on and off property.
Picks Of The Week – A tool that will make you a better camp director
Dan - TeuxDeux
Gab – VoiceShot
Joe – Flavors.me http://flavors.me/yoyojoe http://flavors.me/pwcc http://flavors.me/zoic
Travis - 1Password for Mac
Your Hosts:
Dan Weir – Frost Valley YMCA (New York)
Gabrielle Raill – Camp Ouareau (Quebec)
Joe Richards – Pearce Williams Christian Centre (Ontario)
Travis Allison – Our Kids Media
I just wanted to comment on the CampNation podcast #6. I think the FB discussion was great. It is obviously an important topic to discuss around #summercamp.
I tend to fall towards @yoyojoer's opinion on the subject…if camp is a place to foster healthy relationships, shouldn't camps be encouraging year round communication?
#tuxducks – I checked out your picks of the week. I've signed up for a flavor account (I was previously using soup.io). Looked into One Password but not sure if I can fit that into my budget right now.
Looking forward to more podcasts. great work!
Loved the discussion on Facebook. Thanks for the shout out to the linchpin book club!
Here are some links on social media policy
http://delicious.com/jenn8/socialmediapolicy. I can also send ours out from UC Berkeley to anyone who emails me: jennselke at gmail dot com.
I do have a few good friends who work for Disney in Orlando. When I asked them about their policy they mainly said they can't post pictures or discuss things that ruin the “show” – no backstage pics, Mickey without a head, etc.
On this show I also heard some mention facebook's new email system. Here is a great post from the magnificent Chris Penn on the implications of Project Titan: http://bit.ly/asGCuA
There is some great conversations starting here in the comments sections of http://campnation.ca. We're talking about Facebook and it's implications for camps here.