On Monday, February 18, 2013 1:10:42 PM UTC-5, Sean F (F2) wrote:
Jim,



Thanks very much for your interest in adding a relevant soaring video playlist to the SSA YouTube channel. Unfortunately there has been a small mix up and several YouTube accounts already existed under the direction of the SSA team. We were not aware of them as of yesterday. I was asked to remove the new channel/account (which I created yesterday) at the SSA's request.. I have therefore deleted the latest SSA YouTube channel (which you say in this thread and subscribed to yesterday) per those instructions.



You can send the playlist you recommend to the existing SSA YouTube administrator via an emailed link and he/she can add this content for you. Unfortunately, I am not sure who the SSA YouTube administrator is right now. Hopefully this will be announced shortly.



Having multiple SSA channels is certainly not a desirable path. Once this is sorted out, I think we all can agree that FAR more attention and effort needs to be made on all of the SSA's social media tools in order to attract, excite and inspire new, young pilots into the sport and our organization. Young people are not going to be interested in pictures and static websites where the content is refreshed rarely if at all.



I believe the SSA wishes to embrace social media (in the near future) in a manner that is more than just superficial or a checkbox. It is critical for the SSA to increase its commitment to social media communication channels and therefore increase its visibility to youth and professional people. This process will take time as modernizing the SSA's communication strategy (static website and internal member focused) is much more than "just having an account/channel." To be successful, social media must become central to the way an organization communicates with the public, especially youth. This will take some time and I believe a strategy will be developed at some point in the near future.



Sincerely,



Sean

F2

Thanks Sean,

I sent the link to the email address associated with the SSA site...hopefully someone will add the playlist...and that others with videos will do the same

Jim Price