As someone who considers themselves a millennial, I don’t use Twitter and I think that if people my age use Twitter, it’s to read linked news articles or follow people they like, not necessarily for promotion.
I’m on Instagram a fair amount and “follow” certain hashtags so I can see what’s happening in the dance world on that platform. (So even if I don’t follow a certain account, if they use a hashtag, I can see it on my feed). It’s nice to see more and more organizations use it as a tool. Some hashtags I follow and see being used: #contradance #contradancers #contradanceweekend #contradanceband #contradancelife #englishcountrydance #englishcountrydances Hope this helps! Audrey in San Diego (when I’m home) > On May 10, 2023, at 9:02 AM, Emily Addison via Organizers > <organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > We set up a Twitter for Ottawa Contra Dance back in 2014. However, hardly > anything happens with it. > The mailchimp e-newsletters are posted automatically onto twitter. > https://twitter.com/ottawacontra?lang=en > > I'm in my mid-40s so can't speak for the younger crowd anymore but I do hear > a lot of chat about Instagram and Tiktok. I think Instagram could be cool if > you have people taking great photos and the event looks happening. But if > not, I'd avoid starting another channel. > > Emily in Ottawa > > > On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 2:44 PM Joe Harrington via Organizers > <organizers@lists.sharedweight.net > <mailto:organizers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: >> Users of different socials cluster heavily by age. My college students >> refuse to use Facebook. They use Instagram a lot. Discord is where they >> hang out, but Discord isn't useful for getting in front of new users. >> Facebook is getting less and less effective at that, too. Facebook started >> being uncool about 10-15 years ago, so the non-Facebook crowd is now into >> their 30s. I find that enough dances (not just contra) are organized around >> Facebook that there are plenty of dancers younger than that who do use >> Facebook solely for dance communication, but that doesn't find new dancers >> of that age group. >> >> I tried Reddit and got over a thousand views on several posts! However, not >> a single person who actually came to a dance had ever seen one of my Reddit >> posts. I never found out who those others were, or what actually counted as >> a view. >> >> TikTok does put stuff in front of new people, but you have to make a video a >> certain way to get a lot of hits, which is much more difficult than just >> typing a message. TikTok is also starting to be banned in certain places, >> such as Florida university campuses. It mainly appeals to younger folks, >> maybe under about 25 now, so if you have a few of those, they might be happy >> to make and post some videos, and can do it authentically. The most useful >> thing I got out of our one TikTok post was the ability to pull it up and >> show someone one-on-one. That was quite effective, moreso than YouTube. No >> clue why they liked it better. >> >> I got almost 30 new members on Meetup right off, about four or five of whom >> actually came. Then, after a month, suddenly no more. I think they were >> trying to get me to pay more for placement. Maybe Meetup Pro is worthwhile? >> >> I've never tried Twitter. It hardly seems worthwhile to start, now. >> >> My dance is in all the local online calendars. I discovered that the >> Orlando Sentinel, our paper, was cribbing its listings from >> OrlandoatPlay.com, but got a date wrong. Out of curiosity, I asked the >> venue owner whether anyone showed up that night. He was not holding an >> event but was at the venue doing paperwork. Nobody showed up. So, that >> gave me a sense for the value of the online arts calendar in a major city's >> main newspaper. >> >> If they know what contra is and are looking for it, any web search should >> get them to your website. For others, by far the most effective is >> person-to-person, but that doesn't scale until you've already got scale. >> >> Getting covered in the media is always good. Holding public outdoor dances >> or teaching a dance at another group's event also work. >> >> In the end, though, people are pretty good at defending their time. After >> all this effort and going on a year of dances, we're still steady at just 20 >> dancers. >> >> --jh-- >> >> >> On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 11:51 AM Harris Lapiroff via Organizers >> <organizers@lists.sharedweight.net >> <mailto:organizers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: >>> I can’t speak to what Rich meant by “our desired audience” but I personally >>> don’t think of Twitter as a place people go looking for local social dances >>> to attend, so I think it’s not most social dances’ desired audience of >>> “people who might come to a dance.” We use Facebook and Meetup to advertise >>> events and are planning to branch out into Instagram as well. >>> >>> (It’s possible this isn’t true of all communities. Maybe there are places >>> where people really do use Twitter to find local events! But it’s not >>> something I’ve encountered.) >>> >>> > On May 9, 2023, at 11:11 AM, Weogo Reed via Organizers >>> > <organizers@lists.sharedweight.net >>> > <mailto:organizers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote: >>> > >>> > Hi Rich, >>> > >>> > I always thought of the folk scene as an inclusive community. >>> > "our desired audience" >>> > This hit me on a personal level. >>> > Why be exclusive? >>> > >>> > Thanks and good health, Weogo >>> > >>> > >>> >> On 5/9/2023 9:39 AM, Rich Dempsey via Organizers wrote: >>> >> We have disabled our Twitter account. In addition to our concerns with >>> >> current management, we've found that keeping up with many social media >>> >> accounts hard to manage. And some CDR organizers feel that Twitter >>> >> doesn't align with our desired audience. >>> >> >>> >> Rich Dempsey >>> >> Country Dancers of Rochester (NY) >>> >> >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net >>> > <mailto:organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> >>> > To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >>> > <mailto:organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net >>> <mailto:organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> >>> To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >>> <mailto:organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net> >> _______________________________________________ >> Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net >> <mailto:organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> >> To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >> <mailto:organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net> > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
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