Using Social Media

Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and other social media sites and services have started a revolution in how we communicate. And today's students are addicts (well, maybe just devotees). It is a "viral" activity whereby 1 person connects with 50 people who connect with another 100, etc. The messages spread fast. Best of all, it costs nothing!

If you're not "into" social media, recruit a student to help you. Using these new communication platforms will dramatically increase the awareness of HCASC on your campus and result in more students participating.

Ready to get started?

Here are some tips:

Recruit students to send tweets to their followers promoting the Campus Tournament (how to sign up, prizes, etc.). Make them clever, with boasts (I earned the trip to Orlando last year) and challenges (see if you can beat me).

Start following HCASC on Twitter (@HCASC) and re-tweet our messages to your followers.

If your school has a Facebook page, post an invite to play in the Campus Tournament on the Wall and enter the tournament information on the Events tab.

If there is not a school Facebook page, create one of the new special Facebook page using their Universities on Facebook.

Create an HCASC Club Twitter account and collect followers whom you can instantly update about Club activities. Give a prize for the tweeter who attracts the most new club members.

Use both Twitter and Facebook to drive students to the HCASC Games Online...and to the HCASC Facebook Page to get them to join the community.

We'll be making extensive use of these new forms of social engagement and will update you on our efforts on the Latest Updates Blog.