Not since the iPhone rage a few short years ago has the speculation of paid supporters (or audiences)been mentioned, but with these tech investors dropping hundreds of millions of dollars on product and business start-up launches, which is a traditional function of the SXSW Interactive venue, they have a lot to loose that is not applicable for government bailout funds.
If CHANGE is really the mission our government leaders have said we are on then they need to start whipping the mules in this train that are causing the problem and not beat on the ones who are holding up their end of the deal.
There are a lot of reason people give for not playing golf and not many hold water. Get out and learn the game that you can play for a lifetime.
Yaw, things are changing and golf, with its built-in character evaluation, could lead the way as a very good vehical to move social media right into Web 3.0 well pass Web 4.0
If you keep in mind these three approaches to using social media in the golf arena you should come out ahead of those who use the old shotgun style of social media.
Gone is the thinking that if millions of eyes see something some of them are bound to want to buy something. That thinking went out with the Roadside Billboards that lined the highways of America…and still do. All they are doing now is contributing to blocking the view or adding to the pressure of the volume of information coming out of the end or the FireHose called Twitter.
Check out the WOWOWOW site..I am sure there is a lot you could learn by getting involved.
Why take the risk of making a negative impression on yourself or on your business or lose the opportunity to make a positive impression? If true business golf is played then the intentions are clear, both players can relax since they know what is going to take place and when it will take place. This allows from the very beginning control on whether they want to play with the person or not.
There are more people like you and me coming online who are not based in the tech world but understand it…who’s business really is not centered around any cutting edge technology or gadget but uses it and who are not run by any former .com’ers or pioneers from the tech or gadget world.
There is no doubt in technology being part of helping to draw in new golfers…and I for one am very excited about it. There is a lot drawing down golf right now but on the most part the New Stuff of golf is really helping golfers, new and old, enjoy the game more.
