Your complete guide to using mobile location-based apps
College Sports Information Directors of America
Audio Archive/Playback - On-Demand Transcript Availability from Sept. 29 Continuing Education Call
- Thanks to our corporate partners TRZ Sports/TEAMLINE, the Official CoSIDA Teleconference Call Provider, and ASAP Sports, CoSIDA's Official Instant Transcript Provider, for providing an audio stream, phone line and Fastcripts® transcripts. A CoverItLive blog also accompanied this presentation. --- CoSIDA Membership Continuing Education Call: Your guide to using mobile location-based apps --- On-Demand/Playback Options
1. Listen online (via TEAMLINE streaming audio): http://www.teamline.cc/sport_schedule?teamcode=1184&eventcode=59 Choose the 09/28/2011 "Listen" link. This link directly launches the audio (free of charge). If you would like to download the audio and permanently own a personal copy, the charge is $5.00. Click HERE for that information or go back to the original streaming link above and choose the "Download" option.
2. ASAP Sports provided a full transcript - a Fastscripts® - which is archived here: Fastscripts-Mobile_Geolocation_Apps_Sept29 (PDF) Fastscripts-Mobile_Geolocation_Apps_Sept29 (.doc)
3. A Cover It Live blog was provided, and participant questions were directed to the presenters. Here is the blog link: http://www.cosida.com/news.aspx?id=3368.
Presenters
- Jeff Kirchick, SCVNGR Universities & Independent Schools Specialist Twitter: @JeffreyKirchick, @ScvngrU Website: www.scvngr.com
- Cassie Gage, Assistant Director, University of Oklahoma Athletic Communications CoSIDA New Media/Technology Committee Website: http://www.cassiegage.com/ Twitter: @cassiegage
- Jay Stancil, Sports Information Director, Union College-KY CoSIDA New Media/Technology Committee Blog: themasterjuggler.blogspot.com Twitter: @jaystancil
Moderator • Eric McDowell, Union College (NY) Assistant AD/Sports Information (CoSIDA 3rd Vice-President)
Downloads
- Interview with SCVNGR's Jeff Kirchick: The Power of Crowd & Place (by Chris Syme, CoSIDA New Media/Technology Committee Chair)
- Geolocation apps and athletics: Making the most of your brand (by Cassie Gage, Univ. of Oklahoma, Sept. 17, 2010)
- Geolocation marketing: Right now is the time to get started
Topics
- Basics of geo-location services - examples are Foursquare, Facebook Places, Gowalla, SCVNGR, brightkite, Loopt
- How CoSIDA members can use location-based apps in marketing/promotion of events and drive foot traffic to those events/promotions
- Case studies, benefits and "best practices" while using location-based apps in athletics - at all levels - and why you should care
- Variety of apps & price points for mobile location-based apps
- Geolocation apps and safety issues with student-athletes, coaches
- Never lose sight of NCAA/NAIA rules & compliance issues