Rink or club twitter / facebook / other social media?

[jjane45]

I've always hoped for a close skating community that shares timely information and cheers on each other. Drama is fine as long as venom is minimized

As AgnesNitt recently commented, my rink's official webpage has little to boast about. Volunteer skaters have since built a wiki site that is being used quite a bit to download forms and find out schedule changes etc., but it has not evolved into an active information hub that we've hoped for. (More volunteering especially needed)

Some rinks / skating clubs / local skating communities actively use social media to connect better with each other. What are your experiences with them? Pros and cons? Are they being used efficiently and appropriately? Thanks for sharing!

[hopskipjump]

Ours uses it - but mostly to congratulate hockey or skaters.  It's only post-able by rink management.  I like it - it keeps me up to date.

[drskater]

The Washington FSC's facebook page is fantastic. Run by Dina Gold, it is not only great for club information and events, but also is a terrific source for figure skating news, USFS updates, and etc. I think there's also a twitter feed. Anyone interested in setting up social media for their own club should check it out!

[FigureSpins]

I second the Washington FSC.  Salt Lake City FSC uses Facebook and other media well, too.  Agnes cited one of my favs: Ice Chalet in Knoxville, TN.  (She doesn't pull punches, does she? lol ;-) )

Metro Edge is primarily an ISI club and they are smart enough to include the curriculum on their website.  No dance step patterns, but still, they put the requirements for each level out there for all the skaters to read and try to achieve.
http://www.metroedgefsc.org/page/show/241417-ice-skating-institute