Posted on May 1, 2012
by Kevin DeShazo
in Social Media Education, Social Media Monitoring
Fieldhouse Media is a firm dedicated to educating student-athletes and coaches on how to use social media in a positive, appropriate way. To find out more about us or to join the growing list of schools utilizing our services for their athletic department, contact us today.
Posted on April 27, 2012
by Kevin DeShazo
in Social Media Education, Social Media Monitoring
New York Congressman Eliot Engel today introduced federal legislation that would protect the online privacy of job applicants and student-athletes. For the purpose of Fieldhouse Media, we are obviously focused on the student-athlete portion. Several states have introduced similar bills, but this is the first at the federal level. Congressman Engel’s Social Networking Online Privacy [...]
Posted on April 18, 2012
by Kevin DeShazo
in Social Media Education
The Harvard Business Review put out this terrific infographic suggesting what is and what is not worth tweeting. It’s a great list, and a good reference on what you should and shouldn’t tweet. (click to enlarge the pic) h/t: @Derrick Docket
Posted on April 12, 2012
by Kevin DeShazo
in Social Media Education
“I don’t get social media.” “I don’t need Tweeter. Nobody needs to know what I’m doing all day or what I’m eating.” “Kids these days spend too much time on Facebook.” “It’s a waste of time.” We hear that all the time, right? What’s interesting is that while “kids” make up only 20% of social [...]
Posted on April 11, 2012
by Kevin DeShazo
in Fieldhouse Media News, Social Media Education, Social Media Monitoring
I’m excited to officially announce that I’ll be on a panel at the 2012 CoSIDA Convention in St Louis. The session will cover social media education for student-athletes and coaches, social media privacy issues, how to deal with fake accounts and more. The session will be the afternoon of Monday, June 25, from 3:15-4:45. Full (tentative) [...]
Posted on April 5, 2012
by Kevin DeShazo
in Social Media Education
We know that 99% of student-athletes go pro in something other than sports. If you watched March Madness, you saw the NCAA’s commercial no less than 50 times. We know student-athletes are using social media. But are they using it well? Not just avoiding trouble, but really using it well. How they use it can [...]
Posted on April 4, 2012
by Kevin DeShazo
in Social Media Education
OnlineMBA.com recently did a study looking at demographics of social media users. It looks at Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest and more. For the purpose of Fieldhouse Media I want to focus on social media users under age 24 – also known as high school and college students. Facebook: 15% of users are under the age [...]
Posted on March 30, 2012
by Kevin DeShazo
in Fieldhouse Media News, Social Media Education, Social Media Monitoring
Pete Thamel of The New York Times called earlier this week to discuss the topic of social media privacy and student-athletes. Obviously, this is a hot topic at the moment – as it should be. I was thrilled to talk with Pete and share about the current landscape on this issue, and about the non-invasive [...]
Posted on March 23, 2012
by Kevin DeShazo
in Social Media Education, Social Media Monitoring
Erin Egan, Facebook’s Chief of Privacy, issued a strong statement today about the invasive practices of employers and social media monitoring firms. With a growing microscope on the issue of employers asking for login information for job applications, and colleges utilizing invasive methods to monitor the social media activity of their student-athletes, it was good [...]
Posted on March 21, 2012
by Kevin DeShazo
in Fieldhouse Media News, Social Media Education
Ronnie Ramos, Director of Digital Communications for the NCAA, writes a terrific column for the National Sports Journalism Center. He typically covers the intersection of social media and sports. This week, his column was about social media education for collegiate athletics. When Ronnie called to discuss this topic, I was more than happy to share. [...]
