Thanks Dusty... do these alternative social media sites work as well or better than a site like ours that's dedicated to our regional coverage?
I mean lots of factors are involved but I want to get a better understanding so *if* we can do something about it we can have a place to start. Thanks in advance.
Also, didn't Syracuse.com have a motorsports forum where fans could discuss racing? Is that still active or were they too impacted by the social media blitz?
I don't know if the syracuse.com forum still exists. I stopped going there because it got too, well, for lack of a better word, dumb. The advantage of facebook is that it can reach a specific audience, for example, there are separate dirt street stock and factory stock pages that cater to Southern Tier racers. I don't know how that could be applied to a site like this.
Right now the most "successful" message board site is probably dirttrackdigest. I believe their board draws the majority of the traffic to the site, but they have columnists, news articles, press releases and a live twitter feed from from various races around the northeast. A race fan can get almost to the minute updates via facebook and dirttrackdigest. And, any discussion can also take place in real time. When I sign on to my computer, I go to facebook, then dirttrackdigest, then here because that's where I've found the information the most relevant to my interests.
I'm a Southern Tier dirt fan primarily, but I do have an interest in asphalt, mostly Bethel, Chemung and Shangri La (when it's open). So I'm going to go where I can get the information I want. Facebook and dirttrackdigest for dirt and here for asphalt.
One possibility would be to get instant (official) results from around the state as soon as possible. If track officials won't cooperate, I know they are quite busy on race night, maybe there are people who would be willing to volunteer to get the results from the track and post them here. On Saturday or Sunday morning I would love to have a place for "one stop shopping" when it comes to complete results.