This just in: Social Media Roundup
Posted by Trey Reeme on August 20th, 2007
Here are three cool stories for your Monday morning (er, afternoon – I started on this first thing today and now it’s lunchtime):
CUblogs.org
Robbie has set up cublogs.org, where you or your CU can set up a free blog powered by WordPressMu.
Robbie points out, “And if you are one of the 3000 or so CU’s without a homepage, drop me a line. I would love the opportunity to help out any CU setup a free website!”
He’s had a great discussion going on about Mutual Savings CU who is using WordPress as their content management system.
By the way, it really is depressing that nearly 3,000 CUs have zero web presence. NCUA data from year end 2006 shows 5,524 of 8,362 CUs having websites. That doesn’t mean home banking. Web. Sites.
Filene plans a Radical Sabbatical
Our friends at the Filene Research Institute are creating positions for crazy good sabbaticals. Radical, if you will. So, if your employer can spare you anywhere from three months to two years, you best get to applying.
Mark Meyer explains the opportunities perfectly on their new podcast. Mark’s buttery voice is rivaled only in this industry by Rob’s.
CUNA nears launch of MoneyMix
The folks at CUNA are getting a much-needed update to their youth-oriented product. Don’t know if this means Googolplex is out, but IMHO it should be. Yikes.
The thing I like most about the MoneyMix product (slated to launch 8/31) isn’t the blogging functionality – it’s the savings tracker. I can’t tell too much from the screens, but it’s a good idea if it gets pulled off correctly. For starters, a Facebook app would be ideal, as the social aspect of goal-sharing shouldn’t be overlooked. Consider Wesabe, which, by the way, makes your online banking interface look like a baby-hating seal clubber.
/blush.
Thanks!
“Don’t know if this means Googolplex is out, but IMHO it should be. Yikes.”
I heartily agree! That Money Mix thing looks quite interesting.
We have a variety of youth resources, and I’m finding that the gap to fill is pre-teen, 8-13. Little kid stuff is fun & simple, and teenage sites are something that people get all excited about, but the tweeners…not so much. Oddly enough, that seems to be a Googolplex strong point.
If only one could subscribe to just that segment….
Yeah, I can’t wait to see how this little blog experiment turns out! I want to do everything I can to make blogging as easy and hassle free as possible for everyone in the CU industry.
You know why so many credit unions still don’t have Web. Sites.??? Cuz we (and I mean the industry) asked the wrong question when the web was gaining steam.
We asked our members “Do you own a PC?” Overwhelmingly they said “No.” So it was concluded that our members wouldn’t use the web.
If we had asked the question, “Do you have access to the internet and/or a PC?” The answer would have been a resounding “Yes.”
SIDEBAR: Home Banking should’ve been called Office Banking – cuz that’s when our members access it – at work!!
If we’d asked the right question, we would’ve seen wonderful people like Robbie stepping up to make sure that everyone got a presence.
Many have given up on these small credit unions. Sent them out to pasture to merge (die). That’s why I love this blog. The gathering of people who still truly believe in cooperation!
Robbie -anything I can do to help?
Thanks for the nod regarding MoneyMix… we’re VERY excited about the launch. A lot of work went into coming up with a site that’s relevant, cool, and useful for the demographic. We’re also looking forward to hearing what folks think about it and listening to input on how people feel we can improve the site after launch.
I had wanted to post this earlier, but am in the middle of an island off the coast of Seattle mentoring for the CUDE program. First time outside of Madison for the program, and it’s been great so far!
One point of clarification on my last comment… by “demographic” I mean 18-to-30s…