Social Media and the Spring Conference

This past weekend several members of Flotilla 4 attended the 8th Western Rivers Spring in Peoria, IL. Unfortunately many of our members were not able to make the trip. In years past those who did not attend a conference were left in the dark, and were never able to capture the experiences, and lessons learned at these events. Fortunately this conference was different. Members of Flotilla 4 equipped with laptops, internet capable cell phones, and cameras captured their experiences and shared them with those not in attendance at the conference. Flotilla 4's website hummed with nearly a dozen web posts generating over fifty page views in one day. The site became so popular that Flotilla 76 from Portland , Oregon referenced us on their web site.

The experience of "blogging" from a conference was a new one for the members of our flotilla, but we have received such positive feedback that we plan on capturing more of our experiences, and showing them on our various web presences. If you are interested in seeing what we are up to today you can go to www.flotilla4.org, and check out our Blog, our Facebook page, and our Flickr page.

- John Halbrook