RV Trade Digest now on Facebook and Twitter
RV Trade Digest is pleased to announce that it is now a member of both the Facebook and Twitter online communities. Both of these Web sites are social networking sites designed to increase communication among its users.
Facebook.com was developed several years ago as a way for college students to get to know fellow students. However, a year or so later the site opened up to the general public and has been one of the highest rated social networking sites on the Internet.
To see what the staff of RV Trade Digest has created on Facebook go to www.facebook.com and search RV Trade Digest. Feel free to add us as a “friend.”
To view our Facebook page you must be a member of the site. Membership is free and the site is easy to navigate. For those who are concerned with privacy issues, all Facebook pages can be set to private so only selected people (chosen by you) can view your page.
RV Trade Digest’s Facebook page features several applications that tie back into our magazine and Web site. We will be posting trade show videos, photos, blogs, RV Trade Digest cover archives (photos only), links to “RV 2009” on HGTV, calendar events and much more.
Our Facebook page will also update every time RV Trade Digest enters a new entry on Twitter.
Twitter.com is a micro-blogging Web site designed to keep your friends and family up to speed on your daily happenings. However, on Twitter you can only use 140 characters per posting or micro-blog!
To see what RV Trade Digest is doing on Twitter go to www.twitter.com/rvtradedigest . You must also be a member on Twitter.com to get our micro-blogs, leave us “tweets” (AKA comments) and much more! Membership on Twitter is also free and also has privacy settings.
We will be posting all daily news stories, blogs, opinion polls, videos and much more on our Twitter page.
RV Trade Digest is pleased to be the first RV industry trade publication to utilize these two networking sites and we hope that you “friend” us on Facebook or “follow” us on Twitter.
Should you have any questions about these Web sites or how to view our pages please feel free to contact us by e-mailing editor@rvtradedigest.com
March 9th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Thank you Steven and Chuck for commenting on our blog. I would be more than happy to address some of the issues you have brought up in your comments.
In regards to the Fleetwood article. We were aware of the news but were unable to acquire a reliable source in a timely manner and we do not copy articles from our competitors. However, the East Oregonian has reported the story and we will have that on the site ASAP. For future reference if you see we are lagging in news tips, please feel free to contact us. Our contact info is our Web site. We love to hear from our readers.
As for the Facebook/Twitter sites we thought it would be good to join the RV dealers, manufacturers and RV employees already using those sites. For instance RV manufacturer Jayco has a twitter along with several RV dealers and we have “friended” several people on Facebook who work in the industry.
We chose not to remove your comments because we like to hear from our readers. If you would like to discuss this in further detail feel free to leave another comment, or contact me by e-mailing jackie@rvtradedigest.com or calling 800-547-7377 ext. 1148.
March 9th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Now, now Chuck, why so angry? Facebook is ok, my wife hangs out on it all the time, and so do her friends. They exchange all kinds of stuff, like photos and recipes, vacation plans, and such.
I do agree with you though…I fail to see the relevance of RVTD and facebook/twitter. Maybe the RVTD staff needed to do that so they won’t get busted for hanging out on these networks during work hours?
March 9th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
So, RV Trade Digest is on Twitter and Facebook. That’s so cool. Might you find the time now to report on the biggest story to impact the RV Industry in 2009. Check your competitors, Fleetwood announced it will stop making towables. I would think that would be front page news today, and not that you guys are on some social network site targeting 20-somethings who would rather play online than do anything productive at their jobs.