So, this got brought up again and I figured I'd make a centralized thread about it.
As some of you may know, I'm the digital marketing director for NS aka I run social & other marketing shit for them. It's fun, not always easy, & constantly changing (how the platforms function & types of content people want to see).
We have over 400k followers on FB & IG combined; most of which don't even go on the site unless it's through social. Content is typically catered to those people seeing as they make up a large portion of traffic & those of you answering in this thread will have already seen the content before it's even on social. Regardless, I'd like to take comments ect from you guys/gals.
Post what you like/dislike, want to see more of/less of, ect from social shit.
PS: I can't take everything into account that is posted below but I'll do my best to compromise in the end.
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KretzschmarSo, this got brought up again and I figured I'd make a centralized thread about it.
As some of you may know, I'm the digital marketing director for NS aka I run social & other marketing shit for them. It's fun, not always easy, & constantly changing (how the platforms function & types of content people want to see).
We have over 400k followers on FB & IG combined; most of which don't even go on the site unless it's through social. Content is typically catered to those people seeing as they make up a large portion of traffic & those of you answering in this thread will have already seen the content before it's even on social. Regardless, I'd like to take comments ect from you guys/gals.
Post what you like/dislike, want to see more of/less of, ect from social shit.
PS: I can't take everything into account that is posted below but I'll do my best to compromise in the end.
I would like to see more thread monitoring for trolls and such. But love everything else great job!
Please STOP linking year old/multiple year old threads in the instagram stories. That drives me insane when im looking at a thread from the story then realize i read/was a part of the same conversation 2 or 3 years ago. Its not relevent anymore, thats why those threads died.
Be more like squidskiing, i wanna see rad shit from no names and rad shit from the big boys, not bail posts that didnt make it on JOTD.
Idk recently ive been really turned off of the NS insta. It was a lot better in like 2014/15. But those are my only gripes with it at the moment.
Be more like squidskiing, i wanna see rad shit from no names and rad shit from the big boys, not bail posts that didnt make it on JOTD.
Idk recently ive been really turned off of the NS insta. It was a lot better in like 2014/15. But those are my only gripes with it at the moment.
And chill with the words “kit” “fam” and emojis
Chubz.Please STOP linking year old/multiple year old threads in the instagram stories. That drives me insane when im looking at a thread from the story then realize i read/was a part of the same conversation 2 or 3 years ago. Its not relevent anymore, thats why those threads died.
Be more like squidskiing, i wanna see rad shit from no names and rad shit from the big boys, not bail posts that didnt make it on JOTD.
Idk recently ive been really turned off of the NS insta. It was a lot better in like 2014/15. But those are my only gripes with it at the moment.
This.
I'm a big fan of the squid skiing page. I made a post in the censorship thread about ns social media. Basically just don't sell out and become like gopro and repost a bunch of big vloggers paddle boarding or just doing average people things. Keep it core and help the smaller guys make it bigger in the scene.
I might be wrong but a good example would be Grigory Fuzeev. He was a pro but he definitely didn't have a huge presence. I didn't know about him until the NS insta reposted some of his crazy rotations and grabs. Now I feel like I see him all over the place.
One thing Ive found is that many causal skiiers dont realise that newschoolers is its own website/business/app... I told my roommate I am on newschoolers a lot, and he was all like "dude I fuckin love newschoolers"...but he was under the impression that newschoolers was just an Instagram page.
LonelyBasically just don't sell out and become like gopro and repost a bunch of big vloggers paddle boarding or just doing average people things.
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Personally, I'd like to see more posts from the site being advertised/shown off on the pages, such as edits, etc. Also less random fail clips because that brings in an audience of people that might not even like skiing but like watching fail videos.
I don't realy follow the insta much but the posts on the book are generally pretty decent
Personally I like the stories where you have the hyperlink to something on here. That gets my most attention, especially the news articles because on here I don’t normally find them. Keep it interesting like you have. I like the Insta page, not too familiar with anything else.
dwt802Personally, I'd like to see more posts from the site being advertised/shown off on the pages, such as edits, etc. Also less random fail clips because that brings in an audience of people that might not even like skiing but like watching fail videos.
Agreed mostly. Fail clips are annoying because they get by mutlipleey reposted, but they do bring in traffic. I like threads being posted as stories when they're recent as well, brings in some forum traffic.
- I like the more recent posts on the instagram though, save the edit, bring people to the site to click on edits. Only add-on, save skiers dropping short edits on here instead of just instagramming it, promote em. more edits the better. Carney Example
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/872183/LOST
And, as much sledneckturbo content as you desire
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcQRA3XlRcI/?taken-by=newschoolers
**This post was edited on Dec 3rd 2017 at 10:03:18pm
The content is always pretty good, some stuff is outdated and/ or irrelevant but for the most part the videos photos links etc are sick, but the way it is posted is just really weird and honestly embarrassing for the page and skiers as a whole who are represented by "the homepage of skiing" or whatever the bio is. Like someone said already, maybe cool it a bit with the emojis and just general weird choice of language, for example the recent nosebutter video of LSM maybe its just me but theres a lot of captions I would have chosen before "mmmmm artery clogging goodness" with that emoji. Look at Snowboardermag or Thrasher or even Powder, they post and basically let the content do the talking, instead of distracting the viewer with some excessive caption. The insta stories are a lot of the same thing, maybe its the fact that theyre posted on android and it just doesnt look as clean to those of us on iphone but a lot of the time something is off, like the one up right now that links to "what do you use skiing as an outlet for" the photo is super blurry and the photog/ skier tags are half cut off on the right edge of the post.
Speaking towards Instagram- I agree that the squid page is crushing it. It would be cool to have something other than video posts, because it's hard to remain interested if it's not a balanced feed. Seeing work from artists, photographers and other creatives is a really awesome thing about ig, and I feel like skiing has a great media community that ns could capitalize on a little more. Sharing the stuff from the people that aren't well known is rightfully a trend, and with such a saturated platform creativity is what viewers tend to thrive on, both in skiing and in media.
I appreciate that you are seeking feedback!
I appreciate that you are seeking feedback!
Seriously you guys need to fucking stop with the emojis. Not trying to be mean but never use Instagram stories again.
Just copy Zootspace
Chubz.Please STOP linking year old/multiple year old threads in the instagram stories. That drives me insane when im looking at a thread from the story then realize i read/was a part of the same conversation 2 or 3 years ago. Its not relevent anymore, thats why those threads died.
Be more like squidskiing, i wanna see rad shit from no names and rad shit from the big boys, not bail posts that didnt make it on JOTD.
Idk recently ive been really turned off of the NS insta. It was a lot better in like 2014/15. But those are my only gripes with it at the moment.
Making a list to each point you made
1. That's fair, for someone like yourself or anyone that is posting in this thread it's old content. For over 90% of the people that follow us on social though, they've never seen that thread & probably find it funny/interesting/ect so I post it for them as well.
2. Cory does a dope job over at squidskiing but I'm not going to copy him. He does his thing, if you like it, keep following him. I try to post dope shit from the no names when I see it but you should realize, while yes, it is my job to look for content to post, I have other responsibilities that take up the vast majority of my time for NS so I end up missing a lot. If you see something dope in the search page or wherever, send it as a message to me on the NS IG.
3. Valid but in 2015, I didn't have to play stupid fucking games because Instagram decided to change up everything with the app in the past 2 years.
LonelyThis.
I'm a big fan of the squid skiing page. I made a post in the censorship thread about ns social media. Basically just don't sell out and become like gopro and repost a bunch of big vloggers paddle boarding or just doing average people things. Keep it core and help the smaller guys make it bigger in the scene.
I might be wrong but a good example would be Grigory Fuzeev. He was a pro but he definitely didn't have a huge presence. I didn't know about him until the NS insta reposted some of his crazy rotations and grabs. Now I feel like I see him all over the place.
1. Trust me, I'm not going to post some mom & their kid skiing a groomer on the feed.
2. Yea, Grigory is tight for sure! I found him through videos on NS a few years back when he did his grab compilation. Shit blew my mind. I'm always on the hunt for dope unknown skiers but as I said above, I miss a lot of it since I can't spend 24/7 on IG searching for the hottest unknown rider.
RousedWitsOne thing Ive found is that many causal skiiers dont realise that newschoolers is its own website/business/app... I told my roommate I am on newschoolers a lot, and he was all like "dude I fuckin love newschoolers"...but he was under the impression that newschoolers was just an Instagram page.
Dude, you don't even know the half of it. I talk to so many kids at movie premieres & they think the same thing. That's why I post links to stories in hopes they see it & start using the actual site.
.squirrely.The content is always pretty good, some stuff is outdated and/ or irrelevant but for the most part the videos photos links etc are sick, but the way it is posted is just really weird and honestly embarrassing for the page and skiers as a whole who are represented by "the homepage of skiing" or whatever the bio is. Like someone said already, maybe cool it a bit with the emojis and just general weird choice of language, for example the recent nosebutter video of LSM maybe its just me but theres a lot of captions I would have chosen before "mmmmm artery clogging goodness" with that emoji. Look at Snowboardermag or Thrasher or even Powder, they post and basically let the content do the talking, instead of distracting the viewer with some excessive caption. The insta stories are a lot of the same thing, maybe its the fact that theyre posted on android and it just doesnt look as clean to those of us on iphone but a lot of the time something is off, like the one up right now that links to "what do you use skiing as an outlet for" the photo is super blurry and the photog/ skier tags are half cut off on the right edge of the post.
Thrasher is definitely the king of that shit. The advantage they have over anyone else is that they get raw clips from the edits that go on their site. We don't & getting that shit from people is a pain in the ass usually.
As for stories, yea, I have an android and thought it might be slightly worse but could you screenshot it and post here? I've looked on my friend's phones before & it didn't look horrible in the past.
sdrvper- I like the more recent posts on the instagram though, save the edit, bring people to the site to click on edits. Only add-on, save skiers dropping short edits on here instead of just instagramming it, promote em. more edits the better. Carney Example
The NS staff as a whole was stoked to see Carney toss that up on here instead of IG, which he easily could have. Hell, even if kids uploaded their clips from IG to NS as well, that'd be sick. It's so much easier now with the app too but people only care about posting where their followers can see it which I get but, it's pretty ridiculous to me.
KretzschmarMaking a list to each point you made
1. That's fair, for someone like yourself or anyone that is posting in this thread it's old content. For over 90% of the people that follow us on social though, they've never seen that thread & probably find it funny/interesting/ect so I post it for them as well.
2. Cory does a dope job over at squidskiing but I'm not going to copy him. He does his thing, if you like it, keep following him. I try to post dope shit from the no names when I see it but you should realize, while yes, it is my job to look for content to post, I have other responsibilities that take up the vast majority of my time for NS so I end up missing a lot. If you see something dope in the search page or wherever, send it as a message to me on the NS IG.
3. Valid but in 2015, I didn't have to play stupid fucking games because Instagram decided to change up everything with the app in the past 2 years.
1. Trust me, I'm not going to post some mom & their kid skiing a groomer on the feed.
2. Yea, Grigory is tight for sure! I found him through videos on NS a few years back when he did his grab compilation. Shit blew my mind. I'm always on the hunt for dope unknown skiers but as I said above, I miss a lot of it since I can't spend 24/7 on IG searching for the hottest unknown rider.
Dude, you don't even know the half of it. I talk to so many kids at movie premieres & they think the same thing. That's why I post links to stories in hopes they see it & start using the actual site.
Thrasher is definitely the king of that shit. The advantage they have over anyone else is that they get raw clips from the edits that go on their site. We don't & getting that shit from people is a pain in the ass usually.
As for stories, yea, I have an android and thought it might be slightly worse but could you screenshot it and post here? I've looked on my friend's phones before & it didn't look horrible in the past.
Not too bad for me.
Sometimes I think the thread choice linked up in the story is a bit odd, not sure if I'd pick some threads I've seen linked up to try to get kids to sign up.
however, I feel like NS has been poppin more with new users, and if that is a result of the threads in stories then that's awesome.
i like raw footage, and I feel like all the new type of skiing is taking over what I see on Instagram. Maybe more powder, big mountain, thug, throwback skiing, etc etc thrown into the mix would be dope.
ill send you everything I like and think others would like over to you on NS insta from now own:)
Forgot to add that I'm on a iPhone 6s^^^^
Id quote you matt but im having a hell of a time selecting what I want to reply to.
As for the old thread thing..I see your point but in my opinion I would save linking old threads for like tbt or something. I haven’t noticed any discussion lately with old threads and if i do its somebody bumping it, people post about realizing its an old thread and it slips into oblivion again.
i would try and encourage followers to engage in current threads. Which I see you do quite often, the old threads just throw me off.
Its crazy how in theory we have the power to make this website the most popular and active its ever been with the influence of social media but it hasnt happened yet.
As for the old thread thing..I see your point but in my opinion I would save linking old threads for like tbt or something. I haven’t noticed any discussion lately with old threads and if i do its somebody bumping it, people post about realizing its an old thread and it slips into oblivion again.
i would try and encourage followers to engage in current threads. Which I see you do quite often, the old threads just throw me off.
Its crazy how in theory we have the power to make this website the most popular and active its ever been with the influence of social media but it hasnt happened yet.
.lenconNot too bad for me.
Sometimes I think the thread choice linked up in the story is a bit odd, not sure if I'd pick some threads I've seen linked up to try to get kids to sign up.
however, I feel like NS has been poppin more with new users, and if that is a result of the threads in stories then that's awesome.
i like raw footage, and I feel like all the new type of skiing is taking over what I see on Instagram. Maybe more powder, big mountain, thug, throwback skiing, etc etc thrown into the mix would be dope.
ill send you everything I like and think others would like over to you on NS insta from now own:)
1. Yea, it wasn't too bad actually. Got cut off a bit though. I have a Nexus 6p for comparison. Could you explain "not sure if I'd pick some threads I've seen linked up to try to get kids to sign up." more? Not sure if im just tired but that didn't make much sense to me.
2. We've seen a steady increase of new users year over year according to analytics which is great to see. A large portion are coming from social.
Chubz.Id quote you matt but im having a hell of a time selecting what I want to reply to.
As for the old thread thing..I see your point but in my opinion I would save linking old threads for like tbt or something. I haven’t noticed any discussion lately with old threads and if i do its somebody bumping it, people post about realizing its an old thread and it slips into oblivion again.
i would try and encourage followers to engage in current threads. Which I see you do quite often, the old threads just throw me off.
Its crazy how in theory we have the power to make this website the most popular and active its ever been with the influence of social media but it hasnt happened yet.
1. I feel you. Sometimes I see/remember an older thread that I enjoyed & feel like tossing it up but maybe I'll tone it back a bit.
2. Tru, tru but I'd say it's harder than ever to stand out. The biggest thing is, even 5 years ago, there was only like 3 sites you could go to to consume the vast majority of freeski content; NS, YT/Vimeo via search, & downdays for the Euro guys. That has exponentially grown with ski pages popping up everyday on IG, SLVSH coming into the fold with their own dope shit, & more.
Also, time is extremely valuable to people & if whatever content that is posted doesn't immediately seem valuable to them (for whatever reason), they won't watch/read/discuss it.
maybe its just me but I find it annoying when the NS facebook account links it to threads such as ski gabber or what not .
I think it's good with actual articles like with the top 5 topsheets which summarised a ski gabber thread
I think it's good with actual articles like with the top 5 topsheets which summarised a ski gabber thread
More free shit...bitch.
If there's one thing I fucking hate on your Facebook posts (and it has nothing to do with you), it's the comment section. 99% of the comments are just people tagging their friends (and I know it's a trend across social media these days). I feel like there's no discussion on there, no engament from people. Dudes just tag their buddies with some emoji, and that's it.
idk man... maybe I'm just getting old.
idk man... maybe I'm just getting old.
I'm biased towards photos, and I know the IG can't all be photos... BUT I do miss the days of NS Instagram where most of the Photo of the Days would actually get posted on the Instagram account. I don't know the last time that was done. It would be nice to see more content on social from the photogs of NS.
Kretzschmar1. Yea, it wasn't too bad actually. Got cut off a bit though. I have a Nexus 6p for comparison. Could you explain "not sure if I'd pick some threads I've seen linked up to try to get kids to sign up." more? Not sure if im just tired but that didn't make much sense to me.
2. We've seen a steady increase of new users year over year according to analytics which is great to see. A large portion are coming from social.
1. I feel you. Sometimes I see/remember an older thread that I enjoyed & feel like tossing it up but maybe I'll tone it back a bit.
2. Tru, tru but I'd say it's harder than ever to stand out. The biggest thing is, even 5 years ago, there was only like 3 sites you could go to to consume the vast majority of freeski content; NS, YT/Vimeo via search, & downdays for the Euro guys. That has exponentially grown with ski pages popping up everyday on IG, SLVSH coming into the fold with their own dope shit, & more.
Also, time is extremely valuable to people & if whatever content that is posted doesn't immediately seem valuable to them (for whatever reason), they won't watch/read/discuss it.
Sometimes I feel like the thread picked isn't "NS's best thread", if that makes sense. Some of the threads linked are good, but I feel like some are just weird threads that might make some people not wanna join or be like "wtf is this?"
Next time you link a thread that makes me feel this way ill let ya know
grantwhittyI'm biased towards photos, and I know the IG can't all be photos... BUT I do miss the days of NS Instagram where most of the Photo of the Days would actually get posted on the Instagram account. I don't know the last time that was done. It would be nice to see more content on social from the photogs of NS.
And give some less known skiers some visibility
BrawnTrendsAnd give some less known skiers some visibility
Exactly
grantwhittyI'm biased towards photos, and I know the IG can't all be photos... BUT I do miss the days of NS Instagram where most of the Photo of the Days would actually get posted on the Instagram account. I don't know the last time that was done. It would be nice to see more content on social from the photogs of NS.
This!! Switch up the posts from just videos of tricks. Post cool topsheets, landscape shots, pics of the squad in the park or whatever. I feel like this would generally help just roundout the IG a bit more.
I think moving a light towards kids posting #nsfamous or #newschoolers would be really cool for your Instagram. I see a lot of awesome pictures that show up in the search of these hashtags. When I look for inspiration in my clothing company, I always go straight to one of those then follow it with other tags like #skiiing or #skateboarding etc... tons of no names shred HARD.
use this to your advantage for real. high key there is a fck ton of kids ripping that use these tags that will never see the light of day and they clearly want to (hence the use of NS tags, duh). And best of all these are your supporters. Itd be nice to see more of our niche showing up on the NS insta instead of the same few riders post after post every day/week. I’ve followed some of these guys on my personal account and they’re throwing down as good as the guys who are already in the spot light, so maybe add this variety.
use this to your advantage for real. high key there is a fck ton of kids ripping that use these tags that will never see the light of day and they clearly want to (hence the use of NS tags, duh). And best of all these are your supporters. Itd be nice to see more of our niche showing up on the NS insta instead of the same few riders post after post every day/week. I’ve followed some of these guys on my personal account and they’re throwing down as good as the guys who are already in the spot light, so maybe add this variety.
KretzschmarThe NS staff as a whole was stoked to see Carney toss that up on here instead of IG, which he easily could have. Hell, even if kids uploaded their clips from IG to NS as well, that'd be sick. It's so much easier now with the app too but people only care about posting where their followers can see it which I get but, it's pretty ridiculous to me.
Oh yeah, I hate that its come to that too. The "edit' will never completely disappear because a video on a video player will always be some peoples preference over a tiny instagram square but instagram definitely takes away from the # of edits, tough to compete against.
TheSmokinLI think moving a light towards kids posting #nsfamous or #newschoolers would be really cool for your Instagram. I see a lot of awesome pictures that show up in the search of these hashtags. When I look for inspiration in my clothing company, I always go straight to one of those then follow it with other tags like #skiiing or #skateboarding etc... tons of no names shred HARD.
I agree, the #nsfamous hashtag blew up when it first started, I think thats why slvsh does so well, 60K followers in like 2 seasons, everyone has an equal chance to be featured with uploads to slapp.
TheSmokinLI think moving a light towards kids posting #nsfamous or #newschoolers would be really cool for your Instagram. I see a lot of awesome pictures that show up in the search of these hashtags. When I look for inspiration in my clothing company, I always go straight to one of those then follow it with other tags like #skiiing or #skateboarding etc... tons of no names shred HARD.
use this to your advantage for real. high key there is a fck ton of kids ripping that use these tags that will never see the light of day and they clearly want to (hence the use of NS tags, duh). And best of all these are your supporters. Itd be nice to see more of our niche showing up on the NS insta instead of the same few riders post after post every day/week. I’ve followed some of these guys on my personal account and they’re throwing down as good as the guys who are already in the spot light, so maybe add this variety.
I still use those tags (hell, SDrvper & I tag teamed thinking that up 2 years ago) to look for clips to post but like i said above, the massive influx of content is more than I'm able to keep up with because of other duties I have. I don't have all day to sit & find the next greatest 16 year old kid slaying. If you see something dope, send it as a DM to the IG page. Maybe I'll post it, maybe I won't. Simple as that.
Everyone has an opinion on what they view as sick in skiing, this is not new to anyone that has been on NS for more than a month. What you think is dope might not be what I view as dope. I genuinely post clips that I'm really stoked on & what I think the rest of our page is going to be hyped on as well, whether that's a pro or some random kid from Europe.
sdrvperOh yeah, I hate that its come to that too. The "edit' will never completely disappear because a video on a video player will always be some peoples preference over a tiny instagram square but instagram definitely takes away from the # of edits, tough to compete against.
I agree, the #nsfamous hashtag blew up when it first started, I think thats why slvsh does so well, 60K followers in like 2 seasons, everyone has an equal chance to be featured with uploads to slapp.
Yea, SLVSH has a great platform for content in one place that they can see all at once. IG is hard to keep up with, as you should know. Honestly if kids start uploading clips (single, 2 piece, or 30 second edits) to NS, there's a 10x greater chance I'll end up seeing it.
Also, with their follower growth there is a lot more going on than just being able to upload to SLAPP & people being stoked on a chance to get featured; that's a part but not the main thing. Having dozens of big name pros (30k + followers) shouting them out for games they're in, the general idea of what SLVSH is, & other things are why they are growing at that rate. People see someone like TWall with 180k+ followers say he's doing an instabanger on this dope ski page they've never heard of, they'll probably end up following because of the other content they see on the page as well. Boom. 1k+ followers in a day. Same shit happens with us.
KretzschmarI still use those tags (hell, SDrvper & I tag teamed thinking that up 2 years ago) to look for clips to post but like i said above, the massive influx of content is more than I'm able to keep up with because of other duties I have. I don't have all day to sit & find the next greatest 16 year old kid slaying. If you see something dope, send it as a DM to the IG page. Maybe I'll post it, maybe I won't. Simple as that.
Yea, SLVSH has a great platform for content in one place that they can see all at once. IG is hard to keep up with, as you should know. Honestly if kids start uploading clips (single, 2 piece, or 30 second edits) to NS, there's a 10x greater chance I'll end up seeing it.
Tru, IG is a complete mess for finding shit sometimes, when we worked together on that hashtag a while ago I remember the account getting thousands of DMs asking why this clip or that clip was or wasn't featured.
People need to do this more often; single clip upload, banger, still gets 50+ upvotes and a solid count of views, the traffic is here on NS, people just need to start uploading, hopefully with the app this will happen more often.
ex. https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/883830/Front-swap--front-360-swap-to-back-270-out
If there was a way to easily determine what was uploaded with the app vs desktop site, you could run something along the lines of featuring clips/edits/whatever on the IG for a week that are "app upload only" or something, idk. It's basically impossible to please everyone but you do a good job.
Quick edit: promote the app more, I think that would help generate more members online & more content upload.
**This post was edited on Dec 4th 2017 at 2:56:32pm
sdrvperPeople need to do this more often; single clip upload, banger, still gets 50+ upvotes and a solid count of views, the traffic is here on NS, people just need to start uploading, hopefully with the app this will happen more often.
ex. https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/883830/Front-swap--front-360-swap-to-back-270-out
If there was a way to easily determine what was uploaded with the app vs desktop site, you could run something along the lines of featuring clips/edits/whatever on the IG for a week that are "app upload only" or something, idk. It's basically impossible to please everyone but you do a good job.
I like this outlook. I need to get around to making an NS profile for the company, all our vids get thrown on insta so they can get picked up by the algorithm in our website. I see shorter vids get posted on NS sometimes and it’s hard to tell if people really care. But if you think they do, that’s another foot in the door to get a little exposure for kids and I agree with that.
Why don't you post more site related content that actually brings traffic to the site other than just more insta bangers..spread some love for the little guys, the NS community, and what makes this site rad...i see enough rad shit from big names on instagram and all the dam skiing related pages on it...squidskiing / drinkbutter seems to have the upperhand rn
Put links to edits on your story!! Old or new does not matter.
honestly i like NS insta better than squid skiing,
The NS instagram mainly only posts crazy shit, and it should stay that way- thats why alot of people follow that account- its a source of top crazy content.
Squid skiing on the other hand( which i like) is more for the core group of skiers- who are interested in lesser known skiers and other dope edits
NS insta should stick to the market of wow factor shots in order to appeal to a larger public, rather than core NS members
The NS instagram mainly only posts crazy shit, and it should stay that way- thats why alot of people follow that account- its a source of top crazy content.
Squid skiing on the other hand( which i like) is more for the core group of skiers- who are interested in lesser known skiers and other dope edits
NS insta should stick to the market of wow factor shots in order to appeal to a larger public, rather than core NS members
but plz post some guccimane edits
someone probably already said this since i skipped through half of the thread, but post more shit from no names. i feel like yes, you guys post a lot of stuff from up and comers, but i rarely see stuff from random kids without sponsors that i've never heard of. use the nsfamous tag more!!! there's some fire shit on it. do more stuff like that to encourage kids to post their clips. in this day and age with the internet, the playing field between these kids and pros should be leveled, and you guys have the power to do that
grantwhittyI'm biased towards photos, and I know the IG can't all be photos... BUT I do miss the days of NS Instagram where most of the Photo of the Days would actually get posted on the Instagram account. I don't know the last time that was done. It would be nice to see more content on social from the photogs of NS.
I remember photo of the day from about a year ago or so. Really enjoyed seeing peoples photos from Newschoolers getting some love on the instagram and also just enjoyed viewing various peoples shots, it was a cool concept and it would be sick to bring it back.
stop making the captions to everything so fucking cheesy and ridiculous. its almost getting to buzzfeed level of obnoxiousness. I understand you are trying to reach the younger markets but i honestly ignore half the shit you post on instagram or facebook because its literally getting to point where it seems you are just posting clickbait. bring back the legit core posts with more relevant information. i literally clicked on a link the other day and it was for a thread that had been inactive for like 3 years. idk what the point of this is but y'all should really pull it together
maybe make it easier for unknown skiers to be featured on ig and such, would make everyone feel much more involved as a communtiy
I also don’t like the whole “if i think it’s cool, I’m gonna post it” mindset.
The newschoolers instagram isnt isn’t your personal page. You’re representing the entire website. You’re literally asking for opinions on what the community wants to see, and we’re getting responses like
“yeah I see your point, but since I have the password I’m gonna keep posting how and what I want to post. If I think it’s cool, it’s going up.”
And lately its its been fucking cringeworthy. And seeing you post that you don’t have time to manage a page with 200k followers maybe you guys should go back to having multiple people run the page to lighten the load. Or have somebody strictly dedicated to the Instagram account.
Like sorry for being blunt but it fucking sucks now.
The newschoolers instagram isnt isn’t your personal page. You’re representing the entire website. You’re literally asking for opinions on what the community wants to see, and we’re getting responses like
“yeah I see your point, but since I have the password I’m gonna keep posting how and what I want to post. If I think it’s cool, it’s going up.”
And lately its its been fucking cringeworthy. And seeing you post that you don’t have time to manage a page with 200k followers maybe you guys should go back to having multiple people run the page to lighten the load. Or have somebody strictly dedicated to the Instagram account.
Like sorry for being blunt but it fucking sucks now.
Chubz.I also don’t like the whole “if i think it’s cool, I’m gonna post it” mindset.
The newschoolers instagram isnt isn’t your personal page. You’re representing the entire website. You’re literally asking for opinions on what the community wants to see, and we’re getting responses like
“yeah I see your point, but since I have the password I’m gonna keep posting how and what I want to post. If I think it’s cool, it’s going up.”
You're misunderstanding me here Chubz: Yes, I represent NS, yes I asked for opinions, obviously it's not my fucking personal page.
People say they want us to be like Thrasher. I can guarantee that Thrasher only posts shit they think is fucking dope. What's wrong with that?
Their entire website is editorialized aka they pick what goes on it. So is Powder, Transworld, Snowboarder, the list goes on & on. NS is an open system. You don't have to submit an edit & hope some editor decides it's worthy of going on our site. Those sites are the epitome of the "If we think it’s cool/worthy, it’s going up." mentality that you keep mentioning.
In the end, I appreciate the comments & as stated in the OP "PS: I can't take everything into account that is posted below but I'll do my best to compromise in the end."
Chubz.And lately its its been fucking cringeworthy. And seeing you post that you don’t have time to manage a page with 200k followers maybe you guys should go back to having multiple people run the page to lighten the load. Or have somebody strictly dedicated to the Instagram account.
Like sorry for being blunt but it fucking sucks now.
"And seeing you post that you don’t have time to manage a page with 200k followers"
I didn't say I don't have time to manage it. I don't have time to sit on my ass for 8 hours a day scouring the thousands & thousands of clips that are getting uploaded to IG. I have other responsibilities of my job that are just as important to making sure shit gets done for the site. As I said before, if you see something dope, send it to me! That's how I find most of my clips. Kids that are proactive about sending me a clip of theirs or just someone that they saw & thought I would be stoked to post it.
I have yet to see a DM from you so I'll be waiting to see what you got! I'm sure there is some sick shit you see, that I don't.
.otto.honestly i like NS insta better than squid skiing,
The NS instagram mainly only posts crazy shit, and it should stay that way- thats why alot of people follow that account- its a source of top crazy content.
Squid skiing on the other hand( which i like) is more for the core group of skiers- who are interested in lesser known skiers and other dope edits
NS insta should stick to the market of wow factor shots in order to appeal to a larger public, rather than core NS members
This so fucking much. Squid skiing is aight but if NS was ever like that page, I'd fucking cry. Keep doing what you're doing.
Chubz.I also don’t like the whole “if i think it’s cool, I’m gonna post it” mindset.
The newschoolers instagram isnt isn’t your personal page. You’re representing the entire website. You’re literally asking for opinions on what the community wants to see, and we’re getting responses like
“yeah I see your point, but since I have the password I’m gonna keep posting how and what I want to post. If I think it’s cool, it’s going up.”
And lately its its been fucking cringeworthy. And seeing you post that you don’t have time to manage a page with 200k followers maybe you guys should go back to having multiple people run the page to lighten the load. Or have somebody strictly dedicated to the Instagram account.
Like sorry for being blunt but it fucking sucks now.
Lol
Definitely more sick edits from unknowns and less fail vids. Jerry of the day does that better.
I think people are missing the point
NS insta should be used for fails and other sensational shot, thats why they have so many followers in the first place.
If, like many people suggest, that the Insta should promote more edits directly, NS wouldnt have half the follower base.
Now this doesnt mean to me dont promote edits from the website- i would suggest just doing it on the story- or a once a week shout out thing.
Also NS post plenty of No names, for example the recent tokoyo drift pretz 4 on from that Japanese kid in stubai.
Bet you never heard of him before
NS insta should be used for fails and other sensational shot, thats why they have so many followers in the first place.
If, like many people suggest, that the Insta should promote more edits directly, NS wouldnt have half the follower base.
Now this doesnt mean to me dont promote edits from the website- i would suggest just doing it on the story- or a once a week shout out thing.
Also NS post plenty of No names, for example the recent tokoyo drift pretz 4 on from that Japanese kid in stubai.
Bet you never heard of him before
KretzschmarIt's so much easier now with the app too but people only care about posting where their followers can see it which I get but, it's pretty ridiculous to me.
Unfortunately, with how dead the video section is on the actual website, I'm not sure this can be changed. The only edit I made last year, which was only a 1-minute cut of Wallisch skiing early season rails at PC, saw over 150,000 views between facebook and instagram, yet has less then 1000 views in the NS video section. Posted at the same time. Granted, it was only ever intended to be an instagram cut (under 1 minute), but still, anything with Wallisch's name on it getting that little play time on this website is crazy.
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PBraunsteinUnfortunately, with how dead the video section is on the actual website, I'm not sure this can be changed.
The videos section is not dead.
Look at the top rated of the month, week and even day right now. Roasted, Prime days, Tempo, This is Home, HG skis eat the guts, 70/30, Airea, Line traveling circus, Tanner hall movie, 5 questions with TYW, and an insane amount more.
Thats what I could come up with just thinking about what has come out in the last two weeks. Forums are dying, videos section is definitely not dead.
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