YouTube channels now have an event module. Add tournaments in there

[LLDL]

Hey everyone. Some of you probably already know this, but I just realized that YouTube now has an event module for us average users.

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It must have been added within the past month or so, because it wasn't there the last time that I edited my channel.

Anyway, I encourage you all to add tournaments that you will be attending to your youtube pages. Some of you may see this as useless or too much effort, because we all go to smashboards anyway and view the tournament threads anyway. However, I think of it like this: It takes all but 30 seconds to add an event to the module, and who knows, a newcomer may just be browsing videos or comments, stumble upon a channel, click on the event and join smashboards, then have interest in the tournament. It could happen, and better to have it there for them to see than not, otherwise no possible new member. This is possible community growth here.

Go to your YouTube channel. Click on "Modules" at the top, then click on "Event Dates".

Fill in the information accordingly. I put the tournament name and venue name in the "venue" field, and I put both the City and State in the "City" field. Then you can post a link to the tournament thread in the "Tickets" field.

 

[EPsilon933]

This has been out for like 2-3 months, but I've only used it for 1 tournament so far

I like showing upcoming events in my channel description box, like this. It's easier to update and all that's really needed is a time, location, and link, right? But it's kind of difficult to notice with all the clutter on my channel description. Tradeoffs

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Upcoming Tournaments I'll be recording at

Fairfax, Virginia. March 12
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=181915

Blackburg, Virginia. March 19
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=182435461786756

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. June 25-26
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=292146

Antioch, California. July 15-17
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=284863

New Brunswick, New Jersey. January 6-8
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=298262

 

[LLDL]

Yeah, that's fine. I've always liked that in your channel. I personally will keep mine out because I like to keep as little info as possible in my channel description. Plus, the event dates just pops right out at them under the videos.

 

[Juggleguy]

This is definitely a good step to take, and your point about recruiting new players isn't to be taken lightly. At UM, we have the mentality that there are always a few dozen Melee players out there on campus who are at the casual-competitive borderline, and it's our job to find them and expose them to Smashboards and the tournament scene so that we can add new members to the competitive Melee community. YouTube helps us accomplish that really easily.