Eric, as far as the SEC digital network goes, how much will you be in charge of the SEC Network in general?

Aggie93,

I think we are good on Twitter for right now, with our 83k followers were are tops in collegiate athletics by over 20,000.

FYI, we cannot and will not cover recruiting. Per SEC policy we can only comment or provide news on players that are attending or have signed an official NLI to compete at an SEC institution. Has been the case forever. That's just the rule.

Eric SanInocencio
SEC Digital Media Director
www.secdigitalnetwork.com

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Aggie 93,

You have a wealth of good ideas. I do think, as stated in a later reply, that some of your thoughts go more in hand with a TV network (which doesn't exist right now) than a web portal.

However, we do have a staff of SEC Nation writers which provide unique commentary throughout the year. You just don't see it now because the season hasn't started yet (soccer of course has).

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECNation.aspx

We have weekly blogs for volleyball (Phil Bush), softball (Tommy Deas) and track and field (Sean Cartell). Sean also writes 2-3 feature stories a week, covering a multitude of sports in the SEC (just search his name).

Men's hoops gets its own part of the Digital Network, with Blue Ribbon editor Chris Dortch providing two articles a week (one conference summary and an interviews piece) during the season. Link below.

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECNation/BlueRibbon.aspx

For football, we have Ron Higgins (award winning Memphis Commercial Appeal writer) penning a "Traditions" column once a week, where he breaks down a special happening at an SEC school (link below).

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECNation/SECTraditions.aspx

I also write a Monday "Three and Out" football column, which I'm actually working on as I type this. That and other "Insider" (it is free) behind the scenes stories can be found here.

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECNation/SECOfficeReport.aspx

Our SEC Nation section provides all of this content, and perhaps we haven't done a good enough job of showcasing this material. As for updates, trust me, with football season around the corner, expect tons of fresh content.

2wealfth Man -- I'll let Hannah know she has your support.

Hope this helps.

Eric SanInocencio
SEC Digital Media Director
www.secdigitalnetwork.com

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Just to add the links to the original message - great info Eric - looking forward to you and your team's work this season and for many seasons to come.

btw - if you have some time, the guys here at TexAgs really are among the best in the biz and I think if you were able to get together with them, you both would benefit a great deal on what you could do together to improve both the SEC Digital Network & TexAgs

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The quality of the conversation only goes up the more premium your membership.

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Arguable. If you want maximum number of eyeballs to see this commentary I wouldn't post in any forum that is premium. The majority of TexAgs posters would not have access to your threads and replies.
Is there anything on SEC Digital Network that provides basic info for the visiting opponent's fans? Like a road trip guide for each SEC town? TexAgs Radio had a segment last year showcasing the town/city of away games the week of each game. I can't remember the name of the spot. It would be very useful to have a site with accommodations, eateries, tourist attractions, etc for each school's home, geared toward a visitor from an opposing school.

I would like to watch some historical SEC games. Maybe throughout the season on Tuesday or Wednesday in between Saturdays have a full game on the on-demand that would be a star players biggest game or just an overall big game.

Love the 8 minute drill videos. Keep doing those

Could you provide an "at-a-glance" listing of the most current blog content on one page.

I am thinking something similar to what you see on ESPN's SEC blog where you get a short intro description of the main point of the blog entry and you can easily scan multiple entries and choose to click if the topic interests you.

SECDigital requires me to go into each of the individual subcategories (Blue Ribbon, Traditions, etc.) under SECNation to figure out what content is currently available.

Aggie93,

You are right when it comes to online content. I feel like many people share the same opinion that you do. I'm not sure ESPN.com is the perfect model, but it is one (of many) I definitely look at every day.

As for social media, that was my main focus when I was hired three years ago. I'm proud to say that right now the SEC is head and shoulders above the rest of the college world in this regard. On Twitter, the SEC (@SECSportsUpdate) has 83k followers, the top handle in all of college sports (team or conference).

We've also recently began a Pinterest page, which in a short time period has already passed quite a few professional teams. Facebook is also a lynchpin (as our analytic numbers show us), and we've amassed 265,000 "likes". If you need any help finding any of our social media channels, let me know. Thanks.

Eric SanInocencio
SEC Digital Media Director
www.secdigitalnetwork.com

Forrest,

We occasionally post SEC "Flashback" games from our historical vault. I'll make it a point to feature these more.

Ag8556,

Any "new" SEC Nation story is on our home page or the home page of the SEC Nation. The "list" you seek is on the page themselves, so perhaps it would be easier to just bookmark them going forward? Not 100 percent sure how I can make your request work otherwise.

HotSauceAggie,

Thanks.



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Wheelskjm,

There is no SEC Network right now. I have no idea what involvement (if any) I'll have with any project like that.


Eric SanInocencio
SEC Digital Media Director
www.secdigitalnetwork.com

Great job Eric. 1st place I went to when all the SEC rumblings started was your website.

Overall great look and feel.

Well, will the sec digital network have any film production? original content, not just highlights/replays/etc? Maybe something like student challenges or Anything of that nature?

Bedsides sports, does the SEC have any conference wide competitions that would be interesting to follow?

Guys,

Just posted my first Monday "Three and Out" football column of the year. This is one of many unique content articles we post during the week as the season gets here. You can check it out here.

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECNation/SECOfficeReport/tabid/1104/Article/236326/the-monday-three-and-out-the-season-is-here.aspx#

WheelsJKM,

There are several different types of "unique" video we will have on the site during the year. Stay tuned on that.

IT'S GAME WEEK BABY!

Eric SanInocencio
SEC Digital Media Director
www.secdigitalnetwork.com

http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECNation/SECOfficeReport/tabid/1104/Article/236326/the-monday-three-and-out-the-season-is-here.aspx#

FIFY Rook

Looks good

Eric, I just sent you a Private Message (PM). Check your inbox.

Love to hear your thoughts on my pitch.

Today's scheduled release of content is what you can expect going forward. We did a fan voted "Top 5" video, a football column and tons of releases on TV and the SEC Network affiliates. The madness is here.

Eric SanInocencio
SEC Digital Media Director
www.secdigitalnetwork.com

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Are there many regional television stations that are picking up SEC coverage in Texas and Mizzouri?

JMH,

I'm not sure. I can ask. I just know the total, not the specific stations. You would know if they were, just because you see a giant SEC Digital Network video player on the page. It looks like this.

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/

(Right hand side. We tailor them to the school asked for.)

Eric SanInocencio
SEC Digital Media Director
www.secdigitalnetwork.com

Eric,

What's the deal with the SEC iPhone app? I did not install it on my smartphone because of all of the negative reviews:

"Horrible app."
"Wrong scores and freezes constantly."
"WORST app ever!"
"for the best conference in college sports it's more like a high school app"

I thought that maybe it was a fan run app, but I see it is from the SEC Digital Network.

Is this a work in progress, with improvements to come?

Oh, and welcome to TexAgs.

Philip

86 Tex Ag,

Surprised of all the bad reviews. When we first came out with the app (about 3 years ago), I'll be the first to admit that it woefully underperformed. Back then we charged for it, and it didn't impress as it should have.

However, starting last year our app has been free, and universally regarded as a good product. We've done a better job of streamlining the workflow, meaning the website/apps/tablets all update from a central hub.

When I publish a story (say the Monday Three and Out), I push it to all the platforms at once. The process is the same for videos. It has made the interface and feeds more consistent.

I'd urge you to give it a try, and then any issues that you do have I can address as quick as possible. Trust me, it is a good app, and I'm not just saying that because I work there.

Eric SanInocencio
SEC Digital Media Director
www.secdigitalnetwork.com

Thank you for the response. I will give it a try, and provide feedback as necessary. I really like your website and look forward to spending time on the iPhone app. Thanks.

Wanted to share a bit of news from the Digital Network today. We premiered our new show, SEC "Kickoff" with Vince Dooley. You can watch this show every week right here.

Would love to get some feedback from this group on our opening production. Watch it here

secdigitalnetwork.com/SECSPORTS/VinceDooleyShow.aspx

Eric SanInocencio
SEC Digital Media Director
www.secdigitalnetwork.com

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Here are the forum codes, Rookie:

http://texags.com/main/forumcode.asp

Make them active links

Sorry. Got that fixed.

Eric SanInocencio
SEC Digital Media Director
www.secdigitalnetwork.com

Someone show eric the Texags Chrome/Firefox Addons so he can quickly and easily add forum codes and use TA to it's best ability.

Eric,

Being in Alabama must be most excellent when spring hits and Hoover is nearby.

Kentucky,

There are worse places to be. That's for sure.

Eric SanInocencio
SEC Digital Media Director
www.secdigitalnetwork.com

Eric,

Nice work.

How about some background on yourself and how you got to the SEC?

KentuckyMustangs,

Sure thing. Not a very glamorous story. I played baseball at the University of Montevallo (Division II) and while I was there, the SID was a gentleman named Dewayne Peevy. My junior year of playing, Dewayne go hired by the SEC as men's basketball contact.

After my playing days were over, I caught on as a volunteer intern for the SEC. I spent the summer of my senior year learning the basics of media relations and sports info, a field I really had no idea existed (I'm a mass comm/journalism) major.

From there I got hired as the SEC's paid intern and spent a year at the conference office. I then got a job at UAB as the SID for baseball/volleyball. I got the call to go back "home" not long after that, as the Gulf South Conference (the conference Montevallo was is) made me a media relations director.

As you can imagine, being at the Division II level, you have to fight for coverage and be creative with getting media to notice your programs. It was there I first explored social media, and how to make it work for fans of a particular conference. I created a Facebook and Twitter handle for the GSC, when at the time no one in college or pro sports was doing it (about 5 years ago).

We created a strong following for the league, and even created a GSC-Live radio program. Lucky for us, we made national headlines for it, and the SEC noticed. When the SEC decided they need to get into the social media space, they called me. That was nearly three years ago.

The rest is history.

Eric SanInocencio
SEC Digital Media Director
www.secdigitalnetwork.com

What position did you play?

I am guessing you were born and raised in Alabama?