I had some time yesterday, so I went looking for his page on FSO. I couldn't find it at first but figured out how to get there by typing in his name in the URL. Is this a volunteer run website because it shows. They need a sitemap or at least a listing of all the Figure Skaters they support. (I do digital marketing as my day job - I look for this kind of stuff, lol)
His page doesn't look like it's been updated since early 2014 and it doesn't even list playing guitar as one of his hobbies. At least they have Johanna Bear writing for them - she should be in charge of updating his page.
There is a Paypal link on his donation page to one of the non-profits that supports him but it doesn't even work. The site says the expenses are around $70K a year - yikes! I'm sure it may be even higher now.
Not arguing with you -- but a small FYI that FSO does have a page that lists all of its skaters:
The listing of skaters is one click away from the home page, which has a "skaters" button in the horizontal menu at the top.
I think that FSO considers itself first and foremost as a site covering figure skating in general -- and secondarily (but as a close second) as a home to the skater pages.
But I take your point that the site is underwhelming to a professional like you.
From some of the wording on the site, I too get the impression that it depends on volunteers. OTOH, that doesn't mean that the volunteers are in over their heads. Our own GS mods are volunteers, and I believe that they bring a lot of professionalism to their GS responsibilities.
Some of the skater pages are kept much more current than others -- maybe b/c certain skaters (or their surrogates) choose to be more actively involved in overseeing their pages??
For example, Jason's and Gracie's FSO pages usually do have their latest news. I wonder whether their respective agents are the reason??
BTW, seems that Jason has a new agent. Hadn't heard anything on that front since Shep Goldberg died, but I see that someone else is listed on Jason's FSO contact page.
He could start by tweeting more.
When it comes to social media, Jason beats him hands down in that rivalry.
In fact, I think Jason promotes Josh more on social media than Josh promotes himself on social media.
:agree: A reflection of Josh's and Jason's very different personalities in real life :yes:.
LOl, not gonna hold my breath for the reserved Josh to tweet more often. By all accounts, Max is very gregarious in real life, but his tweeting is sporadic. Different strokes ...
BTW, as a #ThrowbackThursday offering, here is a sweet IN blog that Josh co-authored with Angela Wang
re JGP Lake Placid 2012:
(ETA, in which Josh is appreciative of a good bargain, and in which Christy and Damon use fake mustaches to help Angela stay relaxed before her FS!)
He could probably close the website and just run a facebook page--more useful these days than a website. </social media director>
Side comment: OTOH, since joining Twitter and Instagram (and becoming a super-communicator on both), Jason seems to have let his Facebook page fall by the wayside.
... I wonder if his sudden popularity after Greensboro has helped him come out of his shell a bit. ...
Yes, I think the interplay of Josh's skating and singing is fascinating -- how the confidence gained from one talent carries over to the other.
I hope that it is a two-way street. Josh's skater friends obviously love his singing, and I hope that he is aware that skating fans do too. And I hope that the overwhelmingly positive response to his singing will add to his confidence on the ice as well.
... Or I could just do production work for Josh's show.
Actually, we should totally make this happen. Make the Broadmore skating area skater boys get their own Youtube channel. Josh can sing, Jason can be hyper, Max can be sexy, Chase Belmontes can bring his cats. . . you get the idea. ....
Max Settlage would be another stellar presence for the Broadmoor YouTube channel.
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