Re: the new FIRST Objective
 

i'll look into the issues of using Google accounts as soon as I can. you can always log in without Google... we distribute no spam or other junk. Google was just an easy way for everyone to get on-board....

Re: the new FIRST Objective
 

Wow! Thanks to all those who have joined FIRST Objective. I've been a little busy over the past few days, like I imagine everyone has. I'll be posting changes soon, so please send me feedback.

Thanks again to everyone who has joined and wants to help promote FIRST.

Re: the new FIRST Objective
 

From the 5 mins I spent looking at the site this is what I thought:

Generally, it seems kind of useless with Chief Delphi in existence. The only reason I could see myself using this is to do the things I already do on Chief Delphi. The "friends" thing, as mentioned before, I also think is not the best idea. I agree with akoscielski3 that it should just be one big community, although then it becomes like a forum, and, again, we already have that with Chief Delphi. I also agree with Kims robot that it's not really clear what the "FIRST objective" is.

The one thing I saw that got me a little excited because Chief Delphi doesn't have it was the "Videos" tab. That would be cool if it were a place to upload videos or watch links to YouTube if you could watch them right there like you can on Facebook. However, it's not very appealing as just a bunch of links to videos elsewhere.

Just my 2 cents.

Re: the new FIRST Objective
 

The whole idea behind FIRST Objective is to be a community to help promote FIRST. Chief Delphi is a great resource for teams looking for information, but it is horrible as a tool to promote FIRST.

The use of videos has been the focus since its initial development. The forums and Q & A section is an incentive for teams to go there to look for information. The idea behind FIRST Objective is to have a large community helping promote FIRST to schools that are not yet involved.

I started this site originally because the school district where I live didn't have a team, and I realized that most schools do not have a FIRST team. Keep in mind that the focus of this site is not always what can it offer me, but how can it be used to promote FIRST.

Re: the new FIRST Objective
 

Just posted a few vintage FIRST promo videos on FIRST Objective. Check 'em out!