From the monthly archives:

October 2009

How the Women’s Professional Soccer Twitter campaign has developed

October 31, 2009
@womensprosoccer on Twitter

This blog post takes a brief look at how Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) and its teams have used Twitter. We’ll look at the early days of Twitter integration and how it’s evolved as a sports marketing tool. Then, we’ll discuss a couple ideas for utilizing Twitter’s new List feature.

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The two top women’s teams in the world are coached by women

October 28, 2009
Pia Sundhage coaching against Silvia Neid

My favorite part of this video, though, is at the end when Pia Sundhage talks about playing against German National Team Coach, Silvia Neid, in 1995, and what that means for players’ potential career ambitions of coaching – at the highest levels – today.

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Twitter Followers Explode Overnight!

October 27, 2009

Finally, Twitter. You may have noticed that twitter.com/womensprosoccer has gone from 7,000 -> 26,000 followers in the past week.

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Tribute to Charlotte Moran and FSU vs. UNC Match Preview

October 22, 2009
Mark Krikorian shares his history with Charlotte Moran

This great tribute video was emailed over to me this morning by Gloria Averbuch. It’s a nice touch to remind us all that the impact of women’s soccer is far greater than Wins and Losses.

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FSU, UNC to Honor Charlotte Moran

October 20, 2009
Florida State University and University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Teams to honor Charlotte Moran

Thursday, October 22 at the Seminole Soccer Complex, the two teams will be playing for much more than a berth in the upcoming ACC Tournament. The Seminoles and Tar Heels will be playing in memory of a dear friend, the late Charlotte Moran.

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Facing Off Over Facebook: The Impact of Social Media on Women’s Sports

October 19, 2009
Panelists for today's online lecture

Tonight, a lecture: “Facing Off Over Facebook: The Impact of Social Media on Women Sports” is going to be broadcast live TONIGHT, October 19th, at 5pm PST / 8pm EST, online from the Tucker Center at the University of Minnesota.

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10 Questions with Chicago Red Stars Head Coach Emma Hayes

October 17, 2009
Emma at the Beach

Red Stars Head Coach Emma Hayes is in San Francisco this week watching Stanford, UCLA, USC, USF, and Santa Clara women’s soccer teams play. I sat down with her this morning because I thought it would be fun to ask her the WPS series of “Off the Field” questions we collect from the players. Hey, coaches have favorite movies and i-pods, too!

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14 Rules for Writing URLs

October 14, 2009
Amanda and her Apple

SEO Ethan Hays describes URL best practices that should always be adhered to when creating new, or modifying any existing URL on your domain.

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