Saturday, April 17, 2010

Playstation Move

So, the great world of technology has blessed us with things like the iPad and the Move. But why is it that they cannot keep my phone battery from letting me down? Aside from my technological frustrations at the moment, I have to say that the Playstation Move looks like it could be pretty cool. However, I have to wonder as a Wii user, if it will have the ability to overtake it. The Wii has had a firm hold on this aspect of the gaming market for such a long time. I think that the Move has a tough road for a vie in the gaming market but since we are such a curious people it will grab the attention and maybe even the hands of true Wii devotees.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010

Microblogs

Yesterday IWC Women's bball win in PINK for Coaches for Cancer! Next game Wednesday against rivals St. Ambrose (there).

Iowa Wesleyan basketball action tonight at St. Ambrose.

Iowa Wesleyan WBB climbs to 11-1 in conference play with win over St. Ambrose tonight.

Iowa Wesleyan BB teams raise over $400 for Coaches for Cancer

Iowa Wesleyan WBB defeats Mt. Mercy and move to 12-1 in the conference. Win on Wednesday guarantees share of conference championship!

Iowa Wesleyan WBB pull off thriller last night and overcome 14 pt deficit to defeat league #2 seed Grandview.

Congrats to Iowa Wesleyan WBB player, Sherry Zehner. Recently named to NAIA All-Academic List! Last home game Saturday...be there!

For the 2nd yr in a row, Iowa Wesleyan WBB defeats St. Ambrose in round 2 of the conference tourney, championship Mon. at home! (7pm)

Iowa Wesleyan WBB wins conference championship and ties school record for most wins in a season (25). Way to go ladies!

Iowa Wesleyan WBB's first round Naitonal Tournament game is tom. @ 10:15...SID Adam G will provide live play by play action!

Iowa Wesleyan WBB defeats Walsh U in first round...round two action against Jamestown @ 10:15 Friday!

The Iowa Wesleyan WBB team has made it to the Elite 8 for the first time in school history. Next game @ 3 on Saturday vs. Northwestern.

Iowa Wesleyan WBB's Conf. MVP J. Beachey to throw 1st pitch @ 4pm for the first home baseball game. Catchin' for her...Coach Williamson!

Iowa Wesleyan WBB's post Jessi Beachey named an NAIA All-American this week! Congrats!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

The First Pitch

Junior Jessi Beachey threw out the first pitch at an Iowa Wesleyan baseball game to her Head Coach Steve Williamson. Beachey was honored for her stellar season and also for being named as a First Team All American in the NAIA Division II. Williamson was honored for being named the Coach of the Conference for the third time in his five years at IWC.


Photo Channel - "A Tradition of Excellence"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bwilson10/sets/72157623682118893/

Monday, April 5, 2010

Press Release

March 11, 2010

Tigers reach NAIA Elite 8 making school history

(Sioux City, Iowa.) Iowa Wesleyan's Women's Basketball team advanced to the NAIA Division II Elite 8 Friday with a 72-60 win over Jamestown (N.D.) College at the Tyson Events Center.

The first half was a back and fourth struggle offensively between both teams. The half ended with IWC up by one point with a score of 31-30. However, Jamestown came out strong and by the 17:42 mark of the second half they were up 37-33.

That was the last time the Jimmies would have the lead. Over the next nine minutes, IWC led by Jessi Beachey (Jr-Fisher, Ill.) and her 19 point offensive onslaught would take over control of the game.

With 4:20 left, the Jimmies had pulled it to within two at 57-55. But a three point answer from IWC's Jill Ginder (Jr-Olney, Ill.) and a subsequent field goal from Beachey gave the Tigers the edge they needed. Jamestown never got closer than five points the rest of the game.

Beachey's teammate, Melanie McCreight (Jr-Winfield, Iowa), also ended up with 19 points in the effort. McCreight went 3 of 5 from behind the arc and helped IWC stay in the game with 10 first half points. IWC's leader and point guard, Anna Jones (So-Cornell, Ill.), added 14 of her own and led the team with 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Ginder finished with 11.

The Tigers Elite 8 round game will be played on Saturday at 3 p.m. and they will face the #1 seed, Northwestern (Iowa).

For more information regarding the IWC basketball programs or any of the Tiger athletic teams, contact sports information director Adam Glatczak (319-385-6306 phone; 319-385-6384 FAX; aglatczak@iwc.edu e-mail) or log on to IWC's athletics web site @ www.iwc.edu/athletics.

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Saturday, April 3, 2010

Twitter Locations

So, I noticed a couple weeks ago that now when you post a tweet beneath it, it will add your geographic location. What will be next? Will you be able to add that you are at the Hy-Vee, Aisle 7, in Cedar Rapids, IA? Or maybe, from my home bath tub? Is all this really necessary?

Thursday, April 1, 2010

SEO

Search engine optimization (SEO) is an extremely important tool for attracting traffic to your organization's site. For my client, Iowa Wesleyan, there are some things I would do to improve their SEO. I would try to find inbound links for organizations in the Mt. Pleasant and Burlington area that offer their support to IWC. In doing so, this will help increase their number of internal and external links and in turn increase their site's visibility on the web. An area that I think some aspects of the school's website struggles in, is in how they use keywords and tags. For the articles and updates they post on the various social media programs they use, they do not always have the catchiest headlines. And on their Facebook page, some of the tags in their photos are not always the most flattering for their students. In addressing these issues, IWC can better the attention they recieve from prospective students, their parents, or alumni. Lastly, an area I would look into is the use of key words in the web addresses for their social media programs.