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Why Can't Indianapolis Support the Indiana Fever? |
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Sports -
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Written by Erik Deckers
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 What do you want, Indiana? What's it going to take for our state, or at least our city, to support a professional women's basketball team? I've taken my family to four different games this year, thanks to some free ticket love from my new BFF Julie Graue, the VP of Business Operations of the Fever.
My family are Fever fans through and through. As the father of two little girls, I want them to have athletes they can look up to as role models. Hell, as the father of three kids, I want my kids to have positive role models regardless of gender and sports.
We love the Fever because they play clean, they don't get arrested, and they don't start brawls with fans in the stands, unlike some local Men-B-A teams I could name.
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2009 Indiana's Favorite Blog Winners |
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The votes are in and Linking Indiana members have selected this years Indiana's Favorite Blog winners. This year's winner, The G2 was powered by overwhelming reader support and swept both the Indiana's Favorite Blog and Indiana's Top Rated Blog Awards.
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The G2
411 Points, 86 Votes, 4.779 Rating
Category Winner: Sports
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To view the Top 10 and Category Winners for this years contest, click here.
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Use Twitter? Let's Get Indiana to Trend Today! |
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Tweeters from the banks of the Ohio River to the shores of Lake Michigan will donate one minute to the future of our state by sending a tweet containing “#Indiana” The goal is to get #Indiana to trend among the top ten words on twitter, exposing our state to the global twitter audience for a GOOD reason - not because there's been some tragedy or a bad referee call (Bob Burchie informed me that #Indiana trended October 31 when there was a questionable call at an IU game)
It is easy to participate => when you tweet December 3rd simply add "#INDIANA" in a few of them. And if you focus on the lunch hour, we might reach a critical mass and break through.
That's it! Tweet something fun about #Indiana or mention your favorite #Indiana tradition or vacation spot. Better yet tweet a link to your business or a news story - just don't forget the "#Indiana". Let's show the global twitter audience how cool Indiana can be!
If you want to put an #Indiana twibbon on your twitter avatar to show your support - just go to Twibbon.com.
About Amy Stark
 Amy Stark is a social media evangelist and founder of Stark ReAlity Enterprises, Inc. is a not-for-profit operating in the great State of Indiana! The corporation publishes StarkReAlity.ning.com -- a receptacle of social media trends, a friendly place to share ideas, and a way for talented individuals to donate 5 minutes of their expertise. You can find Amy on Twitter as @AmyStark
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Things to do This Weekend (Nov 13) |
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A look at this weekend's events by:
Bands of America Grand National Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Nov. 11-14: Hours and activities vary daily.
The premier marching band event in the nation with 90 bands from across America participating. Nov. 11-14: Hours and activities vary daily. Info: 317-262-8600.
Great Indy Pet Expo at the State Fairgrounds.
Nov. 14-15, 2009: Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4
In the Toyota Exposition Hall, Nov. 14-15: Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4. $6 admission ($5 seniors, $3 ages 6-12, under 6 free). Info: 515-778-4762.
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Social Organizations Act Like Ad Agencies |
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It was one of the "deadliest days in US law enforcement history." It really did read like something out of an old Western movie: An outlaw, out after being given a second chance in another state by a prominent political figure, walks into an eating establishment, and guns down four police officers before getting away. Eventually, this sets up a climactic scene in which a lone officer catches up to the fugitive, and shoots and kills him.
This actually happened in Seattle over the last five days, but you are about three times more likely to know more about the rumors surrounding the nation's highest-paid athlete's alleged indiscretions and wayward driving.
At first I thought it was just the circles I run in that made the Tiger Woods Hydrant-gate episode ubiquitous. I follow a lot of PR people on Twitter and the blogosphere. Tiger's troubles, if nothing else, are a case study in poor PR management. Then I did a simple Google news search: As of Tuesday afternoon, when both stories were reaching their climax, "Tiger Woods accident" yielded 14,669 stories, "Seattle police shooting," 5,122.
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