The New News Page

Those of you who have checked the website recently may have noticed the new "News" page. The website is divided into two sections. The left side of the screen is the news bar with news articles and accompanying pictures. The right side of the page is a hodgepodge of information. The YMV Twitter feed is at the top with instant updates. Below that are ways you can follow the team (Twitter, Facebook, Developer's Blog, Weekly Newsletter) and then below that are links to our sponsors. This page will be the best way to get all your YMV information. Look for it to constantly be evolving and updating.

Fall Update

As the Fall approaches there will a couple of updates coming to the Yale Men's Volleyball Site. With the rapid growth of internet-ready cell phones and new media outlets like Twitter, it is becoming increasingly easier to follow your favorite friends, athletes, celebrities, etc. Well we want to make it even easier to follow the Yale Men's Volleyball team. Our new website was just the starting point, but this Fall we are going to roll out a number of new features that will make it even easier for alumni, family, and friends to find out what is going on with the Yale Men's Volleyball team. Keep an eye on this blog and the website for announcements when this will happen.

Sponsors

If you have been checking the site recently you may have noticed in the footer of the website advertisements for two different companies.  This is one of our current pushes to help create some stability in our finances.  These companies have agreed to pay us an annual fee for hosting their company's add on our website.  This is a great thing for our team as it creates another source of annual income.  We will continue to explore opportunities such as this in efforts to offset the cost of running this team.

YMV Launches Youtube Page

The Yale Men's Volleyball Team is proud to announce the creation of their own YouTube page. We have decided to use YouTube to host our videos. As of right now, we have two videos on our page: our promotional video from a while back and this years NIRSA Nationals video. You can also expect a video from our particpation in Relay For Life to be up shortly. There will also be a link from our website to our youtube page up shortly.

Enjoy!

Bulldogs Launch 2008-09 Fundraising Campaign

The Yale Men's Volleyball team has launched their 2008-09 Fundraising Campaign. As of Monday, Mar. 16 our 08-09 Newsletter was mailed to all alumni and family. We also launched on our website today our fundraising page. Between these two events, we hope to raise enough money to fund our activities for this season and to help with next year. We appreciate any support you can give us. Thanks in advance.

Website Adds Google Analytics, Newsletter Goes to Press

The Yale Men's Volleyball Website has added Google Analytics to help track how many people view our website, where they are viewing from, how often they visit, etc.  It is a robust set of tools that gives countless amounts of information down to what kind of browser was used to view the website.  There are no changes to the website other than a little snippet of invisible code added that talks with google.

The other exciting news is that the 2008-09 Yale Men's Volleyball newsletter has gone to press.  After getting price quotes from numerous companies, I have decided to use a local shop in my hometown.   They were not only cheap, but good quality, and will have the newsletter printed in 1-2 days.   Hopefully, I can get the labels attached and the newsletter mailed this weekend.  I just saw a proof today, and I am very excited about how it turned out.  Hopefully, everyone will enjoy reading about our team and all the exciting things that are happening with us. 

Next Update

The next update to the Yale Men's Volleyball website will bring with it the online version of our newsletter, the option to donate to our team by credit card, and an exciting news article about our team.  The newsletter will also be going to press this weekend and should be mailed to alumni and family in the next two weeks.  If you do not receive one in the mail that means we do not have your mailing address.  If you would like to receive a hardcopy in the mail, please send an email to yalemensvolleyball@gmail.com with the appropriate information.  Look for the website update to go live in the next day or two.