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Spring adult kickball and dodgeball leagues
The push is on for our spring WAKA Kickball and Dodgeball leagues. Like it says on our Facebook page right now, “Round up your office team…email your friends and put a group together…or sign-up as a free agent and meet … Continue reading
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YouTube video on franchise program
We have a new video up on YouTube now for WAKA’s social sports franchise program. Check it out below and, if you aren’t looking to own a social sports franchise yourself, we’ll give you $2,000 if you send an owner/operator … Continue reading
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Kevin Weekes says Caps now “the main team” in DC area sports scene
Speaking on the NHL Network about the Anaheim Ducks hiring of former Caps coach Bruce Boudreau, Kevin Weekes praised Boudreau for putting Caps “back on the radar” and said, “they’re now the main team back in the DC area in … Continue reading
Filed under Media/Journalism, Sports, Washington DC Area
WAKA Kickball on ESPN’s Mike & Mike
I came across this on YouTube this morning. A few years ago, former NFL player Mike Golic of ESPN’s Mike & Mike show stumbled upon a WAKA Kickball game in Connecticut and ended up rolling out the first pitch. Here … Continue reading
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Live music at Dogfish Head
Some video I took last night… Jon Kaplan from DC band Bicycle Thieves, covering Bob Dylan’s “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” at Dogfish Head Alehouse in Gaithersburg, MD – July 2, 2011 Related articles Live blues in Montgomery County (mikeholden.wordpress.com)
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Pottermore, J.K. Rowling and making fans feel important and appreciated
Time will tell what Pottermore will be like, but J.K. Rowling shows how to make fans feel important with her video announcing the website. While promoting the new product, she spends a good deal of time saying thank you and … Continue reading
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Kickball ad during NCAA tournament
I enjoyed seeing kickball featured prominently in a commercial during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament this weekend. And the ad was for a good cause too — as the NCAA Fund the Future website explains it, “The NCAA and DonorsChoose.org … Continue reading
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Viral Kickball Video
The video below went online last Friday and now has over 13,000 views, thanks to mentions by D Magazine and Deadspin, as well as a lot of shares on Twitter and Facebook along with views by WAKA Kickball players all … Continue reading
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NBD: Never Been to Dallas Syndrome
I’m not a Skins fan but, as a guy who’s married to someone who roots for Duke—even though she never went to the school, doesn’t have any family who went to the school and has never lived anywhere near the … Continue reading
Filed under Sports, Washington DC Area
D.C. Metro Escalators Summed Up in One Lyric
“We sent a man to the moon brought him back two weeks later apparently not as long as it takes to fix an escalator” – GoRemy
Filed under Washington DC Area
Talk to Chuck…using social media
While on the D.C. Metro one day this week, a Charles Schwab ad campaign inside the train caught my attention. In the bottom left hand corner of the ads (similar to the one featured here on the right), they have … Continue reading
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Speaking at PRSA Event October 28
On October 28, I’ll be speaking at an event hosted by the National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The panel is “What’s All the Twitter About?: Adding Social Media to Your PR Strategy” and I’ll … Continue reading
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