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- What is Flocasts?
Flocasts was officially started on June 28th 2006 but really it was started over 10 years ago when Mark and Martin began to dive deep into our sports. The passion we had for running and wrestling was insationable. We needed more of it on so many different levels and we often found our thirst unquenched. After college Mark and Martin along with our two partners James and Madhu, two avid fans of our sports, knew that we had to create something to give back to those communities. That is how Flocasts started and we cannot thank enough the Running Community for being so supportive. We look forward to providing increased coverage of these sports indefinetly into the future.
- Is it Flocasts or Flocast?
It's Flocasts, but people I guess seem to know us more as Flocast, at least that's what google tells us!
- Why Track and Field?
Running is the most popular sport in High school, but the odds of making an olympic team is harder than NFL, based on just the number of people. We feel Track and Field is being neglected and that their fan bases are being deprived of much of what is happening in the sport.
Moreover Mark,one of the founders ran track in college.
- Who are the founders?
Mark Floreani - Former University of Texas Runner, All-American.
Martin Floreani - Former Wrestler from Cal Poly.
James McGirr - Programmer
Madhu Venkatesan - Design/Media
Over the course of the last year we expanded to 8, as of Jan 2008.
Truong-An Thai - Programmer
Alyssa Barker - Programmer
Garrett McCaffrey - Former Swimmer, Missou
Pat Hitchins - Marketing/Advertising - What do you guys do?
To keep things simple, we develop internet websites dedicated to running and thereby promoting the sport.
- So what are these sites?
Flotrack
A Go-to Site for anybody interested in running. Has a great collection of videos from some great people like Mark Wetmore, Frank Shorter, Deena Kastor and many more.. We also have a comprehensive races page, listing over 250 videos of the best races in track amd cross country from the olympics, NCAA...
Flotrackr
A running log and a social network for runners. Save your workouts and running logs and keep track of your progress. Currently many collegiate teams and professional teams are using it.
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- How do I get to these sites you talk about?
Use the links on the side or use these
Flotrack http://www.flotrack.com
Flotrackr http://www.flotrackr.com
- What is that RSS thingy?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It translates to something like this. You take that link and put it in your 'feed reader', which checks websites for something like email, and when the site is updated it gets the new content to you directly. Its a pretty simple way to keep in touch with the websites you visit often. You could subscribe to our feeds by choosing the one you need.
The simplest way to use it is using iTunes. Again there are two ways, go to the Music store and search for FLOTRACK or FLOWRESTLING and you can subscribe them for free. Otherwise use an RSS feed reader of choice, we recommend iTunes(apple.com/itunes) again, click on Advanced->Subscribe to feed and everyday the latest video will automatically download into itunes. This quality is actually of a much higher resolution that what we offer in flash.
Our Feed,
Track Feed
To Learn more about RSS visit Wikipedia.
- What do I need to see your videos?
To see our Videos, you need to upgrade/install to Flash 8.
You can install it by downloading it here (right click and Save Target/Link to your desktop and Double click to Install) (Alternate link)
Flocasts also recommends you use Firefox instead of Internet Explorer for best results.
Note: You might have to restart your computer in some cases.
- How do I watch videos Full Screen?
Click on the little icon, that looks something like [o] on the video toolbar next to the timeline And the video will load up in Full Screen in a new window. Just close the window to continue where you were before. - How do I correct a mistake or report an inappropriate tag on the site?
Unfortunately some people will use the tagging system inappropriately. We are beginning to do more checks. You can email our support(support@flocasts.org) and we will immediately remove the inappropriate tags, furthermore we are working on a flagging system for inappropriate tags. We are also trying to make sure we have accurate results and name spellings. If you find something is wrong please contact us and we will fix the mistake ASAP. - Do you sell DVD`s of your videos?
At this point we dont have plans now wish to sell any DVDs. We dont have any plans now to sell any DVDs. We are developing a new system where you can download our videos, but its not yet available. And all the exisiting videos will be available in the new system when it goes live and please note that none of our exisiting videos will be deleted.More info on that once we get it up. - I love what you guys do, can i send you a donation?
We appreciate your thoughts, but unfortunately we cannot accept any donation. But Thanks so much for thinking about it. - Interested in Advertising?
An important part of our advertising method is the interactive and personal relationship that it can establish with the Running community on a regional and national level over a long period of time.
Our advertising opportunities put you back in control of the message you want to communicate. You will be able to fine tune your message to the Running Community by managing your own page, where you can upload videos, photos, descriptions, and links at anytime, and anywhere you have access to the internet. In turn, the tens of thousands of Runners and teams that come to our site daily will be able to interact with you by watching your videos, commenting, and even becoming fans of your product.
Resources Page | Contact - Where are guys based?
We are currently located in Austin, TX - How do I reach you?
You could drop a card to,
1711 E 16th St, Suite B
Austin, TX 78702
Or email us at,
support@flocasts.org
Or fill up this little form,