Cyclone Web Site to Undergo Renovation

[Jeremy]

Cyclone Web Site to Undergo Renovation

The move to XOS will greatly enhance the department's ability to communicate with its constituents and engage fans even more fully with Cyclone Athletics.

June 30, 2006

AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State Athletics Department has entered into a new agreement with XOS Technologies to host its web site (www.cyclones.com) beginning this weekend.

Visitors to the site should re-bookmark their computers to www.cyclones.com immediately. The old address (www.cyclones.cstv.com) will no longer serve as the ISU Athletics Department's official site beginning this weekend.

Visitors to www.cyclones.com are asked to remain patient as the new site is built. There is a transitional phase needed to become fully operational. Iowa State Athletics thanks viewers in advance for patience during this transitional phase.

The move to XOS will greatly enhance the department's ability to communicate with its constituents and engage fans even more fully with Cyclone Athletics. One of the leading technology companies in the nation, XOS has partnered with a number of outstanding institutions nationally for web site hosting. In addition to the Cyclones, the XOS client list includes Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Colorado, Kansas State and Nebraska from the Big 12 Conference.

"Delivering even more vibrant, timely content to Cyclone Nation will significantly improve the branding of our athletics department," Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard said. "Our web site has become a key tool for communicating with our constituents. We are looking at a number of exciting new offerings and distribution means with this partnership with XOS. I'm confident our fan base will be very pleased once we get all of the elements in place this fall."

XOS is creating a customized platform to provide a wide variety of interactive fan functions. Cyclone fans will be able to view news stories and game-day live statistics, subscribe for streaming audio and video coverage, purchase official team merchandise, participate in on-line auctions, sign-up for E-News updates, buy photographs, register for events and other initiatives that are in the developmental stage.

The transition to the new site will take place this summer, but fans will notice an immediate change this weekend. That is because on Friday (June 30, 2006) at midnight, www.cyclones.com will shift to a server at XOS.

Iowa State will launch Saturday morning a scaled back web site that is operational in key functional areas like ticket purchasing, summer camp registration and on-line donations while also providing ISU news and releases. Additional elements will be added on a daily basis with a comprehensive web site ready to go by the beginning of football season.

[goonies_89]

great news, I felt like the site was lacking up-to-date news and just kinda lame to navigate. But it wasnt too long ago they had the site changed from that old school interface.

[RTBIO]

That sure sounds like good news. The current rendition of cyclones.com is one of the worst web sites going as far as layout and organization, IMHO.

[pulse]

Thank god, the last resdesign of the site was horrible! It was so busy and ugly and didn't scale well at all to different resolutions. I hope they make it better.

[goldmember]

The new design is up, and it looks sharp. Much Much Much better.

[Skyh13]

Hmm... I'm still getting sent to cyclones.cstv.com when I put in www.cyclones.com

You say the new one is up, but... maybe it's a regional thing?

[clone33]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SkyhClone @ 07-01-06 1:45 pm) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'> Hmm... I'm still getting sent to cyclones.cstv.com when I put in www.cyclones.com

You say the new one is up, but... maybe it's a regional thing? [/b][/quote]



I'm still getting cyclones.cstv.com to. Are we going to the wrong site??? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif[/img]

[goldmember]

Clear your cache and history, then hand type in www.cyclones.com.

Still works for me.

[CycloneSA1911]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(goldmember @ 07-01-06 3:55 pm) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Clear your cache and history, then hand type in www.cyclones.com.

Still works for me.
[/b][/quote]


I've clear the cache, cookies and history. Still showing the cylcones.cstv.com website when I type cyclones.com.

Plus the press release is gone, I wonder if something fell through. Are you sure the website you are looking at isn't the same one?

[ISUFan22]

Both the new and old site are still up for me.

New one is cyclones.com, old one is the cyclones.cstv.com. Assuming the old one will be dropped soon.

[goldmember]

Delete your old bookmark, and try this link. I don't know what else to tell you, because the new website still works for me..


try this link

[BigJCy]

It's sending me to www.cyclones.cstv.com as well. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif[/img]

Could it be our internet service provider that has it cached somewhere?

[goldmember]

IP provider shouldn't matter.......All I can suggest is:

Delete bookmark
Delete Cache
Delete History
Delete Cookies
Close Browser
Open New Browser
Type: www.cyclones.com

[CycloneSA1911]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BigJCy @ 07-01-06 9:18 pm) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
It's sending me to www.cyclones.cstv.com as well. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif[/img]

Could it be our internet service provider that has it cached somewhere?
[/b][/quote]


O.k., a restart finally got it to work

[Skyh13]

I can't seem to get it no matter what I do... so I have an idea.
If there is a firefox user out there who either has the extension ShowIP installed or is willing to install it (assuming you can get to the new site), is there a chance you could come on and just post the ip address of the new one?


EDIT: And yes, I'm fully aware there's a really good chance this won't work at all, and will just send me to XOS's main site or something, but I figure why not try if you can.