Newsletter
Greetings from teamr and Synchronous Technologies
Volume 3 :: Edition 8 :: 09 Sep 2008





"I'd like to talk right down to Earth, in a message that everybody can easily understand." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The ability to easily communicate is something that benefits everyone - especially our users. That was the motivation behind creating a new brand that encompasses all of our partner sites.  We are now teamr - pronounced "team - er", but spelled without the "e".

What does this mean for our users? More flexibility with the same easy-to-use software you're used to.  Everyone will have the ability to view all the sites we currently operate, as well as login to their accounts through teamr.com. Of course, users are still able to login from the sites that they are used to logging in from (MTeamCaptain, MyScoutLink, etc.). For many users the only difference is our corporate identity is now teamr and that is how our communications will be labeled in the future. 

Check out the exciting features we have added and keep that feedback coming.

In This Issue

Technology Update
* Surveys
* Calendar upgrade
* Easier game stats entry
* Overtime losses
* LearningCenter
* Attendance Reports

On The Burner
* See what we are working on for next month

Get Help Building Surveys - Upgrade to Premium

Get help building your surveys!  Give anyone on your team access to the survey builder with our premium feature, Shared Access. Time is money and isn't your time worth $4.95 a month?

It's easy to upgrade - Simply change the status on your My Account page to start enjoying the many benefits that come with having a Premium Account.

Technology Update

Surveys!  After two months in development, we have completed the new survey builder.  We focused on making it easy to use, yet powerful enough to obtain information effectively.  You can access your surveys on the Active Teams page or the Forum page's icon.  Send out surveys to your team with the Email function on the Active Teams/Groups page.



Create and review your surveys in one place

Surveys come in 4 types:
  • Multiple Choice - One Answer
  • Multiple Answer
  • Rank Order, and
  • Text
A survey can contain as many questions as you would like, and you can easily control which questions go on the same page.


Calendar Holidays.
  You can now see the various holidays in your calendar.

Easier Stats Entry.  For those of you who use MyTeamCaptain or any other sites to manage sports teams, you will be happy to know we have made entering player statistics much easier.  Along with a slight re-design to the event details, you will be able to simply fill in the stats as necessary.  In case you have a big team or lots of stats, we give you a convenient mouseover helper that shows you exactly which stats you are entering.

Entering game stats doesn't get much easier than this!


Overtime Losses.  If you use MyTeamCaptain to manage your hockey team, you'll probably notice one little thing that was missing - tracking your overtime losses.  There is now a checkbox for you to track your OTL, and league standings are updated accordingly.

LearningCenter.  On your Active Teams/Groups page, you have a new area where you can review our new 10-lesson tutorial.  Get the most out of your account and check out the pearls we have left for you!

Attendance Reports.  On the Event List area of the Calendar screen, captains and team leaders can now see summary information about who is attending each event.  This information is shown either by-team-member or by-event.


New Attendance Information is easily accessible




On the Burner

1. AdCenter. All of the ads served on the MyTeamCaptain network are now using our new AdCenter.  We're working on the interface for advertisers, so stay tuned for the beta release announcement!  In the meantime, if you would like to place a targeted ad on our network of 20 websites, please contact us at sales@teamr.com.

2. Invitation emails.  You will be able to determine who has received emails from you, making it easy to send an invitation or welcome message to new additions to your teams.

Back-to-School Featured Site:


MyClassHelper.com
A perfect, free resource for room parents, teachers or anyone trying to coordinate volunteers and parents for their child's class.


teamr Partner Sites:

Be sure to tell your friends about these sites if they work or play on teams that could use them!

All sites are free to use!

Make Quick Work of Last Minute Changes!
In the coming months there are going to be changes to practice and game schedules due to weather conditions. Get the most out of your account by using the SMS text feature to communicate changes quickly with everyone!




Thank you!

As always, we appreciate any feedback you have and hope that you are enjoying teamr and our partner sites! Stay tuned for more upgrades coming soon!

A history of previous upgrade announcements is available on our Technology History page.

Until next time,

Lars and Rocky
Founders, Synchronous Technologies Group Inc.
teamr, MyTeamCaptain and Partner Sites