Archive for March, 2008

Ninja Tickets: Compare Ticket Prices

Posted on March 29, 2008. Filed under: Featured Websites, Tickets | Tags: , , , , |

Website: Ninja Tickets
 
Interview With:  Cliff Mark
Is their more then one founder? If so, who are they?
 
Our CTO and co-founder is Dan Marsh; he can program anything.
What is your background and qualifications?
 
I heard once that entrepreneurship is something you’re born with, not something you study. I think this describes me pretty well but in terms of [...]

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WePlay Raises Venture Round along with backing from Professional Athletes

Posted on March 26, 2008. Filed under: STN News | Tags: , , |

Weplay which is described as a NYC-based community site for you sports received a round of venture financing according to paidcontent.org. The round will be $4.5 million. According to Paid Content backers are Pequot Private Equity, MLB, CAA Representation, and Derek Jeter. Other athletes that are behind this include Lebron James and [...]

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Rotowhine: Fantasy Sports

Posted on March 25, 2008. Filed under: Uncategorized |

Website:  Rotowhine
Interview With:  Jeff Andriesse
How many founders does Rotowhine have and what are their names?
Rotowhine was founded by me (Jeff Andriesse) and Greg Fox.
What are the founders’ backgrounds and qualifications?

Greg and I both have backgrounds as sports information directors for universities, where we did a lot of things that have helped us make the transition [...]

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Featured Blog: The Sand Trap

Posted on March 18, 2008. Filed under: Featured Blog, Golf | Tags: , |

Website: The Sand Trap
Interview With: Erik Barzeski
When did you start The Sand Trap?
The Sand Trap launched in August, 2004, though I’d been planning to start the site for a few months prior.
What made you start it?
I had planned to “glom on” to an existing golf site, as a writer, and spent several months looking [...]

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Featured Blog: East Windup Chronicle

Posted on March 14, 2008. Filed under: Baseball Information, mlb blogs | Tags: , |

Website: East Windup Chronicle
Interview with: Aaron Shinsano
Is their more then one founder? If so, who are they?
Aaron Shinsano
Jackson Broder

What is your background and qualifications?
I worked at a daily newspaper in Oakland, CA for five years. Jackson works part time as a scout for the Twins. We both live in Asia, me in Korea, he [...]

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IBB provides VC funding to sportme.de(.org)

Posted on March 13, 2008. Filed under: Venture Capital | Tags: , |

Sportme, which was previously featured on Sports Tech Now is starting 2008 with an investment out of the VC-fund “Kreativwirtschaft“.  At the end of 2007, business angels, Peter Kabel and Maximilian Thyssen joined the investing team of - Oliver Jung, Mountain Super Angel AG, ECONA and Alexander Artopé as sportme’s newest investors. The above group [...]

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Featured Blog: Cuzoogle

Posted on March 12, 2008. Filed under: Featured Blog, Sports Blogs | Tags: , |

Website: Cuzoogle
Interview With: Michael Cusden
When did you start your blog?
Cuzoogle originally started in 2006 and have had many face lifts and hosts. It was on msn, then moved to the free wordpress host and as of this year it is on it’s own host.
What made you start it?
Needed a creative outlet and a good way [...]

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Sporting Connections: Meet People to Play Sports With

Posted on March 10, 2008. Filed under: Social Network | Tags: , |

Website: Sporting Connections
Interview With: Oscar Boult
Is their more then one founder? If so, who are they?
No, I was the only founder of the site. The site was originally launched by a developer in Dec 2006 after 3 months of planning. The developer did a runner when he realised the complexity I was looking for and [...]

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STN’s Top 25 Sports Blogs for February

Posted on March 7, 2008. Filed under: Top Sports Blogs |

Rank

Blog

Sport

Compete.com Unique Visitors January

Compete.com Unique Visitors February

Alexa

1
Deadspin
All Sports
204560
232928
13686

2
With Leather
All Sports
98987
262323
21354

3
Barstool Sports
All Sports
117064
101967
28351

4
Sports By Brooks
All Sports
84449
89539
25026

5
MLB Trade Rumors
MLB
100850
88441
31776

6
The Big Lead
All Sports
67513
59687
59236

7
Mets Blog
MLB
30432
41652
47105

8
Kissing Suzy Kolber
Football
 
 
70967

9
Awful Announcing
All Sports
 
 
90281

10
Bad Jocks
All Sports
31740
25675
214264

11
Fan Blogs
College Football
43039
22940
256052

12
Football Outsiders
NFL
19857
21567
102212

13
EDSBS
College Football
25588
19742
122231

14
Fast Machines
Motorsports
10669
18644
699611

15
The 700 Level
All Sports
27265
18573
211612

16
Busted Coverage
Football
24207
18319
123282

17
Can’t Stop The Bleeding
All Sports
18125
16940
219955

18
Fire Joe Morgan
MLB
10778
16602
131549

19
Mr. Irrelevant
All Sports
18764
14958
232335

20
Golden State of Mind
NBA
11407
12699
105030

21
Minor League [...]

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Will Carroll, Baseball Prospectus

Posted on March 3, 2008. Filed under: Baseball Information | Tags: , , |

Website: Will Carroll Archives on Baseball Prospectus
Interview With: Will Carroll
When did you start writing?
2002.

When did you start writing for Baseball Prospectus?
Started at BP in 2003.
Have you thought about starting your own injury site separate of Baseball Prospectus?
No.
How have you been so successful gaining contacts in baseball?
I have a unique niche. I [...]

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