Archive for February, 2008
The Seattle SuperSonics go High-Tech
From Zs Newsbits, The Seattle Sonics have just debuted a new site, Supersonics.com, that they say is the “first Flash-driven site in major professional team sports.” The site took 2,000 hours and $100K to build, and it’s certainly a unique experience. “It is a much more immersive and high fidelity experience,” said Cypress Consulting founder [...]
MMA puts boxing down for the count.
It’s like VHS vs. Betamax or HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray, and boxing is on the wrong end. Today, CBS inked a deal with MMA company, ProElite Inc., to show four televised events a year for an undisclosed number of years. Multi-channel news reports, The deal calls for CBS to air four live, Saturday night events beginning [...]
Michael Jordan wants to touch my butt…and yours too!
From the “He can never have too much money department”, the Chicago Tribune is reporting that Michael Jordan is moving into the blue jean market. I don’t know if they’ve thought of any slogans yet…but I’m hoping that something involving being a multi-millionaire, basketball superstar, single, and ready to mingle is mentioned in a commercial [...]
Sex and Sports. A match made in…heaven?
The most popular axiom in advertising today seems to be “Sex sells”. Don’t believe me? Turn on your television, watch 5 straight commercials, and count how many scantily clad women you see. Sex is used to sell everything…music, clothes, beverages, cars, food, and domain hosting (GoDaddy, anyone?). But does sex sell sports or does sports [...]
How much does half of 1 win cost?
…$550 million dollars. At least, that’s how much real-estate developer/billionaire Stephen Ross is willing to pay for it. Current Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga decided to sell half of his stake in the Dolphins, who finished 1-15 last year, to Ross on Monday. Even though it is a 50-50 split, Huizenga will remain the general [...]
Post of the Week
The post of the week for this week comes from Razzball.com. It is fantasy baseball season soon, and I have to start getting my teams ready, and Razzball is the place to start. This week, Razzball looked at some things to look for during Spring Training. It was a three part series (at least it [...]
