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NBA may sell portion of its Web / TV properties

The National Basketball Association is exploring selling a stake in its digital assets, which include its cable television network and Web site, to a media company, Commissioner David Stern said on Tuesday.
I do not claim to be a BIG MEDIA expert, but this seems very interesting to me. Just weeks after the NFL announced it [...]

H.S. Football site(s) raise venture capital

Takkle, an online social network for high school sports, has received first round venture funding. This site will have info on all high school sports, but from the title it appears that they understand that footall is the biggest draw. Takkle allows high-school sports teams and players/coaches to create player and team profiles, upload videos [...]

When bad things happen to good sites

When AJ and I proposed starting a social networking site for Colts fans, the first thing our bosses asked was, “how are you going to moderate it”
Amazing how fast the conversation turned from “this will be so cool, we’ll make millions” to “do you realize how ugly this could get?!”
And it will get ugly. [...]

Niche social nets compared to cable

Business Week ran an interesting article this week about the emergence of niche social networks. Imagine comparing niche social networks to cable channels. Man that happened fast!!
Anyway, before I comment on the article, I want to comment on Business Week’s Website. I subscribe to the print version of Business Week, yet when I went to [...]