Comments on: AOL Sports Gets Blown Out, Fanhouse Takes Over http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/aol-sports-gets-blown-out-fanhouse-takes-over-21850 Celebrity sports gossip since 2001 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:58:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Chris Mottram http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/aol-sports-gets-blown-out-fanhouse-takes-over-21850#comment-48644 Chris Mottram Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:07:59 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/aol-sports-gets-blown-out-fanhouse-takes-over-21850#comment-48644 "Without him the fanhouse would have gone the way of sports bloggers live." Neal was the one who killed Sports Bloggers Live. Sure, he "greenlighted" FanHouse, insomuch as he recognized Jamie's idea was a great one. That's pretty much the extent of the credit he deserves: He said yes to a brilliant plan. Kudos for that. /Mottrams piling on "Without him the fanhouse would have gone the way of sports bloggers live."

Neal was the one who killed Sports Bloggers Live. Sure, he "greenlighted" FanHouse, insomuch as he recognized Jamie's idea was a great one. That's pretty much the extent of the credit he deserves: He said yes to a brilliant plan. Kudos for that.

/Mottrams piling on

]]> By: Jamie Mottram http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/aol-sports-gets-blown-out-fanhouse-takes-over-21850#comment-48643 Jamie Mottram Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:03:14 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/aol-sports-gets-blown-out-fanhouse-takes-over-21850#comment-48643 Thanks for the kind words, Brooks. With regard to comment No. 2, the FanHouse project was underway when Neal came to AOL in the summer of '06, and,  though I never loved the name FanHouse, it was I who named it nonetheless. Also, thanks for bringing up Sports Bloggers Live. That helped pave the way, and was so much fun. Thanks for the kind words, Brooks.

With regard to comment No. 2, the FanHouse project was underway when Neal came to AOL in the summer of '06, and,  though I never loved the name FanHouse, it was I who named it nonetheless. Also, thanks for bringing up Sports Bloggers Live. That helped pave the way, and was so much fun.

]]> By: Paul http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/aol-sports-gets-blown-out-fanhouse-takes-over-21850#comment-48604 Paul Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:02:27 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/aol-sports-gets-blown-out-fanhouse-takes-over-21850#comment-48604 Just checked out the new Fanhouse. Like you say Brooks, web visitors want more than just the plain vanilla offerings that newspaper-style has been providing for decades. Blogs are using newly available technology to give visitors the news they want packaged quickly and in an entertaining way. And writers like blogs because there's more freedom and they can finally show some personality. It's interesting to watch the market forcing changes in journalism that are providing more voices and fresher perspectives to stories. It's about damn time somebody woke up the groggy Fourth Estate.   Just checked out the new Fanhouse. Like you say Brooks, web visitors want more than just the plain vanilla offerings that newspaper-style has been providing for decades. Blogs are using newly available technology to give visitors the news they want packaged quickly and in an entertaining way. And writers like blogs because there's more freedom and they can finally show some personality. It's interesting to watch the market forcing changes in journalism that are providing more voices and fresher perspectives to stories. It's about damn time somebody woke up the groggy Fourth Estate.  

]]> By: Brooks http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/aol-sports-gets-blown-out-fanhouse-takes-over-21850#comment-48576 Brooks Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:15:38 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/aol-sports-gets-blown-out-fanhouse-takes-over-21850#comment-48576 <strong>ms</strong>,<strong> </strong> point well taken.<strong> </strong> ms,

point well taken.

]]> By: ms http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/aol-sports-gets-blown-out-fanhouse-takes-over-21850#comment-48567 ms Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:43:58 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/aol-sports-gets-blown-out-fanhouse-takes-over-21850#comment-48567 Nice job failing to mention former AOL sports chief Neal Scarbrough, who named and greenlighted the Fanhouse. Without him the fanhouse would have gone the way of sports bloggers live ... The first and only portal Sports GM to see blogs as a front page difference maker ... Those of us who were laid off with him know AOL Sports has been riding his impact since. It's apparent AOL can't admit that. Nice job failing to mention former AOL sports chief Neal Scarbrough, who named and greenlighted the Fanhouse. Without him the fanhouse would have gone the way of sports bloggers live … The first and only portal Sports GM to see blogs as a front page difference maker …
Those of us who were laid off with him know AOL Sports has been riding his impact since. It’s apparent AOL can’t admit that.

]]> By: Hurricane Ike Turner http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/aol-sports-gets-blown-out-fanhouse-takes-over-21850#comment-48523 Hurricane Ike Turner Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:32:56 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/aol-sports-gets-blown-out-fanhouse-takes-over-21850#comment-48523 Today Jay Mariotti, tomorrow the world!!!!! Today Jay Mariotti, tomorrow the world!!!!!

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