28 Jan
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Business, Football, Media, News, Social Media, Technology
In the market for a brand spankin’ new HDTV (high-definition televisions)? Join the crowd. In a study they conducted, the Consumer Electronics Association estimates that the Super Bowl and the lead-up to the big game results in the the purchase of 2.4 million HDTV units. CEA also estimates that equates to a whopping $2.2 billion […]
Thanks to the folks at spotbowl.com and their informants we now have an inside look at the commericals for this year’s Superbowl. I’m looking forward to the new Audi R8 commercial and it’s good to know that it will be airing during first quarter. Now I know when and when not to leave the coach during […]
That’ s how much a Super Bowl ad will cost you this year. It doesn’t seem like a good deal but experts are saying that it actually is great bang for the buck.
“It’s all about value,” said Michael Pavone, president of brand consulting firm Pavone, the group behind spotbowl.com, a Web site that analyzes […]
17 Jan
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Business, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Sports, Football
Like many of you hardcore fantasy footballers out there, I wasn’t ready to wait until next summer to begin thinking about fantasy football again. Nope. How could you, when there’s so much more fantasy to be played in fantasy playoff leagues? So you could imagine my excitement when I was invited to play in two […]
23 Dec
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Blogs, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Sports, FantasyGuru.com, FantasySportsMatrix, Football, General
A list of where I go to get my fantasy football information, by and large. Both pay and free sites are listed! Feel free to comment and/or add other links that you like to visit.
10. Fanball (www.fanball.com) - this is where I go to check the status of players on Sundays, particularly to see who’s […]
Since the NFL decided to reign in their video media solely to NFL.com, I’ve heard mixed reviews as to how effective this has been. Obviously, traffic on the NFL.com site must be at an all time high because anyone wanting to see anything NFL-related on the web basically has to surf to that site.
I’ll give […]
01 Dec
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Fantasy Sports, Football, General
I’m just simply amazed by the power of fantasy sports as not just a hobby for millions around the world, but for its ability to bring people with common interests together. In a time of war, such as now, it’s always difficult to talk about the military, whether you agree with the war or not. […]
17 Sep
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Business, Fantasy Sports, Football
I’ve been hearing more and more from people that are football fans who hate fantasy football. From what I can gather, they think that they are “purists” of the game and that fantasy football is ruining the game because of the emphasis on individual statistics and not on teams and winning games. I came across […]
07 Sep
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Business, Fantasy Sports, Football, News
Yahoo!, the number one free fantasy football league in the U.S., angered a lot of fantasy football players this week when their servers failed during online drafts on Tuesday and Wednesday. With the first game of this week on Thursday, the problem couldn’t have happened at a worse time for fantasy GM’s drafting and for […]
26 Aug
Posted by Jim Nguyen as Athletes, Fantasy Sports, Football
Football players who ply their trade in the NFL have more to play for each week than just their paycheck. As fantasy football’s popularity has grown, so has the awareness from top NFL stars that their play can dictate whether or not fans can win their fantasy football league championships. Yahoo! Sports’ Michael Silver, in […]