AOL FanHouse continuing to load up

Saw that, too. The Quancast numbers seem to be different.

Anyone out there work with Quancast data? I thought there were a couple. Little help?

 

Sorry for not making my point more clearly. In the old days, the columnists at 18 different papers might all have had a take on Jeter, but no one would have had the ability to read any or all of the 18. You read the take in your local paper, and that was that.

Now that the Internet has provided access to 18 takes (and many more), how many of those takes will people really read? And, if clicks are going to mean job security, how many of these sites will last?

 

fanhouse is no better or worse than the others.

they all do the same thing, more or less.

no real reason to pick one over another.

can't imagine why a reader or fan would switch if they are accustomed to one site.

what's the point - it's the same stuff.

 

Here is a thought guys: FanHouse has been kind enough to hire people who are either your friends or folks you respect who've been displaced in this business so why not make the extra effort to check out the site regularly? I don't see anything wrong with bookmarking the site and drop by daily. I did so myself last week and must admit that I've enjoyed what they are doing. I enjoyed the fact their writers seem more analytical, which is what I look for more than features and gamers. I would say their blend of writers, reporters and voices is as good as some of the more popular sites out there. But that is just one man's opinion.

 

I hope you're on their payroll.

 

I wish. If you have any connects please let me know.

 

As long as they keep doing things like this, I'll keep watching...(at least, I assume it has something to do with Fanhouse, judging by the bug...)

http://claytravis.net/mailbag/2009/09/ut-ucla-sorority-roundtable.html

 

Speaking as someone who is on the FanHouse payroll, I would suggest that you give us some time before judging. We're just now starting our first real sports calendar year with all of these new writers. A lot of cool stuff is to come.

 

What is Fanhouse's strategy with the amateur blogger-types? More or less of them?

 

Well, I don't want to speak for the corporate strategy, since that's above my pay grade, but I can tell you that we've kept a pretty constant amount of them in the 6 months I've been here. I believe there were more a year ago, before the effort to hire newspaper types.

 

It takes effort to hire newspaper types?

I'm thinking your shop is beating them away with a stick.

 

lol, maybe effort wasn't the right word.