RichJohnson
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Here's the note I've posted on Sportspages explaining the new deal:
RJ
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It was 1997 when I came up with the idea of a Drudge Report for sports. My business partner, Rick Scott, came along nearly a year later. We made Sportspages.com into a real site, like everybody else in the Internet business... just making it up as we went along. We did a good enough job in 1999 to win the Webby Award for best sports site, beating out some multi-million dollar efforts.
We've recieved a ton of complements, comments and complaints along the way. I believe the Sportspages became a serious force in the sports journalism industry. I don't thing we 'broke' anybody, but I like to think we helped 'make' a lot of people -- giving them the added exposure that turned some not-so-humble scribes into radio talk shows and 'perma-guest' spots on various TV networks.
And then there was the bulletin board, which begat SportsJournalists.com.
When it felt like too much work for too little return, I would just remember Super Bowl week -- my annual personal self-esteem workshop! Getting complements from NFL folks, writers and broadcast talent does wonders for one's morale. But there's always been that hump.
We've talked to a lot of people about that mythical 'next level' for Sportspages. The biggest impedement was always time. Both Rick and I have full-time careers, and we need to devote more time to them.
Now, I'm happy to say we've found a way to both step away from Sportspages and keep it going We recieved an offer for the domain name that we couldn't refuse. At the same time, sports radio veteran Gregg Hanson made us an offer for the entire site.
So the good news is this: Sportspages.com as you know it will continue, along with the Top Ten and Daily Links Service lists. Gregg has already begun taking over the lists, with long-time linker Mike Stone staying on to help compile the lists each day. Gregg will certainly make changes and improvements to the site, and soon come up with a new look.
The only difference will be the address: USSportspages.com. You'll see it in your address bar now, thanks to a re-direct. Change your bookmarks now, because the re-direct will only last a few weeks. Sportspages.com will come under control of a London-based company that deals in rare sports books.
I can't begin to thank everyone I've met with, drank with and argued with over the past decade. I intend to write a lot of individual emails in the coming days. I also hope you'll give Gregg your support as he takes USSportspages to that real, no-kidding next level.
RJ
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It was 1997 when I came up with the idea of a Drudge Report for sports. My business partner, Rick Scott, came along nearly a year later. We made Sportspages.com into a real site, like everybody else in the Internet business... just making it up as we went along. We did a good enough job in 1999 to win the Webby Award for best sports site, beating out some multi-million dollar efforts.
We've recieved a ton of complements, comments and complaints along the way. I believe the Sportspages became a serious force in the sports journalism industry. I don't thing we 'broke' anybody, but I like to think we helped 'make' a lot of people -- giving them the added exposure that turned some not-so-humble scribes into radio talk shows and 'perma-guest' spots on various TV networks.
And then there was the bulletin board, which begat SportsJournalists.com.
When it felt like too much work for too little return, I would just remember Super Bowl week -- my annual personal self-esteem workshop! Getting complements from NFL folks, writers and broadcast talent does wonders for one's morale. But there's always been that hump.
We've talked to a lot of people about that mythical 'next level' for Sportspages. The biggest impedement was always time. Both Rick and I have full-time careers, and we need to devote more time to them.
Now, I'm happy to say we've found a way to both step away from Sportspages and keep it going We recieved an offer for the domain name that we couldn't refuse. At the same time, sports radio veteran Gregg Hanson made us an offer for the entire site.
So the good news is this: Sportspages.com as you know it will continue, along with the Top Ten and Daily Links Service lists. Gregg has already begun taking over the lists, with long-time linker Mike Stone staying on to help compile the lists each day. Gregg will certainly make changes and improvements to the site, and soon come up with a new look.
The only difference will be the address: USSportspages.com. You'll see it in your address bar now, thanks to a re-direct. Change your bookmarks now, because the re-direct will only last a few weeks. Sportspages.com will come under control of a London-based company that deals in rare sports books.
I can't begin to thank everyone I've met with, drank with and argued with over the past decade. I intend to write a lot of individual emails in the coming days. I also hope you'll give Gregg your support as he takes USSportspages to that real, no-kidding next level.
