28 Feb
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: Advertising, FanSection, Sports
The challenges faced by the interactive advertising industry this year have been well documented by everyone from TechCrunch just a few days ago to Henry Blodget several months ago. Consumer Internet companies, and media companies in general, are likely facing a tough year when it comes to ad sales. At Watercooler, we’re not immune to [...]
25 Feb
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: FanSection, Major League Baseball, Statistics
As hard as it is to believe, the start of the Major League Baseball season is only 5 weeks away. By now teams have settled into their spring training homes in Florida and Arizona, and FanSection fans are starting to ramp up again. As you would expect, the MLB communities were pretty quiet through November, [...]
17 Feb
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: College Basketball, FanSection
March Madness is right around the corner with Selection Sunday a little under a month away, so we’re excited to announce the launch of the FanSection 2009 Bracket Challenge application on Facebook.
We had great success with our bracket application last year with ~450K total users. This year we’re shooting a lot higher and are confident [...]
So it came out last Saturday that three-time MVP and 12-time All Star Alex Rodriguez had used steroids. He admitted it today on ESPN, and columns far and wide have come forth to opine on everything from his Hall of Fame chances to whether the Yankees should eat his $270 million contract and release him. [...]
06 Feb
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: Advertising, FanSection, NFL Football
The Super Bowl is the gift that keeps on giving for Watercooler and the FanSection community. Not only did the build up to the big game in Tampa drive growth in the NFL applications, but it also gave us a great engagement feature for the TVLoop audience via our Super Bowl commercials page. Now it’s [...]
