01
Sep
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: NFL Football, Social Media
There are some professional sports leagues that get it and some that don’t. Put the NFL solidly in the “don’t get it” category. Earlier this summer the league told players that they could not tweet during team functions. Now the policy has been updated to ban all Facebook and Twitter use on game days. But [...]
21
Aug
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: NFL Football
Several weeks ago, we announced the launch of our first ever fantasy football application - FanSection Fantasy Football 2009. Since then, we’ve seen fantastic growth with over 300K installed users and a subscriber base that is growing every day as the season approaches. And today we’re excited to launch our second installation of fantasy football [...]
14
Aug
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: NFL Football
Eagles fans have spoken, well at least 3000 of them have, and 58% are not thrilled by the recent signing of embattled QB and ex-con, Michael Vick. This is a bit of a surprise to me considering Eagles fans are some of the most passionate, loyal, and die-hard fans in the NFL. They’re also some [...]
10
Jul
Posted by: Bryan Bennett in: NFL Football, Social Media
Chad Johnson - I refuse to use his absurd new moniker - is getting a lot of press this week for claiming that he’ll be the first NFL player to tweet after scoring a touchdown. The NFL has been quick to refute that notion by standing by their ban on in-game use of mobile phones [...]
10
Jun
Posted by: Rachel Lepold in: FanSection, NFL Football, polls
I needed to pass some time; my heart was hopeful and there were butterflies in my stomach. To distract myself, I went to the gym, where I endured the longest workout of my life (even though it was, in actuality, only about an hour). Then I raced home, hoping for some good news. [...]