NBA is back baby!!

The NBA is back baby, and short season or not the fans are ready to go.
Set your calendars and invite your friends to come join you for the first Live Basketball Chat of the season this christmas day, Santa has 5 extra goodies for you.

- http://www.LiveBasketballChat.com/go/14411
Celtics vs. Knicks starts at Sun Dec 25 12:00

- http://www.LiveBasketballChat.com/go/14408
Heat vs. Mavericks starts at Sun Dec 25 14:30

- http://www.LiveBasketballChat.com/go/14410
Bulls vs. Lakers starts at Sun Dec 25 17:00

- http://www.LiveBasketballChat.com/go/14412
Magic vs. Thunder starts at Sun Dec 25 20:00

- http://www.LiveBasketballChat.com/go/14409
Clippers vs. Warriors starts at Sun Dec 25 22:30

Which game are you looking forward to most?
Post your thoughts with other fans at http://www.Facebook.com/LiveBasketballChat


Fan Poll
Do you think the lockout has affected fans in the long run?

•Nope - NBA fans will flock back
•Yes - NBA fans know how to hold a grudge
•Not Sure - how many Krispy Kremes did LeBron eat in the off season

Vote now - http://www.facebook.com/questions/328189387209810

Webber wins Brazil F1, last race of the season...now counting down to 2012

Mark Webber (Red Bull) took the lead on lap 30 and went on to win the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Controversially Vettel lost 2nd gear and had to end the race 16 seconds later in 2nd place, albeit he lost my support when he claimed he felt like Senna in 91 who won the race with only 3 working gears from 6.....sorry Vettel but Senna won...you came 2nd-you're not even in the same league.




Thats the end for F1 2011..... only 112 days to F1 2012

Hashtags take over sport

In a show of true social media integration, Mississippi State has hashtagged the end zone for this Saturday's Egg Bowl game with rival Mississippi. With Mississippi State's grounds crew getting creative by painting #HAILSTATE on the end zone, we got to thinking: Why hasn't anyone thought of this before?

http://www.thescore.com/buzz/articles/185660-hashtags-take-over-sports

Happy Thanksgiving NFL Fans

Happy thanksgiving to all NFL fans. We all have a lot to be thankfull for this year (eg we aren't NBA fans)

Some fanastic games today - if you put down turkey long enough to chat here are todays CHurls


- Packers at Lions http://www.LiveFootballChat.com/go/14328 12:30 PM
- Dolphins at Cowboys http://www.LiveFootballChat.com/go/14329 4:15 PM
- 49ers at Ravens http://www.LiveFootballChat.com/go/14330  8:20 PM

"Would you watch NBA games with replacement players?"

There was an industry poll asking the question "Would you watch NBA games with replacement players?"

- http://www.linkedin.com/osview/canvas?_ch_page_id=1&_ch_panel_id=1&_ch_app_id=1900&_applicationId=1900&_ownerId=0&appParams=%7B%22section%22:%22vote%22,%22poll_id%22:157646%7D&trk=linkedinshare-polls-results-vote


My response is.... the real question here is.....would you watch your favorite players playing in a competing league to the NBA?


Even if it was just a 4 team "All Star" eg east coast, west coast, midwest, south where the teams played round robin exhibition style.

Can you imagine what the tv rights for this would be worth? Surely there is an existing network out there who currently doesn't carry NBA who would like to fund this and now that the players union is disbanded....whats to stop them?


Cheers,
http://www.livebasketballchat.com/

Michelle Obama booed at Nascar

USA Today

The White House and NASCAR are downplaying a Sunday incident in which some race fans booed first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Biden

Running http://www.livenascarchat.com/ I can tell you our analytics show that fans come from all over the country.

Watching what they say during the in race chats tell me that they are anything BUT the stereotype. I think the article is skewed in assuming a stereotype here when the crowd was probably just republican :)



Cheers,
Dean Collins
http://www.livefanchat.com/

The dangers of the NBA lockout

I was watching tv the other day where they were talking about a soccer team in Dagestan (ex ussr country to the east of Russia near Georgia/Iran etc).


The teams name is Anzhi, and they just made the news purchasing Samuel Eto from InterMilan (one of the best clubs in the world) for $14m a year making him one of the highest paid soccer players in the world.

The freaky part is he (and the rest of the team) don't live in the teams home city....they don't even live in the country. They fly in and out via private jet for each of the games and actually live back in Moscow.
- http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/12/world/europe/12dagestan.html?pagewanted=all

So if you don't think at least a few NBA stars are going to get wooed away out of the NBA for good if this decision doesn't get made soon then you are as big a fool as David Stern.

Sure they might not make as much money as the NBA but i think some of those big name players with their aging bones might find a softer Italian league game play more to their liking as they wind down their careers.....ever compared the Italian riviera to New Jersey at this time of year?


Cheers,
http://www.livebasketballchat.com/

Are you confused

We just received a Cease and Desist demand from Nascar inc that says we are "siphoning off" their users by providing our Live Fan Chat app at http://www.LiveNascarChat.com/

Hmmm are you confused that http://www.livefanchat.com/ isn't owned by http://www.nascar.com/ yeh i didnt think so either.

We'll see how this one plays out.

2011 MLB World Series Game 1

Sitting here in the rainy/cold New York office wondering how the weather in Texas is for tonight.

Apparently there is only a 40% chance of rain - hopefully its either a non starter or they have a clear night and its not a broken partial rainout game with a half double header tomorrow afternoon.

The url for tonights Game 1 - 2011 MLB World Series is;
http://www.LiveBaseballChat.com/go/13996

Chat starts at 7.30pm
First pitch starts at 8.05pm est

Invite your friends and lets see who come out on top;
http://www.LiveBaseballChat.com/fan/Rangers
or
http://www.LiveBaseballChat.com/fan/Cardinals

Red Sox - how soon we forget

How Soon We Forget - http://hardyboysportsblog.com/2011/10/01/how-soon-we-forget
.....the fact that Terry Francona won’t be back to manage
the Red Sox is just unbelievable......




Totally agree, this coaches record speaks for itself. Come back to this post in 2019 and tell me that the RedSox have won another 2 titles and then maybe it was the right decision.

Until then - there is always next year RedSox fans (http://www.LiveBaseballChat.com/fan/Redsox)

The excitement of possibility

love this description "the excitement of possibility", this encapsulates exactly why i build startups and sacrifice so much for http://www.livefanchat.com/ when i could be pulling down an easy lifestyle in a 9 to 5.

http://www.thisisgoingtobebig.com/blog/2011/9/19/the-excitement-of-possibility.html

2011/2012 LiveFootballChat.com Kickoff Starts 8pm Tonight

Can you believe it, another NFL season kicks off tonight at 8.30pm est. with the Saints and Packers.


Tonights CHurl will be http://www.LiveFootballChat.com/go/13597 with the chat starting like always 30 minutes before kickoff at 8pm est.

Should be a great start to the season with two past SuperBowl champions looking to dominate the field. So forward this email on to invite your friends to join either team at

- http://www.LiveFootballChat.com/fan/Saints
or
- http://www.LiveFootballChat.com/fan/Packers

and post this out to your Twitter or Facebook profiles to kick off the season with a bang.
 
 
Did You Know

That you can "hide" someones messages by clicking their name then click "block user"
Their messages still get posted but you wont see it. You cant undo it though so use judiciously.


King of the Site

With a new season there is no King Of The Site yet and it's up for grabs.

Think you know your NFL stuff?  - http://www.livefootballchat.com/lfbc/top10page.do

2011 NFL Draft this Thursday

NFL lockout or not, this Thursday the 28th of April at 7pm ET will be the 2011 NFL Draft.


In simulcast live with the ESPN tv coverage we will have a non stop 3-day chat.

Thats right starting from 7pm Thursday right through to the final round on Sunday there will be a 72 hour chat room just for draft fan chat.
- www.LiveFootballChat.com/go/10598

This year we have a very special feature, the Xtra Point Football experts from http://www.thexlog.com/ will be on hand to answer your questions live.

Invite your friends, post the link out to Twitter and Facebook, lets see who really knows their NFL stuff.

“We’re excited to make this possible for football fans nationwide.” People have strong views on this years draft especially with the current NFL lockout situation so this gives them the opportunity to express their thoughts and opinions as the 2011 NFL Draft progresses in real time”


The Fanwall
Have you seen the new Fanwall feature yet?

Type /fan/ then the name of any NFL team eg http://www.LiveFootballChat.com/fan/TEAM and see who else supports your favorite team.

Clicking on any avatar will show you the personal profile popup for that account.

How many fans does your team have? Do you think it can beat the Pittsburgh Steelers ?
http://www.LiveFootballChat.com/fan/Steelers

AllFacebook.com recognises www.LiveFootballChat.com for SuperBowl

We're really stoked that AllFacebook.com recognised www.LiveFootballChat.com as one of the Top 10 apps to use this weekend for the 2010 SuperBowl.

All We Do Is Puck

Got some great press today for www.LiveHockeyChat.com in the NHL Ice Hockey Blog - "All We Do Is Puck"

Angie Lewis is a great writer for the Washington Capitals so be sure to find her on http://www.livehockeychat.com/LadyHatTrick and add her to your buddy list as she has a depth of knowledge about the NHL league.