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FFP Happy Hour Panel Video

This past week, we hosted a happy hour at Turtle Bay in NYC with the Fan Freedom project that was meant to educate sports bloggers and the general sports fan about the issue of paperless ticketing – specifically the restrictiveness of certain paperless practices. Below is video of the panel portion of the event. For those of you who [...]

BwB/FFP NYC “We the Fans” Happy Hour

BwB/FFP NYC “We the Fans” Happy Hour

Event You are invited to join Blogs with Balls and the Fan Freedom Project for a 2-hour New York City “We the Fans” happy hour hosted by FFP President Jon Potter with CNBC Sports Business Reporter Darren Rovell, New York Magazine’s Will Leitch and other notable speakers and guests from the worlds of sports, media [...]

The Blonde Side: A New Model for Sports Media – Blogs with Balls (SXSW Review)

From @jaymelamm Blogs with Balls was one of the most interesting and relevant panels at SxSWi, the interactive conference that ended last week in Austin. With big names like AJ Daulerio (Editor-in-chief, Gawker Media), Spencer Hall (Contributor, SB Nation), Jemele Hill (Columnist and Television Analyst, EPSN), Dan Shanoff (Founder, Quickish Media), and Darren Rovell on the [...]

Audio from #bwbsxsw Panel:  “How Blogs With Balls Are Saving Sports Media”

Audio from #bwbsxsw Panel: “How Blogs With Balls Are Saving Sports Media”

Topics include: what is wrong with sports blogging and media today, meritocracy (or lack thereof) in sports reporting, the importance of being first vs. being  right (vs. fast following), what relevance do traffic numbers and metrics matter to how content producers are doing their jobs, and what bloggers and networks can offer to brands among [...]

Images from “South-By-68″ Tweetup hosted by Dan Shanoff & Darren Rovell, Presented by BwB & Quickish.com

Who’da thunk that 200 people in the heart of Austin during SXSW would’ve RSVP’ed and showed up at the Dogwood to watch Selection Sunday and drink a few beers with a bunch of sports bloggers?  They did, and we’re glad. Thanks to Quickish and Dan Shanoff for the live coverage, Darren Rovell for co-hosting, and Rebecca [...]

Evidence Sports & BwB are Relevant at SXSW

Evidence Sports & BwB are Relevant at SXSW

Darren Rovell is trending in Austin during the South-by-68 Tweet-Up.

Pepsi MAX presents Blogs with Balls Digital Tailgate at SxSW

Pepsi MAX presents Blogs with Balls Digital Tailgate at SxSW

Featuring Gary Vaynerchuk, Founder of Vayner Media Digital sports flash panel to include Darren Rovell (CNBC), Jemele Hill (ESPN.com) and Dan Shanoff (Quickish), among others WHAT: Join Blogs with Balls at the Pepsi MAX Lot for some sports talk and a whole lot of fun! SxSW keynote speaker and bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuk will be doing a [...]

BwB & Quickish.com Present “South-By-68″ Tweetup hosted by Dan Shanoff & Darren Rovell

BwB & Quickish.com Present “South-By-68″ Tweetup hosted by Dan Shanoff & Darren Rovell

Join Blogs with Balls and the new sports-news recommendation service Quickish, and Darren Rovell for a South By Southwest Selection Sunday (3/13) event from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. CT at The Dogwood in Austin, TX. Quickish founder Dan Shanoff will be updating Quickish in real time, and Rovell will be offering up live Twitter commentary – publishing all of the [...]

SxSW Panel Is Official

SxSW Panel Is Official

After weeks of deliberation, Blogs with Balls is proud to announce the lineup for our panel at SxSW, How Blogs With Balls Are Saving Sports Media. The panel is slated for March 14 during SxSW’s Interactive Festival (which runs March 11-15). In brief, the purpose and focus of the panel is to showcase across digital [...]

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