Comments on: March Madness Office Pool, Web 2.0 Style http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:17:19 -0800 hourly 1 By: bdeseattle http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1214196 bdeseattle Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:17:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1214196 What's this? TC readers can't handle march madness? Can't all you web2.0 uber-geeks step out of your 2.0 bubble for a minute and enjoy the great improvements in NCAA bracket mgmt interfaces that are being rolled out? I just completed 4 brackets on CBS Sportsline, ESPN.com, Yahoo Sports, and the one Mike mentioned above. I've noticed a significant number enhancements in each of the bracket mgmt interfaces and functionality over previous years. @4 - wtf are you trying to say? @6 - Is it really that hard to imagine that a TC reader might also be a college hoops fan? @13 - worked fine for me in FF. @ all - Syracuse got screwed! What’s this? TC readers can’t handle march madness? Can’t all you web2.0 uber-geeks step out of your 2.0 bubble for a minute and enjoy the great improvements in NCAA bracket mgmt interfaces that are being rolled out?

I just completed 4 brackets on CBS Sportsline, ESPN.com, Yahoo Sports, and the one Mike mentioned above. I’ve noticed a significant number enhancements in each of the bracket mgmt interfaces and functionality over previous years.

@4 – wtf are you trying to say?

@6 – Is it really that hard to imagine that a TC reader might also be a college hoops fan?

@13 – worked fine for me in FF.

@ all – Syracuse got screwed!

]]> By: chuck http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1214148 chuck Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:06:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1214148 TC - you should have posted this yesterday. Already using the Yahoo tool for my pool. The scenario feature that Yahoo provides is great once the tourney starts - let's you see how you will do if your picks win, highest seeds win and how you place in your private league. mrshl is right - lots of room for improvement. Millions gather online for the next three weeks because of this tournament. TC – you should have posted this yesterday. Already using the Yahoo tool for my pool. The scenario feature that Yahoo provides is great once the tourney starts – let’s you see how you will do if your picks win, highest seeds win and how you place in your private league.

mrshl is right – lots of room for improvement. Millions gather online for the next three weeks because of this tournament.

]]> By: Sam http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1214145 Sam Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:05:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1214145 Love that you have Stanford going all the way!!!!! HA! Love that you have Stanford going all the way!!!!!

HA!

]]> By: CB http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1213760 CB Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:27:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1213760 These guys were handing out flyers at the United Center this weekend during the Big Ten tournament. Lamely, their bracket wouldn't submit for me in firefox. These guys were handing out flyers at the United Center this weekend during the Big Ten tournament.

Lamely, their bracket wouldn’t submit for me in firefox.

]]> By: Spraygraphic http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1213292 Spraygraphic Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1213292 here is a cool one in the NY Times http://q8.nytimes.com/qdataapps/sports/bracket_tournament/index.html?hp here is a cool one in the NY Times

http://q8.nytim...t/index.html?hp

]]> By: Robert http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1213211 Robert Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:08:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1213211 facebook did this last year and is doing it again w/ better prizes this year. facebook did this last year and is doing it again w/ better prizes this year.

]]> By: Larry Chiang http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1213144 Larry Chiang Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:45:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1213144 Did you fill out the bracket based on how many players will eventually be i-bankers? If you did you left off Penn Did you fill out the bracket based on how many players will eventually be i-bankers? If you did you left off Penn

]]> By: Bill http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1213095 Bill Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:28:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1213095 Arrington is going to win the Cooper! Arrington is going to win the Cooper!

]]> By: SEO Mash http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1212740 SEO Mash Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:45:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1212740 Please tell me those are not your real picks! That might have been a good bracket 10 years ago, but this time around we can safely say you won't need to clear room in the garage for that Mini. :) Please tell me those are not your real picks! That might have been a good bracket 10 years ago, but this time around we can safely say you won’t need to clear room in the garage for that Mini. :)

]]> By: mrshl http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1212559 mrshl Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:57:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1212559 This is the first year I'll be playing Facebook's March Madness Pool. It got me thinking about the intersection of social media and fantasy sports in general. Why isn't there more going on in this space? Or maybe you've covered this, Michael, and I just haven't seen it. Some of the most profitable businesses on the Web are those that can attract premium fantasy sports users. Fantasy Sports, such as baseball / football / basketball seem like a natural way for Facebook to expand and perhaps solve some of the monetization problems. On a different tangent, Yahoo and CBS Sportsline could be doing quite a bit more with their existing fantasy properties. Both sites have hundreds of thousands of fantasy users that aren't being properly leveraged into other properties. Niether, the last time I checked, was offering even a sliver of the networking interaction you'd expect in a time when social networks are becoming a commodity feature. I don't know. Just seems weird to me. This is the first year I’ll be playing Facebook’s March Madness Pool. It got me thinking about the intersection of social media and fantasy sports in general.

Why isn’t there more going on in this space? Or maybe you’ve covered this, Michael, and I just haven’t seen it. Some of the most profitable businesses on the Web are those that can attract premium fantasy sports users. Fantasy Sports, such as baseball / football / basketball seem like a natural way for Facebook to expand and perhaps solve some of the monetization problems.

On a different tangent, Yahoo and CBS Sportsline could be doing quite a bit more with their existing fantasy properties. Both sites have hundreds of thousands of fantasy users that aren’t being properly leveraged into other properties. Niether, the last time I checked, was offering even a sliver of the networking interaction you’d expect in a time when social networks are becoming a commodity feature. I don’t know. Just seems weird to me.

]]> By: Christopher Sisk http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1212472 Christopher Sisk Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:39:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1212472 Oh... I guess this is a sports thing... Oh… I guess this is a sports thing…

]]> By: Rajeev Vashisht http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1212468 Rajeev Vashisht Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:39:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1212468 Well predicting who will win is just like timing capital markets, only conjectures can be made. http://www.tekno-world.blogspot.com Well predicting who will win is just like timing capital markets, only conjectures can be made.

http://www.tekn...ld.blogspot.com

]]> By: lol http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1212435 lol Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:29:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1212435 Why crazy people got addicted to scoreboards? They never seen numbers since they graduate right off college. What do you get when you win and lose after watching scoreboards? Nothing... :) Why crazy people got addicted to scoreboards?

They never seen numbers since they graduate right off college.

What do you get when you win and lose after watching scoreboards?

Nothing… :)

]]> By: Wyoming Boy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1211726 Wyoming Boy Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:25:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1211726 Actually, I saw Blingo do this idea. Of giving prizes to all the people you invite. Pretty neat thing and really gets the viral going. Does increase your chances if you're a popular guy. Actually, I saw Blingo do this idea. Of giving prizes to all the people you invite. Pretty neat thing and really gets the viral going. Does increase your chances if you’re a popular guy.

]]> By: Wes http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1211501 Wes Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:34:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1211501 The idea of setting up private leagues sounds very good. In that case you can set your own private league and compete with people you know. The idea of setting up private leagues sounds very good. In that case you can set your own private league and compete with people you know.

]]> By: skouk http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1211146 skouk Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:07:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/12/march-madness-office-pool-web-20-style/#comment-1211146 "If anyone you’ve invited wins any prize, you get that same prize as well." If everyone invite on or two persons, then the contest go "viral". And then you have a lot less chance to win... “If anyone you’ve invited wins any prize, you get that same prize as well.”

If everyone invite on or two persons, then the contest go “viral”.
And then you have a lot less chance to win…

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