Comments on: BallHype Launches – Sports Fanatics Will Love This

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By: Mini Exit: BallHype and ShowHype Acquired for $3 Million

Mini Exit: BallHype and ShowHype Acquired for $3 Million — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:34:13 +0000

[...] media group Future US. That’s not bad given the two never raised institutional funding since launching the first site (BallHype) in April [...]

By: Introducing Digg-Like Voting To Celebrity Gossip Aficionados

Introducing Digg-Like Voting To Celebrity Gossip Aficionados — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:36:40 +0000

[...] of the bunch – it launches this evening. This is from the same Silicon Valley- based startup that launched BallHype in April. Users can see top news on the home page or drill down to keep track of specific movies, [...]

By: 7 Useful Digg Clones for Niche Markets

7 Useful Digg Clones for Niche Markets — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:31:27 +0000

[...] also tracks news items from over 1600 sports-related sites to keep fresh content available. Even TechCrunch agrees that "sports fanatics will love this." Ballhype has already gathered quite an audience [...]

By: dan

dan — Tue, 01 May 2007 05:19:31 +0000

It does look pretty cool, though, I’ve been dying for a good web2.0 sports site.

By: Gimmy

Gimmy — Tue, 01 May 2007 05:17:07 +0000

Ive just seen the site and it looks very nice.
But if the traffic level of BallHype comes close to Digg Sports then this is cool, if not then might as well stick with Digg.

By: Albert

Albert — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:39:09 +0000

I agree with Kobe. As a sports fan, I want breaking news about my sports and teams I care about. These sites don’t give me the depth of content. I can learn way more about my team going to espn then I can going to these social sports sites.

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Ballhype Launches by FantasySports20.com — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:55:47 +0000

[...] of features, a decent UI, and has been relatively well received by TechCrunch who says that “sports fanatics will love this.” But will they? The Web 2.0 sports sector continues to heat up…and the [...]

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:25:54 +0000

Agree with Kobe. Plus SI’s going to drop Takkle like a dog as soon as SI’s fanNation developers are done with new site functionality. FanNation’s redesign will be completed on April 16th and with SI behind the wheel, they’ll squeeze a lot out of that puppy quickly.

By: Jameer

Jameer — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:33:41 +0000

I’ve been following all of these sites for quite a while, and don’t think a lot of these sites really get it. Ballhype, FanIQ, Fannation all cater to a very broad audience with content that is easily found on a dozen other sites. This alone will detract from their popularity (and stickiness), given all the other sites out there. One exception is Takkle – they have focused on the high school demographic, and have a UI that is smart, easy to use, with some very compelling viral video concepts. If there’s one site that stands to differentiate itself, my bet would be on Takkle.

By: Kobe

Kobe — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:37:15 +0000

In all fairness, all of these new sports sites such as Ballhype, FanIQ, Fannation, Takkle.net have all been nothing but a HUGE disappointment.

It’s clear that that none of them have really captured what sports fans would really want. They’re trying to squeeze sports into models that have proven to be successful for other contexts.

People need to understand that niches are niches for very particular reasons that need to be reflected in the UI. This thing is wide open, it’s going to be very interesting to see what happens. =P

By: anonymouse

anonymouse — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:46:04 +0000

this is a trivial digg clone. what else do they offer?

good thing most hardcore sports fans spend hours a day on social networking sites, instead of doing things like watching espn. way to do your market research.

By: Ken Rossi

Ken Rossi — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:50:22 +0000

http://www.yardbarker.com/ this is one of the best digg/news/sports mashups out there and this ballhype is basically a pligg with benefits…

By: Jason Gurney

Jason Gurney — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:34:17 +0000

@Alan – thanks.

@Amit, @Aaron:

One of the advantages of tracking sports blogs is that many of them do a great job of finding interesting stories … not just on other blogs, but also on mainstream media sites, YouTube, eBay, etc. A blogger linking to a story is effectively casting virtual vote on Ballhype–helping to highlight the best content.

And yes–some of us are geeky, but I know plenty of bloggers who hold their own in sports bars.

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:11:08 +0000

Wow, some people woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning. Ballhype is cool. I haven’t checked out all the groups functionality, but the aggregation combined with voting is a solid step forward for sports sites. I hope these guys are successful.

By: pligg.com

pligg.com — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:56:23 +0000

Ballhype Launches- Sports Fanatics Will Love This…

BallHype, a new sports news and social networking site, came out of closed beta tonight and launched….

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:48:37 +0000

I’ve been using Yardbarker for a couple months and I tried BallHype during the beta. There are things I like about both, but I’m pretty sure I won’t stop using Yardbarker in favor of BallHype (especially since it looks like Yardbarker just just launched a redesign today.

I do think the aggregation of stories on BallHype is a valuable way to discover new sports blogs, but will the average fan really care about this? Bloggers will probably like it, mostly for reasons of vanity.

On Yardbarker, I feel like I’m surrounded by actual fans, not just geeky bay area types who could never hold their own in a Boston sports bar.

By: Amit Gupta

Amit Gupta — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:40:56 +0000

It has some cool features and definitely shows promise. Personally im not a huge fan of places that just go and spider anything and everything out there. Ive been a fan of Yardbarker.com for a while now and the idea of community actually feels to have been established because people post articles themselves.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:39:41 +0000

How come theres a million niche “MySpace” and “YouTube” clones out there and no one says much about it? But as soon as someone does a “Digg” clone to fill a niche that Digg isn’t serving Everyone jumps on it as a bunch of crap? I think there needs to be these clones….Digg is a great concept and site and since they’re not taking care of a lot of different subjects, let the clones take care of it.

The “Digg of Bargain Shopping”: http://www.dealigg.com/
The “Digg of Travel Deals”: http://www.traveldugg.com

Yeah they are sort of lame, but they still serving a niche that Digg isn’t. Would people be happier if they were the “MySpace” of whatever??/

By: connor_dolan

connor_dolan — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:36:38 +0000

Don’t you mean a reddit clone? Seriously, the interface is blatantly reddit-inspired, to put it gently.

It does look pretty cool, though, I’ve been dying for a good web2.0 sports site.

By: yo

yo — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:31:09 +0000

do u pay mike to be TC’ed? how does the process work because some of the sites, not necessarily this one, have been featured that are just another brick on the wall

By: Drama 2.0

Drama 2.0 — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:10:12 +0000

I’d tend to agree with the posters who point out that this is just another Digg clone and looks an awful lot like Yardbarker. Nothing incredibly exciting or special, and actually quite plain. It doesn’t even feel “sporty.”

I guess this is a hint for anybody who wants to launch a startup and get featured on TechCrunch: clone Digg for a niche audience and you have a good shot at Michael reviewing it. Unfortunately, if this is where Web 2.0 is going, it doesn’t bode well.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:53:59 +0000

Are you kidding Mike?

I was a beta tester for a few weeks, but gave up. This site is a complete joke. The UI is horrible and the feature set is awful. This couple is a PERFECT example of people who “just don’t get it”. I’m a huge sports fan, and have worked at many a startup (I’m typing this from South Park, SF)…so I know what I’m talking about.

Site completely misses the spot.