Comments on: Mystery PE Fund Throws A Lifeline To Niche Social Network Sneakerplay

By: skeleton69

skeleton69 — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:37:05 +0000

glad to hear that the bailout hearings for sneakerDoggz.biz weren’t all for show.

http://www.yout...h?v=Njbb_DXQ4Yc

afterall, they do make some really cogent arguments, in spite of Representative Draper’s comments.

By: Triple Deadpool: FileFront, Cruxy, Documentary-film.net | Programming Blog

Triple Deadpool: FileFront, Cruxy, Documentary-film.net | Programming Blog — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:29:52 +0000

[...] day for the deadpool. Earlier today we had to drag a startup out of there, and now three others are tumbling into it (although one might still be saved in [...]

By: Rudy Sigua

Rudy Sigua — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:16:28 +0000

I just wanted to send my congrats to RJ and the SP team!

By: Jonathan Marcus

Jonathan Marcus — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:36:16 +0000

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By: Triple Deadpool: FileFront, Cruxy, Documentary-film.net | netdesk

Triple Deadpool: FileFront, Cruxy, Documentary-film.net | netdesk — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:54:50 +0000

[...] day for the deadpool. Earlier today we had to drag a startup out of there, and now three others are tumbling into it (although one might still be saved in [...]

By: Brian Rothenberg

Brian Rothenberg — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:25:59 +0000

Thanks for the coverage Robin. We’re excited to leverage the unique platform that the Sneakerplay founders have built in order to grow the site and further engage with its amazingly devoted community.

By: http://macmaniapodcast.com

http://macmaniapodcast.com — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:45:30 +0000

Great post!

Thanks,
Ben Fryxell
http://macmaniapodcast.com

By: Kadisco

Kadisco — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:46:49 +0000

Just because it doesn’t seem like a good idea to you, doesn’t mean it’s not a good idea. I used to work with Sneakerplay on advertising and sponsorship strategy; here’s my response to Robin’s last post: http://tinyurl.com/6aszav

Congrats to RJ, Mo, and Rob.

By: manny

manny — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:42:25 +0000

Is that really the way dying startups shoot for funding? I thought there are more direct ways to get funding when you are in such a state. Or is it that they were having a hard time getting listeners?

By: Sneakerplay Bailout | Hypebeast

Sneakerplay Bailout | Hypebeast — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:39:57 +0000

[...] community recently benefited from a mystery group of investors. So far, details thanks to Tech Crunch are relatively unknown with only one notable part of the mix thus far in Brian Rothenberg, former [...]

By: Daniel Larsson

Daniel Larsson — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:38:46 +0000

Could it be Jason Bourne?

Fun for the guys behind Sneakerplay though, I personally never understood how the site could not make money; They had some sweet ad-deals and good content!

By: Triple Deadpool: FileFront, Cruxy, Documentary-film.net

Triple Deadpool: FileFront, Cruxy, Documentary-film.net — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:41:00 +0000

[...] day for the deadpool. Earlier today we had to drag a startup out of there, and now three others are tumbling in it (although one might still be [...]

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:39:09 +0000

Social network for sneaker enthusiasts? Yea, some sites should stay in the deadpool.

By: Sneakerplay recibe financiación

Sneakerplay recibe financiación — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:36:04 +0000

[...] de las zapatillas de deporte que parecía que iba a cerrar a finales del año pasado, ha sido recuperada por un nuevo fondo de capital [...]

By: Joaquin

Joaquin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:37:25 +0000

Keroch rocks! Good business guys from Yahoo Real Estate and Yahoo Shopping. They’re on a roll and will turn this site around.

By: Sneakerplay, Social Network For Sneaker Heads, Shuts Down

Sneakerplay, Social Network For Sneaker Heads, Shuts Down — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:17:45 +0000

[...] Update: on 26 March 2009, a private equity fund acquired Sneakerplay. More info here. [...]

By: watzabatza

watzabatza — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:44:11 +0000

Its a good news..

By: David-Leigh Boucher

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:37:59 +0000

woopsy *blush*, got tricked by the shiny blue button

By: David-Leigh Boucher

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:35:16 +0000

test

By: SolarplaneZ

SolarplaneZ — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:22:55 +0000

“has acquired the assets and IP of Sneakerplay” – the only IP these guys own is 75.126.33.213. And anyway, the only shoes worth building a community around are Air Jordan VI.
Social networking sites don’t generate any IP. It takes about a week to build a social networking site/service. The only thing they’re good at is being at the right place at the right time (which they obviously deserve all the credit for).
I see a new trend coming – companies bagging T.C to deadpool them, the easiest way to get some VC love.

By: rj

rj — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:22:49 +0000

thanks for the follow-up post Robin. It’s been a fun ride…