December 17th, 2008

FSB Daily 12/17: My Fantasy League, Fantasy Players Express, kaChing

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

A roundup of recent posts on the FSB News page.

– Anyone who’s not ready for fantasy football season to come to a close just yet can start a playoff league on MyFantasyLeague.com for free.

The Fantasy Man wants his new site, FantasyPlayersExpress.com, to serve as a fantasy player social network and repository for fantasy-related information and analysis.

kaChing seeks to use open-source principles and social networking to allow users to follow the investment practices of more accomplished users. It’s fantasy expertise for the stock-trading players.

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FSB Daily 12/16: RotoExperts Buys Diamond Draft, FSV Extends Reach

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

A roundup of recent posts on the FSB News page.

– RotoExperts announced Tuesday that it has purchased Diamond Draft Software, a 7-year-old company centered on fantasy baseball drafting software. RotoExperts will rebrand its current draft software, Xpert’s Edge, to carry the Diamond Draft name and will continue to serve current Diamond Draft subscribers.

– Fantasy Sports Ventures’ Fantasy Players Network reached 10 million unique visitors in November, according to a recently released report by Nielsen. That placed the network of 350 sports sites sixth among online sports properties for the month and kept up a tremendous growth rate that far outpaces the rest of the top 10.

– ESPN’s Eric Karabell says coaching changes don’t alter fantasy fortunes, at least in basketball.

– For $20, NFL fans can play back any or all games from the 2008 season on their computer with NFL.com’s Game Rewind. Those who want just one game can get it for $5.

– The Arena Football League announced Monday that its board of directors has voted to suspend play for the 2009 season. The move is pending player approval, but many involved with the league have reportedly begun to scramble to secure other employment.

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