A roundup of recent posts on the FSB News page.

– According to comScore’s numbers, Fantasy Sports Ventures’ Fantasy Players Network enjoyed the Web’s second-largest increase in unique visitors from November to December. The network welcomed 79 percent more such visitors in the final month of 2008.

– Pro Tour Fantasy Golf and Portable Golf Solutions have partnered up to allow charitable organizations to present fantasy golf competitions.

– Poochie Bennish answered those questions from his wife by winning the 2008 World Championship of Fantasy Football.

– CNET’s Don Reisinger spotlights four out-of-the-mainstream Web sources for the stat-obsessed fan: Sports Data Hub, SportsGenie, Sports Reference and StatSheet.

– SoCalTech.com interviews Jose daVeiga, co-founder and CEO of KlickSports. The company operates contests focused on in-game questions for fans to answer.

– Roto Times’ Brian Polking will take The Intimidator, Jeff Gordon, Ricky Rudd, Jeff Burton and … Fonty Flock?

A roundup up recent posts on the FSB News page.

– Barack Obama not only joined Rick Reilly for some fantasy football in Week 6, he apparently got serious about it. John McCain is reportedly wondering how many positions Sammy Baugh is allowed to play.

– Razzball ranks the 20 biggest busts among pitchers in fantasy baseball 2008. Of course, if you drafted a guy or two on the list, you might not want to relive your disappointment.

– eMarketer reports that 63.4 percent of Americans use the internet at least once a month and projects a rate that should reach 70 percent around 2014.

– The completion of an audit by the Media Rating Council reportedly gives Nielsen a step in its race with comScore to be the first accredited Web-audience ratings service.

– Through all the talk of social media and Web 2.0 principles, a survey by Forrester Research finds that business-to-business marketers stick to their traditional methods.

– BetAmerica.com is betting on fantasy football to draw consumers to its new parlay contest.

– As online ad sales continue to be troubled, Yahoo is supposedly close to cutting a bunch of jobs in that area.

A roundup of recent posts on the FSB News page.

– The current economic downturn could make it tougher for new-model, free, ad-supported sites to find the support they expected when starting up.

– Young adults, those aged 18 to 29, are watching TV less often then members of the older age groups. That could direct young-seeking advertisers to the Web more.

– SI.com’s Peter King sees the new deal the Cowboys recently gave WR Roy Williams as a bad sign for the NFL’s labor health. There has been speculation over the past year or so that the league could be in danger of a 2011 work stoppage if it doesn’t work out a new collective bargaining agreement within the next couple of seasons.

– Fantasy Sports Ventures was the fourth largest gainer percentagewise in unique visitors in September, according to comScore rankings. Unique visitors to the site increased by 48 percent over August.

– MyFantasyLeague.com is offering free midseason football leagues.

– Fanball brings the NBA fantasy draft kit to iPhone and iPod Touch users.