http://blog.procrastinatorspitstop.com Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:43:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kobe Bryant has teamed up with Nike to design a new low-cut basketball sneaker.  The sneaker, which is unusual in today's world of basketball thanks to high-tops which provide more ankle support, weigh a meer 11.6 ounces. Players who wear the low-cut sneaker will need to tape their ankles to prevent injury.  ... http://blog.procrastinatorspitstop.com/2008/12/22/kobe-bryant-and-nike/ I wanted to share an example of how a company can utilize widgets and social media to cater to the season and play to the poor economy… Chevys Fresh Mex has created "The Compadre" - a widget that was designed to engage online users with and includes a festive flash game and ... http://blog.procrastinatorspitstop.com/2008/12/12/chevys-fresh-mex-and-the-compadre/ Hard to believe, but the former teen heart throb Taylor Hanson is all grown up, with a growing brood that now includes a 4th baby.  According to People, Taylor's wife gave birth to Viggo Moriah on Tuesday. http://blog.procrastinatorspitstop.com/2008/12/12/taylor-hanson-has-fourth-baby/ Sony is expected to launch Home later today.  Home, which will be available for PS3 users, rivals the formerly popular SecondLife and allows players to create avatars that interact with other virtual characters in cyberspace. Sony's Home joins the PS3's video download functionality which has 15 million subscribers worldwide. http://blog.procrastinatorspitstop.com/2008/12/11/sonys-virtual-world-home/ Need proof that online video is continuing to grow?  According to ComScore, the viewing of videos on Google owned sites (i.e. YouTube) grew 6.5% to almost 5.4 billion views. In October, YouTube commanded a whopping 39.7% of all videos viewed, with its next closest competitor being Fox Interactive with 3.8%.At the ... http://blog.procrastinatorspitstop.com/2008/12/10/online-video/ The Daily News is reporting that the New York Yankees have signed CC Sabathia to a 7 year $160 million dollar contract.   While the details are still not confirmed, it sounds like Brian Cashman met with CC Sabathia and his wife at their home in San Francisco where they came ... http://blog.procrastinatorspitstop.com/2008/12/10/yankees-sign-cc-sabathia/ Even with today's economy as it is, there was a common belief within the industry that sports were protected from the economic downturn.  Today, we've learned that isn't completely true.  According to the New York Times, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has announced that the NFL will cut 150 jobs after ... http://blog.procrastinatorspitstop.com/2008/12/09/nfl-cuts-150-jobs/ MySpace has announced the development of a single sign on service, which apparently follows on the heels of similar programs that were created by Google and Facebook (so why is this the first time I've heard about it...?? hmmm), which were launched last week. The service allows users to easily sign ... http://blog.procrastinatorspitstop.com/2008/12/09/myspace-open-platform/ Throughout my years of working in Social Media, the topic has repeatedly turned to the subject of Social Bookmarking.  If you're like me, you've probably heard some of the following questions too: I don't understand how to do it? Why would I want to post that? Can search engines spider these links? I just ... http://blog.procrastinatorspitstop.com/2008/09/01/social-bookmarking-in-2008/ What's going on in Hollywood these days?  After only 8 weeks of marriage, Chris Kattan and his wife have filed for separation.  Shocking for a couple that was engaged since December 2006. http://blog.procrastinatorspitstop.com/2008/08/26/chris-kattan-splits-after-8-weeks/