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nickwaters — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:24:35 +0000

No problem Darren…

nickwaters — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:22:35 +0000

A great inside account of the Celtics’ draft process from ESPN’s Andy Katz. Katz reports that Green is in the mix to be taken at #5, but Yi was the favorite as of Monday night. Come on Sixers, get Jeff Green.

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nickwaters — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:01:49 +0000

Among other things, Mark Cuban suggests that he will bid on the Cubs if Wrigley Field is offered in the sale.

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nickwaters — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:56:50 +0000

An interesting look at what happens to an old arena (Kemper) when a new one (Sprint) is opened.

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Mets get record breaking naming rights deal

nickwaters — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 06:28:00 +0000

Mets and Citigroup have completed a 20 yr naming rights deal to name the new stadium CitiField for an estimated $20 million PER YEAR.

This is about twice the previous record deal between Reliant and the Houston Texans.Â This is a staggering deal.Â I really can’t imagine how much the Giants/Jets stadium will get, if it is seen through to completion.

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UVA opens John Paul Jones Arena (for b-ball)

nickwaters — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 06:35:19 +0000

A look at J.P.J. Arena.Â This is the model of what Georgetown needs, although not as large.Â I think that this building may be too large for UVA Basketball (certainly will be for a few years).Â It’s a tough balance, because you want to build a building big enough to draw top flight shows and concerts, but the main purpose of the building is UVA basketball, and you can’t lose sight of that.

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Facebook traffic soars

nickwaters — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:17:32 +0000

Page views on Facebook climbed 32% last month, according to UBS.

Thats massive.

via GigaOmÂ

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Super Bowl retailers set up shop

nickwaters — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:15:56 +0000

They are setting up temporary shops in Miami malls, preparing for the Super Bowl.

I still remember the mess that was the Super Bowl shop at the JAX Airport the day after the game.Â The store, which was fully stocked the Friday night when I arrived, was bombed out, with everything on sale.Â They must make tons of cash at these stores.Â Interesting stat: 75% of merchandise sold is items for the winning team after the game.Â I never thought that figure would be that high.

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Sony to miss PS3 goals?

nickwaters — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:09:13 +0000

EA is predicting that Sony will miss its already decreased goals of shipping 1-1.2M PS3s to the US.Â Ohh boy.Â Start camping out now.

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Warner, Sony, and Universal BMG own stakes in YouTube

nickwaters — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:35:56 +0000

In what appears to be a slick move, NY Times is reporting that YouTube gave Sony and Universal BMG equity stakes in the company just hours before its sale to Google.Â The stakes could be worth up to $50 million.Â It also appears that YouTube set up similar deal with Warner earlier in the year.

Pretty slick.Â I assume the TV networks will want more $$ though.

via GigaOmÂ

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