Jeff Sliger had one of those ideas that everyone has thought of while sitting on the porcelain throne and reading Maxim, but just never put into practice.
Looks Familiar Doesn't It? (FanHarmony.com)
He has come up with a social networking site for sports fans, granted, the site (FanHarmony.com) is in its infancy, but he has popped up in a few places, so we here at ThatFan gave him a shout.
He came back with the following reply, “FanHarmony is meant to be serious about sports like the Onion is serious about news. Sports are meant to be a break from what we all have to deal with… One of the developments that has happened since we started to publicize our site is that I have been contacted by sports writers in the UK, cricket fans in India, soccer fans around the world, hungry to interact with US fans. The “Team Picker” is a tongue in cheek quiz poke at those who take their sports a little too seriously. We live in the northwest so we’re used to disappointment. Heck our basketball team up and left town. If we got all hurt every time our one of our teams didn’t make the playoffs we’d all be suicidal. ”
Dr. Peter Venkman: What kind of reaction has the site gotten thus far (are there a lot of fans networking)?
Jeff Sliger: About what I expected. Slow to catch on but we have only just begun to push it out there.
Dr. Peter Venkman: What was the inspiration for starting the Facebook of Sports Fans?
Jeff Sliger: Having watched the internet grow from the moment it went public until present, I have seen the social phenomenon of FB kind of leave those involved “over exposed.” I think there will be niche markets opening up, like ours for instance, that give users a chance to be “social” online in a more limited way so they don’t feel like they’re walking around town in a hospital gown. I used to tell my son that I had to go clear across the state to find a pretty girl to marry me. He has found that because he has a FB presence and a lot of friends across the country, all the girls where ever he goes already know him. Not exactly a good thing.
Dr. Peter Venkman: What are some of the more popular portions of the network?
Jeff Sliger: A little early to tell. The compatibility test is a novelty right now so it is getting some use. I get some traffic to the blog posts because we tend to be a little different. What we want to be is a little more edgy than typical. Plus it is really designed to be driven by the fans themselves. The long term goal is for them to build the content.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Do you have a lot of people writing on the site or is it more of just a meeting place?
Jeff Sliger: Right now (and we are strictly at the very beginning) it is pretty even but not enough of either. We just need users and input to see what to attack next. The next big project is to have mobile access, so fans can send photos or status via phones right from the sporting event they’re at.
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