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The Islanders Blog Box- Now A Media Way of Life
The Islanders Blog Box- Now A Media Way of Life
There was much talk across the blogsphere when it was announced in June of 2007 that the New York Islanders would create a separate special media section for independent bloggers of the team. The New York Islanders Blog Box allowed fan bloggers to gain access to the team and cover games along ...
Islanders' situation critical without new rink
Islanders' situation critical without new rink
fromtherink.com —   I've been catching good chunks of quite a few Islanders games lately, which is a bit of a strange thing to say given the roster they're icing these days. But I had a chance in the off-season to chat with coach Scott Gordon , then with ... (more) Islanders' situation critical without new rink
Pens latest beneficiaries of 40-minute Isles
Pens latest beneficiaries of 40-minute Isles
lighthousehockey.com — Ah, the curious case of the November 2008 New York Islanders, who wouldn't know how to protect a lead if their season depended on it. Crystallizing what ails them, the Isles were outshot 18 to freaking one in the third against Pittsburgh before ... (more) Pens latest beneficiaries of 40-minute Isles
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Some Bonus Links on a Late Night Tuesday
Fang's Bites — ... Another Islanders-related post. Keith Thibeault of the Sports Media Journal looks at the team's Blog Box, which allows independent bloggers to cover the team from Nassau Coliseum just like the mainstream media. ...

The Roundup: Oden’s Back? Gibbs the Coward?
The Big Lead — ... apparently there’s already a leak in the camp of the President-elect … the guy’s car who was flipped in Philly got enough donations to get a new one …parrot saves baby! … Sarah Palin references basement-dwelling bloggers in their underwear … awesome photo … Greg Oden may surprisingly return to the Blazers tonight against the Heat. (Oregonian) Life in the Islanders blogger box. (Sports Media Journal) Whitlock unloads on Weis, seemingly finds glee in ...

Islanders get pregame show, WatchDog gets kudos
Sports stories from Newsday — ... Speaking of Botta, here's an update from our friends at Sports Media Journal about his brainchild, the Islanders "Blog Box." ...

Create The Caption #309
AwfulAnnouncing — ... the heels of the previous post, are you funny enough to create a caption for this photo of Terrell Owens signing copies of his latest book "T.O.'s Finding Fitness" at the Sports Museum of America, in New York yesterday? Daily Links: Remembering Herb Score (Cleveland Plain Dealer) The Mavs Have Some Internal Issues (Dallas Basketball) Even The Original Songwriter Can't Stand "Saved By Zero" (Stuck In The 80s) A Look Inside The Islanders' Blogger Box (SMJ) Celebrity Sightings (The Sports ...

The Sideshow | 11.12.08
Epic Carnival — ... for sexy BABES: Michelle Hunziker asks, "Who's you caddy?" BABES: Hotties of the 2008 Country Music Awards BABES: USA Soccer does have it's moments: Namely the Chivas USA Girls SPORTS: Philly fan fist pumps nearly lead to kid being killed SPORTS: BCS title belongs to SEC, Big 12 SPORTS: Jose Calderon and KG have some serious trash talking! SPORTS: Nets offering free tix to the unemployed SPORTS: The Islanders Blog Box now a media way of life SPORTS: Congratulations to Tim Lincecum and all ...

Looking Around After the Islanders Sweep the Senators
Islanders Outsider by Ken Rosenblatt — ... show did not appear on channel 51 until around 6:50. I should have anticipated a bumpy transition. Who knows if it was MSG failing to notify Time Warner, or Time Warner failing to throw the switch? Whatever it was, I'd like to see it from the beginning next time. ...Last night was my first opportunity to view the alternate uniforms on TV. Beautiful. And the shots of the current home sweaters in the stands made them look that much sillier in comparison. ...Here's a recent article on the Blog Box in Sports Media Journal. ...

The Nats Welcome Bloggers into Fifteen Minutes of a Children's Swim at the Media Pool
MVN RSS — ... But Cohn's account highlights a clear demarcation between what the Lerners are doing this summer versus what Ted Leonsis spearheaded before it was cool to: The Nats set up the bloggers in their own "suite" at the ballpark, a move that harkens back to the segregated coverage environment perpetrated by the New York Islanders and their intially much maligned Bloggers Box. But what has worked well for the Caps won't necessarily work the same for other teams, particularly in other sports. Still, in this highly tech-savvy market, it would be good to see the other teams in ...

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