Why this means anything to us is with ESPN being the Worldwide Leader, "Hashmarks" has drawn some serious fire from within the sports blogging community.
In one of the less vitriolic (or at least mocking) efforts, the sports blog The Big Lead takes some time to offer up some constructive observations about the new, corporate kid on the block.
I thought some of his points can be happily applied to us, here, too.
Among the highlights:
• Maintaining a blog is a marathon, not a sprint, but this dude’s out of the gate heavy on the production. He’s posting in volume, that’s for sure, but let’s see how long it lasts …
• It definitely looks like ESPN has taken the cuffs off the guy, which is a good thing. He actually referenced the Brady Quinn photos, and we haven’t seen them referenced anywhere else on the .com (it would have been nice to get credit for posting them first, but hey, such is life) …
• Though we’re still relatively new to this genre, it appears as if the best way to become part of the blogging community is to link to other bloggers. It’s kind of like we’re all on this immensely gay basketball team, going around giving each other high-fives and pats on the back. We’ll be curious to see if this Mosley fellow is standing off in the corner of the gym, too cool (or wealthy) to join in with the rest of kids …
Remember, you're viewed as the establishment by a ton of the local bloggers out there. Show 'em some love, show 'em you're just like they are, and they'll respond.
• Hashmarks (ESPN)
• Deadspin: Hashmarks' Comedic Value Is Superb! (a slightly less diplomatic critique)
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