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Greg Oden Playing Basketball Again
The Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday were alerted to an internet rumor that Greg Oden had participated in a pickup basketball game at a 24 Hour Fitness facility in Tualatin on Wednesday night. Turns out, the rumor was true. And naturally, the Blazers were none too pleased.
“We heard about that, and I talked to him today,” coach Nate McMillan said. “I let him know he can’t do that.” 
AtomicOnline.com Purchases HoopsVibe and StreetballTalk.com
CraveOnline.com a leading lifestyle destination for men featuring video, movies, TV, music, sports, games, cars, humor and more, announced today that it has acquired established hoops fan and basketball culture site, HoopsVibe.com , continuing to bolster CraveOnline’s leadership position in the highly competitive online male youth market. The acquisition will support CraveOnline’s parent company, AtomicOnline , in their strategy to acquire and grow a family of quality owned and operated niche properties.
HoopsVibe was founded in 2002 with the goal of building a basketball site that covered all aspects of basketball culture, catering to the whole spectrum of fans, from the casual spectator to the dedicated stat junky. The site offers the day’s biggest stories, keeps tabs on the top prospects in high school and the NCAA, covers basketball shoes and related merchandise releases, and provides players in the HoopsVibe community with training schemes, diet plans and a range of instructional videos.
Founded in 2005, StreetBallTalk was created as a part of HoopsVibe to give streetball fans a place to discuss news, share playing tips and generally keep tabs on the world of blacktop basketball. Since then, its user base has grown to becoming the biggest streetball community on the web. Its members include high school-aged players and several professional trainers and coaches, who trade training advice and keep logs of their improvements throughout the season.
“Hoops Vibe and StreetBallTalk serve as destinations for active members who visit the site on a daily basis,” stated Mike Dodge, SVP/General Manager of AtomicOnline. “CraveOnline’s wide and deep content offerings and creative resources continue to attract major brand advertisers wishing to connect with men engaged in the content they crave.”
About CraveOnline.com
CraveOnline.com is a leading lifestyle destination for young men ages 18-34 and also serves as the demographic/psychographic hub for a family of other male-centric web properties featuring video, movies, TV, music, sports, games, cars, humor and more. As one of the fastest growing destinations on the web with sites like ComingSoon.net, Sherdog.com, ActionTrip.com, Superherohype.com and SpikedHumor.com. CraveOnline attracts nearly 26 million unique visitors per month, and is larger than leading competitor Heavy Networks and twice the size of Maxim. For advertisers, opportunities for sponsorship and creative integration go beyond the banner to make marketing messages an uninterrupted part of the user experience. Recent brand advertisers include Axe, 20th Century Fox, Rockstar Videogames, the U.S. Army and Air Force. The company is based in Los Angeles with sales offices in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. CraveOnline is part of AtomicOnline , a diversified online media company.
Streetball Video “The Chosen Ones”
Streetball video and basketball mixtape “The Chosen Ones” will be released at Streetball.com on March 24th, 2008 at 9:00pm EST. Streetball showcases emerging and established ballers in both hoops and hip-hop. Showcase your game at Streetball.com.
Watch “The Chosen One’s” at Streetball.
Streetball Goes Mobile
Streetball.com introduced Streetcast messaging, an opt-in mobile phone promotional tool for professional basketball players and hip-hop artists. Streetcast messages are used to send rich audio content directly to consumers’ mobile phones and consumers get to connect in a personal way with usually inaccessible personalities.
“The Streetcast messaging enables marketers to get to difficult to reach urban consumers in a very personal way, on their mobile phone,” said Ryan Mendez, Founder of Streetball.com. Compared to a 160 character text message, Streetcast messages enable senders to share up to five minutes of audio.
The Streetcast service enables customers to leverage their most passionate supporters and fans to help spread their message. Streetcast subscribers can forward messages to their friends, who can then sign up to receive new updates on their mobile phones.
Streetball.com’s mobile voice messaging platform provides marketers with the data they need to fine tune their Streetcast campaigns. Streetcast analytics enable marketers to test the effectiveness of their messages with detailed information about listen, reply and forward rates.
About Streetball.com
Streetball.com is the leading basketball and hip-hop media network. Players, fans and hip-hop artists promote their lifestyle via Streetball’s interactive tools for promotion and self expression. Create, Edit and Remix basketball and hip-hop videos with Streetball.com’s “Mixtape Maker,” an online video editing tool with an easy to use drag ‘n drop interface.
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