I am a student with a passion for college athletics. Through my studies and experiences both on the inside and outside of sports organizations I have decided to dedicate my blog to taking a deeper look at the world of college sports. In order to create a credible and influential blog I scoured the Internet for sites and blogs with a similar focus that both serve as reference material and prompt further discussion. These sites comprise the linkroll in the right column of this site and help connect my blog with other credible, relevant authorities on the web. Many of these links were founding through a blog search tool like Technorati that enabled me to find relevant and authoritative blogs. Another successful technique was searching web directories like the ones provided by Google and Yahoo that list websites categorically. The links I have provided to the University of Southern California and the colleges within provide more information about my educational background including major and minor. The linkroll also contains a number of commercial sports media sites such as ESPN that report news and offer analysis and are well known and respected sports authorities. Blogs such as Deadspin are included because of their popularity and timeliness in posting pieces. Sites like Ball Hype and Rotoworld are news aggregators that also offer some analysis. Finally a site like the College Sports Council represents an organization working with issues in college athletics. These websites and blogs were selected through careful scrutiny and application of the Webby Awards and IMSA criteria. The Webby Awards critique sites using six criteria including the use of engaging content and multimedia, ease of navigation, engaging visual design, a high level of functionality, active user involvement and interaction, and an overall quality of experience that garners repeated visits and recommendations from users. The IMSA criteria look at who the blogger is, what material they reference, their influence, the depth of their analysis, the quality and sophistication of their writing, the maintenance and timeliness of postings, their admission of biases, and uniqueness of their viewpoint. These are all goals I hope to fulfill in this blog and look forward to sharing information and opinions and opening a new dialogue on the web.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Welcome Inside The Locker Room: A New Voice in College Sports
I am a student with a passion for college athletics. Through my studies and experiences both on the inside and outside of sports organizations I have decided to dedicate my blog to taking a deeper look at the world of college sports. In order to create a credible and influential blog I scoured the Internet for sites and blogs with a similar focus that both serve as reference material and prompt further discussion. These sites comprise the linkroll in the right column of this site and help connect my blog with other credible, relevant authorities on the web. Many of these links were founding through a blog search tool like Technorati that enabled me to find relevant and authoritative blogs. Another successful technique was searching web directories like the ones provided by Google and Yahoo that list websites categorically. The links I have provided to the University of Southern California and the colleges within provide more information about my educational background including major and minor. The linkroll also contains a number of commercial sports media sites such as ESPN that report news and offer analysis and are well known and respected sports authorities. Blogs such as Deadspin are included because of their popularity and timeliness in posting pieces. Sites like Ball Hype and Rotoworld are news aggregators that also offer some analysis. Finally a site like the College Sports Council represents an organization working with issues in college athletics. These websites and blogs were selected through careful scrutiny and application of the Webby Awards and IMSA criteria. The Webby Awards critique sites using six criteria including the use of engaging content and multimedia, ease of navigation, engaging visual design, a high level of functionality, active user involvement and interaction, and an overall quality of experience that garners repeated visits and recommendations from users. The IMSA criteria look at who the blogger is, what material they reference, their influence, the depth of their analysis, the quality and sophistication of their writing, the maintenance and timeliness of postings, their admission of biases, and uniqueness of their viewpoint. These are all goals I hope to fulfill in this blog and look forward to sharing information and opinions and opening a new dialogue on the web.
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