It worked, Eric. By calling this site out, you're getting the attention you so pathetically crave. OK, lets go over your column from Wednesday and see what we can take from it. Still waiting. Silence from Patriot Place. This is the REAL crime that has been committed here. Oh, yes, the New England Patriots have … Continue reading Is Boston.com Ever Going To Address The Eric Wilbur Embarrassment?
2011 Approval Ratings – Chris Gasper
Chris Gasper is an online columnist for Boston.com. Gasper joined the Boston Globe in 2002, covering sports for the Globe North section. During his career he's covered high school and college sports, as well as a healthy amount of time covering the Patriots. During the Mike Reiss years, he and Reiss were a very strong … Continue reading 2011 Approval Ratings – Chris Gasper
You’ll Have To Pay To Read Shaughnessy Starting in 2011 (Perhaps Not)
The Boston Globe announced today that starting next year, they will break the content of the Globe and Boston.com into two separate sites. BostonGlobe.com will require a paid subscription to access, while Boston.com will remain free. Globe to offer two websites: one free, one pay So soon you'll need to pay for the privilege of … Continue reading You’ll Have To Pay To Read Shaughnessy Starting in 2011 (Perhaps Not)
Globe Staff Going Whole Hog On Brady Holdout
C'mon guys. The Boston Globe. Allegedly THE paper of record for New England sports, is embarrassing themselves with this Tom Brady holdout garbage. Albert Breer's lede on the Extra Points blog: With all the noise of a Tom Brady holdout (which I hear pretty strongly isn't happening ... and was never happening), it's worth asking … Continue reading Globe Staff Going Whole Hog On Brady Holdout
Mainstream Media Review: Boston.com/sports
As Bruce is on vacation this week. BSMW will be featuring reviews of some of the websites and content from several Mainstream Media outlets this week. Today, we're taking a look at the sports section of Boston.com and the ties it shares with the Boston Globe sports section. Boston.com was once the go-to site for pretty much all … Continue reading Mainstream Media Review: Boston.com/sports
“Content Sharing” Agreement Between Boston.com and SI.com
In a post by Chad Finn on the Boston.com Extra Points blog, the following "Editor's note" appears: Through a content-sharing partnership with Sports Illustrated and SI.com, occasional articles and information from the magazine and its website will be used on Boston.com. The partnership begins today with some Patriots-related insight from Peter King's popular "Monday Morning Quarterback" … Continue reading “Content Sharing” Agreement Between Boston.com and SI.com
Boston Globe/Boston.com To Charge Online Readers
According to a report in the Boston Herald this morning, you will soon have to pay in order to read The Boston Globe and Boston.com online. There have been a lot of rumblings recently that more and more newspapers and news outlets are going to attempt to raise their falling fortunes by limiting access to … Continue reading Boston Globe/Boston.com To Charge Online Readers
Friday Random Thoughts
A few things on my mind this week... Looking forward to the return of the RemDawg...he posted on Twitter that he was getting closer to a return...but his absence might end up doing Don Orsillo a lot of good in the long run. Remy is about the only partner Orsillo has ever worked with on … Continue reading Friday Random Thoughts
Reiss’ Pieces “Live Blog” on Sunday Night
Boston.com announced today that they will live blog Sunday night's Patriots/Colts game using the Cover It Live software. (BSMW's David Scott was an early adopter of the technology) They say this will allow for much quicker updates, while also allowing readers to interact with the writers during the game itself. It's an interesting experiment and might … Continue reading Reiss’ Pieces “Live Blog” on Sunday Night
Dirt Dog Fallout
Couple items leftover from yesterday, first, thank you for the overwhelming support on the column, a couple people even made donations to express their appreciation, and that means so much to me. Thank you. Among the things that a lot of people have commented on the curious, dismissive reply I got from Boston.com editor Teresa … Continue reading Dirt Dog Fallout
Boston Sports Media Watch 