Comments on: Belo rolling out HSGameTime.com http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/ Where TV Finds the Future Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:14:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rob http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-463556 Rob Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:19:11 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-463556 Slick presentation. Small World Labs has a great product for local vendors and Belo's done a great job skinning this site. I'm looking forward to seeing how this pans out locally and with FishComm's purchase of Pegasus News how the social network wars progress in Seattle, Portland and Boise. One complaint. There's no universal registration. If I live in Dallas, for example, I have to register once for the WFAA or Dallas Morning News website, another time for NeighborsGo.com and a third time for HSGameTime. What's annoying about that is that NeighborsGo and HSGameTime are both Small World Labs products but there's no common database. Single-point registration integrated across all platforms administered by a single site is key to avoiding customer frustration. Slick presentation. Small World Labs has a great product for local vendors and Belo’s done a great job skinning this site. I’m looking forward to seeing how this pans out locally and with FishComm’s purchase of Pegasus News how the social network wars progress in Seattle, Portland and Boise.

One complaint. There’s no universal registration. If I live in Dallas, for example, I have to register once for the WFAA or Dallas Morning News website, another time for NeighborsGo.com and a third time for HSGameTime. What’s annoying about that is that NeighborsGo and HSGameTime are both Small World Labs products but there’s no common database.

Single-point registration integrated across all platforms administered by a single site is key to avoiding customer frustration.

]]> By: Dan http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-462411 Dan Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:31:24 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-462411 Cory, Gotcha. I hadn't considered this was also for markets beyond just the ones where you have coverage now. Will there be anyone in the local markets training the local high school shooters/editors like I read some other sites will do? Dan Cory,

Gotcha. I hadn’t considered this was also for markets beyond just the ones where you have coverage now.

Will there be anyone in the local markets training the local high school shooters/editors like I read some other sites will do?

Dan

]]> By: Facebook http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-462352 Facebook Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:36:38 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-462352 Both of these launches seem like advertisements for the local tv stations. I think HS kids would laugh at these sites. HSgametime is no better than what a local newspaper does online now. HSplaybook looks like an adult tried to create a social network without ever using one. The opportunity is still there, but major adjustments need to be made. Both of these launches seem like advertisements for the local tv stations.

I think HS kids would laugh at these sites.

HSgametime is no better than what a local newspaper does online now.

HSplaybook looks like an adult tried to create a social network without ever using one.

The opportunity is still there, but major adjustments need to be made.

]]> By: Dave W http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-462337 Dave W Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:06:57 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-462337 Kinda like maxpreps.com, no? Kinda like maxpreps.com, no?

]]> By: Barry http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-462288 Barry Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:57:07 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-462288 Dan, I know in our case we are locked in to the look of the rest of our web site because of the company we use. Dan,

I know in our case we are locked in to the look of the rest of our web site because of the company we use.

]]> By: tdc http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-462023 tdc Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:22:07 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-462023 as it should be cory. as it should be cory.

]]> By: Cory http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-462002 Cory Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:34:54 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-462002 Dan, the thinking (like Hearst-Argyle) is to create a national destination with media partners that fill out the markets where we don't have a property. Dan, the thinking (like Hearst-Argyle) is to create a national destination with media partners that fill out the markets where we don’t have a property.

]]> By: Dan http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-461978 Dan Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:15:02 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-461978 Why try to create an entirely new brand? Why not leverage the good name you already have like king5.com/highschoolsports ? or Seattletime.com/highschoolsports ? Seems like a huge waste of resources to start from scratch. Dan Why try to create an entirely new brand?
Why not leverage the good name you already have like
king5.com/highschoolsports ?
or Seattletime.com/highschoolsports ?
Seems like a huge waste of resources to start from scratch.

Dan

]]> By: thedetroitchannel http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-461905 thedetroitchannel Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:08:24 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/08/19/belo-rolling-out-hsgametimecom/#comment-461905 the fine folks at HearstArgyle would do well to point HSPlayBook(dot)com (which it appears to own) to highschoolplaybook(dot)com rather than to a const. page. just a suggestion from someone who feels a pair of eyeballs is a terrible thing to waste. btw- nice layout cory. the black makes it look really bold. the fine folks at HearstArgyle would do well to point HSPlayBook(dot)com (which it appears to own) to highschoolplaybook(dot)com rather than to a const. page.

just a suggestion from someone who feels a pair of eyeballs is a terrible thing to waste.

btw- nice layout cory. the black makes it look really bold.

]]>