Article One MK299

Here is an article for my internet marketing class. The following website is intended to help promote companies who currently have blogs to be successful and attract the viewer. They list a bunch of websites that featured a companie's product in order to see people reactions to the product. However people can post positive and negative information about the products. Therefore this site gives tips to help promote positive feedback including Bullet points, Bright images, Sub headings, and having no intrusive adverts or commercial content.

Here is the link http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364855/how-to-promote-your-brand-using-social-media.html

The "Cone Head" Back in the Sports World

Today, David Cone had a press conference to dicusss a number of topics. First he talked about the steroid issue that has been going on for the past couple of years. Cone admitted that he has to take some of the blame for playing in the era and being part of the players association. During the 94 strike the players turned down a drug testing policy since it wasn't a big deal back then. But ever since 1998 with the Mark McGwire - Sammy Sosa home run race, people have questioned the integrity of the players and the use of steroids. Cone has not admitted to doing doing any type of performance enhancing drug, but feels that if he did something back in 1994, steroids would not be as big of issue as it is today. Cone has always been known as a respectful and humble person and he wants to see drug testing get back on the right track and crackdown on steroid use. One thing I was glad to hear is that he's coming to the YES broadcast booth for some games during the 2008 season rotating with Al Leiter and Paul O'Neill. Cone is a very knowledgeable person and I will be interested to what he has to say about numerous topics about the game of baseball. Seeing Cone-y back in the news made remember the commercial he was in about the El Duque dance so I figured I would post it here for all of you guys to remember.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vRMJQvSJyQg

Poll Results 2/7

Thanks to everyone who voted in this past weeks poll. According to the poll over half of you said that Joba Chamberlain will have the biggest impact on the 2008 season that is an unproven player. I would have to agree since he is going into the starting role for the first time in his professional career and can potentially make or break the Yankees rotation this season.

who's IN - who's OUT

With pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training in less than 10 days, questions start to be rumbling around Yankee Camp to see which players are in or out. Now that we know Joba Chamberlain is going to be a starter for the 2008 season, the Yankees currently have six starting pitchers. A normal rotation today consists of five, so someone is going to the bullpen. Chien-Ming Wang, Andy Pettite, and Joba Chamberlian are more than guarenteed a spot in the rotation based on the skill and perfomance last year. Phil Hughes if healthy, will be a starter based on his potential and being one of the most talked about prospects for the past three years. So then there were two, Ian Kennedy and Mike Mussina. While the Moose has 250 wins under his belt, he just turned 39 this past December. Many people have been wondering how much does Moose have left in the tank especially after he lost his starting job towards the end of last season. On the other side of the coin to fill the last spot in the rotation is Ian Kennedy. Kennedy, who replaced Mussina in the rotation last year on September 1st, posted a 1-0 record with a 1.89 era. The only question surrounding Kennedy is that he is unproven. Being a starter for one month in the MLB means close to nothing to show what kind of "stuff" you have. Being a good pitcher means making adjustments through the course a game and through the years in a career; since scouts and coaches analyze every pitch a pitcher makes. Mike Mussina has proven this in the past by using different pitches i.e. the knuckle-curveball. If the season were to start today Mike Mussina would be in and Ian Kennedy would be out based on past performance and knowledge of pitching in the MLB. However during spring training and the first month of the season, Mike Mussina will be on a very short leash and if he can't perform up to expectations, Ian Kennedy would be able to prove if he can handle the pressures of wearing the Yankee Pinstripes.

Super Bowl XLII 2008

For those of you who aren't fans of the patriots, here is a funny commerical for you that I found...


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