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NEW GROUPS

UPCOMING NBA GAMES

  • CHA @ IND on Tue, Mar 16 at 7:00 PM (Pacific)
    Charlotte Bobcats @ Indiana Pacers
  • CHI @ MEM on Tue, Mar 16 at 7:00 PM (Pacific)
    Chicago Bulls @ Memphis Grizzlies on CSN-Chicago
  • DEN vs. WAS on Tue, Mar 16 at 7:00 PM (Pacific)
    Denver Nuggets vs. Washington Wizards
  • LAL @ SAC on Tue, Mar 16 at 7:00 PM (Pacific)
    Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings on KCAL
  • MIA vs. SAS on Tue, Mar 16 at 7:30 PM (Pacific)
    Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs on Sun Sports
  • CLE @ DET on Tue, Mar 16 at 7:30 PM (Pacific)
    Cleveland Cavaliers @ Detroit Pistons on FSOhio HD
  • ATL @ NJN on Tue, Mar 16 at 7:30 PM (Pacific)
    Atlanta Hawks @ New Jersey Nets on Fox Sports South
  • MIN @ PHX on Tue, Mar 16 at 9:00 PM (Pacific)
    Minnesota Timberwolves @ Phoenix Suns

 

Six Thousand Players - Time for an Update

Posted by Tosh Meston on Sun, Mar 15

Six Thousand Players - Time for an UpdateAll right.  InfiniteHoops signed up the 6000th player in our little pick-up sports network this week so it is as good a time as any to give a little status update on the site.  

On the techy side, I've been doing mostly search improvements lately.  The search box used to be fairly restrictive in terms of looking up cities, i.e., the search string had to match pretty closely to locations in our database.  Now, it has been improved in two ways.  One is that search looks for games and groups in a geographic radius from the location you type in.  Secondly, the string you type in doesn't have to be city name.  It's nice if it is, but you can also type in zip codes, neighborhoods, park names or other locations.  For example, if you type in: "Denny Park", the geocoder will figure out that this might be a location in Seattle, WA and show you a dropdown list of locations you can pick from.  Early results indicate that people are finding it effective in matching them with groups.  If you're using the search box, let me know what you think.

On the business side, clearly 2009 has been pretty tough so far.  Advertisers are spending less and niche web sites such as ours are definitely aware of the pull back.  Nevertheless, our costs are low and we're in it for the long haul.

InfiniteHoops and the other domains that make up our social sports network - InfiniteSoccer.com, InfiniteSoftball.com, InfiniteFootball.com and InfiniteHockey.com - continue to grow at a steady pace.  2008 visits and page views were up approximately 50% from 2007.  Registration was up nearly 200% over the same period.  We look forward to 2009 being another successful year.

So, who was the 6000th player?  A basketballer from Tacoma, Washington.  Tell your friends about the site everybody!

Thanks,
Tosh Meston
Founder of InfiniteHoops

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UPCOMING GAMES

Today

NEWS

Fri, Mar 12

Netted: Hoop DreamsInfiniteHoops was mentioned on the website "Netted: By the Webbys", the people behind the Webby awards.

"Finally, if you’d rather play than watch, try Infinite Hoops, a social networking site that helps you find pick up games. Their coverage is national, and they offer detailed information about the games they cover, ...
views: 9 | by: Tosh Meston

Sat, Mar 06

Cavs' Snuggie Night at the Q"A sold-out crowd of more than 20,000 Cleveland Cavaliers fans set the Guinness World Record for the "largest gathering of people wearing fleece blankets" at the Cavs SnuggieTM Night presented by KeyBank at Quicken Loans Arena."

I would bet anything this was LeBron's idea.  Read on.
views: 17 | by: Tosh Meston

Thu, Feb 25

Nominate InfiniteHoops for "Best Boot-strapped Startup"If you are a fan of InfiniteHoops, we would love it if you helped our site get a little attention by nominating InfiniteHoops.com for "Best Boot-strapped Startup" in the Seattle 2.0 Awards.

We really appreciate your support.  Thanks very much!

http://www.seattle20.com/awards/nominate.aspx
views: 3 | by: Tosh Meston

Tue, Jan 26

Detroit Pistons For Sale - Seattle Pistons, Anyone?Quote: Davidson, the Pistons’ owner for nearly a year, confirmed Wednesday night that she was thinking about selling the franchise that won three NBA championships for her late husband.

The Detroit Free Press is reporting that the Pistons' owner Karen Davidson is looking into the possibility of selling the NBA ...
comments: 2 | views: 81 | by: Tosh Meston

STATISTICS

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  • Total Players
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  • Total Groups
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  • Popular Groups
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