Fear, Loathing and Blogs in Las Vegas, Part I: Direct connections, athletes and hidden Gatorade bottles
(Full credit to the illustrious Hunter S. Thompson , whose Gonzo Papers I am currently reading, for title inspiration...) I'm down in Las Vegas for the Blogs With Balls 2.0 sports blogging convention, and am thoroughly enjoying it thus far. Things kicked off this morning with a superb introductory video featuring Will Leitch , Matt Ufford and A.J. Daulerio . The video is presented below (from the Blogs With Balls site via HH Reynolds ): Blogs With Balls 2.0 Intro from HHR on Vimeo . After the introduction, it was time for the first panel, which discussed athletes' abilities to directly connect to their fans through blogs, Twitter and other mediums. The panel featured former Bengals defensive tackle John Thornton (now running JockBiz and All Pro Blogger ], Yardbarker CEO Pete Vlastelica , ESPN VP of series production and development Ron Wechsler and Carrot Creative president Mike Germano , and was moderated by Matt Sebek of Joe Sports Fan . (Shaky cellpho...