ArticlesBase.com - Free Articles Directory
Free Online Articles Directory
21.08.2008 Sign In Register Hello Guest
Email:
Password:
Remember Me 
forgot your password?


Football News for the Fans by the Fans

Author: Osei Kofi Ekim Author Ranking Blue | Posted: 19-10-2007 | Comments: 0 | Views: 11 | Rating:  (50) Article Popularity - Green (?) Got a Question? Ask.
Sign Up Now!

As a football fan I recently visited a new website called F8ballNews, I was delighted to see the site has fully embraced the concept of Web 2.0 by providing a social network for global football fans. The site combines an up to date news facility from football clubs around the world, the site also includes an interactive, user-friendly chat interface. The concept of Web 2.0 was initially born from a meeting between Tim O’ Reilly and MediaLive International, the results of this meeting were visionary. Their interpretation was, that far from the internet ‘crashing’ when the dot-com bubble burst in 2001, it was in fact flourishing with new websites and applications appearing on a regular basis. The results of this meeting turned out to be true, however at the time they were scorned.

The introduction of social networking sites is a major aspect of Web 2.0, you will no doubt have heard of the major players in this industry, such as; Stumbleupon, MySpace and Facebook. These sites are growing at such an alarming rate that is it forecast they could well be bigger than Google by the year 2015.

F8ballNews have recently launched their own brand of Web 2.0 by delivering a social networking that focuses on delivering up to date football news and gossip. I have longed to find a website like this, generally I have to visit around 5 sites to find out what’s going on in the football world. Now I simply visit the F8ballNews website where I am able to find out all I need to know. It is nice and refreshing to see F8ballNews pushing the boundaries by combining the ethos of web 2.0 with a sporting network, I personally believe social networking sites will form the corner stone of the Internet for many years to come. They are certainly user friendly, fun to use and they are a great medium for interaction and making new friends.

The interactive chat facility contained in the website is an interesting concept, I like the idea of exchanging my views on football with people from different environments and cultures. Football is truly a passionate sport followed by children and adults alike, it is strange that when my favourite team win on a Saturday afternoon it lifts my mood for the whole weekend. Unfortunately the reverse is also true, I remember even threatening to cancel my forthcoming wedding because my intended was laughing when my favourite team lost.

I certainly feel F8ballNews have been first to the market with their football based social networking site. I am sure the site will be well subscribed to by global football fans and webmasters alike. Currently F8ballNews are offering free membership to all of their subscribers. I imagine this is just taster for what we are to see in the future, in a few years time I imagine all sports will be covered by a social network.

If you would like to visit their website and have a look around for yourself, the address is www.f8ballNews.com

Rate this Article: Current: 0 / 5 stars - 0 vote(s).

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/news-and-society-articles/football-news-for-the-fans-by-the-fans-240613.html

Print this Article Print article   Email to a Friend Send to friend   Publish this Article on your Website Publish this Article   Send Author Feedback Author feedback  
About the Author:

Stay updated with Latest Football News from around the Globe and Daily Soccer News.

Submitting articles has become one of the most popular means of generating quality backlinks and targeted traffic to your website. Join us today - It's Free!

Article Comments

Comment on this article Comment on this article
Your Name
Your Email:
Comment Body
Enter Validation Code: Captcha


Related Articles

Are you a Die-hard Football Fan
By: Osei Kofi Ekim | 19/10/2007 | Football
Are you a die-hard football fan? If so, there is a new web site that was designed just for you. f8tballNEWS.com is quickly becoming one of the most popular destinations on the internet for football fans from all around the world.

Daily Soccer News: your Daily Online Football Information Center
By: Matt Belmont | 19/10/2007 | Football
Football based social bookmarking exchange providing the latest football news and gossip from around the World. Visit online resource for daily soccer news and Soccer Chat.

Looking for a Football Bookmarking Exchange?
By: Matt Belmont | 23/10/2007 | Football
As a latest football book marking exchange daily soccer news has made sure that it would keep you covered. Aside from the regular football news that are posted and headlined, there are many other news features and articles.

A Great Source of Football Information
By: Matt Belmont | 24/10/2007 | Football
Daily Soccer News covers everything you need to know about football. The site also is focusing in various scopes of football news like football transfer news, iconic strategies and football awards to recognize players' competence.

The Rise of Social Bookmarking
By: Mike Kofi Okyere | 13/10/2007 | Internet
Social bookmarking is fast becoming the next best thing for webmasters and web users around the globe. As we move towards full web 2.0 compliance, it is of no surprise that social bookmarking sites are giving us a glimpse of how the World Wide Web will be structured in the future.

Got a Question? Ask.

Ask the community a question about this article:

Q&A Powered by:
Powered by Yedda 

Latest News and Society Articles

How the E.U Plans to Combat Global Warming
By: Chris Woolfrey | 16/08/2008
Climate change and global warming - indeed, how to control them - are becoming more central to politics with every new development. Sustainable energy is the method of our times, and government's across the globe are under pressure - from each other, from environmental groups, and from individuals - to...

The Solar Decathlon - Giving Solar Power a Makeover
By: Chris Woolfrey | 16/08/2008
In the Autumn of next year, the third 'Solar Decathlon' will take place in Washington, D.C. When it is under way, the experts and spectators alike will see some of the best examples in the world of the relationship between design and solar power. Comprising 20 teams - each representing universities or...

How Could Parents Forget?
By: Johnny Summerton | 16/08/2008
It's a question that has preoccupied many here in France over the past month, and sadly made the headlines far too often. It's also one to which it's difficult to provide an answer. Over the past four weeks there have been three separate incidents of young children or babies - being...

The Logical Art of Furniture
By: Tony Nibbinsworth | 16/08/2008
The period of time of the nineteen sixties was a turbulent time around the world in lots of ways. While many of us think of this time in terms of the political and cultural revolutions that swept the world, the impact of the music and cultural views of the time...

Furniture Designer: Alvar Aalto
By: Tony Nibbinsworth | 16/08/2008
Not only was Alvar Aalto a well-known designer of furniture but he was also an architect and accomplished working with glassware and textiles. Among Scandinavian artisans he is often referred to as the "Father of Modernism." His furniture, textiles, and glassware creations, much like his architecture, offer a modern appeal...

May The Force Be With You: Adult And Child Star Wars Costume
By: Susan G West | 16/08/2008
Everybody wants "the force," right? Since the movies emerged onto the big screen, every little girl wanted to be Princess Leia or Queen Amidala and every little boy wanted to be Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, a storm trooper and the dreaded Darth Vader. Adult Star Wars costumes are much like...

The Wine Boom!
By: Sarah Martin | 15/08/2008
Winemaking in California has never been an unsupervised industry. The first vines were brought to the Pacific shores by Cortez. When the ruthless conqueror of Mexico failed to find gold he decided to develop the country as an enormous vineyard. He commanded every landowner to plant, every year for five...

Sweet Grass Baskets - From Africa to America
By: Beverly Sugarman | 15/08/2008
When many people think about baskets and basket weaving, the first people that come to mind are Native Americans or Africans. There is, however, a whole group of talented basket weavers that have also carried the tradition of this art form through the generations that are located in the Carolinas....

More from Osei Kofi Ekim

Are you a Die-hard Football Fan
By: Osei Kofi Ekim | 19/10/2007 | Football
Are you a die-hard football fan? If so, there is a new web site that was designed just for you. f8tballNEWS.com is quickly becoming one of the most popular destinations on the internet for football fans from all around the world.

The Digital Rise of Africa
By: Osei Kofi Ekim | 19/10/2007 | News and Society
In comparison to other regions of the world the African continent still remains under developed in regards to Information Technology. This is only to be expected due to poverty and lack of developed infrastructure in the region.

The Importance of the Social Aspect of African News Portals
By: Osei Kofi Ekim | 19/10/2007 | Politics
African news portals, driven by social bookmarking content, play an important role in connecting the world with the happenings on the African continent.

Connecting the African Continent With Powerful, User-created Content Africane.ws
By: Osei Kofi Ekim | 19/10/2007 | Politics
Heading to the African continent is easy these days; you simply need to jump on the web and visit a news portal that directly involves you with the news and happenings in Africa. Having developed a strong relationship with Web 2.0, the African continent is connected.

The African Social News Network
By: Osei Kofi Ekim | 19/10/2007 | Politics
I was recently asked by my magazine editor to carry out a review of a new addition to the social bookmarking scene, the website is called AfricaNe.ws.

Article Categories






Give Feedback

Sign up for our email newsletter

Receive updates, enter your email below