Ultimately, every fantasy company has to decide what kind of software solution it will use. For a site that is purely article-driven, using a common blog format like Wordpress is an easy choice. But, if you want to do something more complex like host fantasy football leagues or create analysis tools, then it is not so cut and dry and will probably require some custom programming. I came across a discussion on the Fantasy Sports Executives LinkedIn Group where Adam Becker of Fantasy Fiddler asked for advice on developing a fantasy game, and in the responses, ... Read More

Quick post to get you a little pumped this morning. Last week I told you how you can Play Some Fantasy Serie A (Italian Soccer) at Serie A Live. Now, Serie A Live just released a new promo video for its site. It's simple, fun, and should get you pumped (at least a little): Hope you enjoyed that, and don't forget to check back later today for some articles. Read More

By harnessing the real-time nature of Twitter, Fantasy TweetZone lets fantasy players know who the most talked about fantasy football players are at any given moment. Right now, Larry Johnson's release and uncertain status is topping its chart, as it should be. Fantasy TweetZone is an advertising tie-in with Sprint's ad campaign where it totals everything that is going on in its network; Fantasy TweetZone totals up everything fantasy football related on Twitter. I love the concept of this site because it gives fantasy players easy access to which players have significant developing news. ... Read More

Fantasy sports know no borders, and today I will take you to Italy. Serie A Live is a fantasy soccer league focusing on the top Italian soccer league, the Serie A. The site is the brainchild of Serie A-lover Vince Cullotta and is one of the very first independent fantasy Serie A sites out there, with only Yahoo! and ESPN among the big fantasy sites playing in the Italian soccer market. My favorite part is that Serie A Live has created a challenge for next season with its Serie A Champions League. The top 30 teams ... Read More

This just made me laugh. I love fantasy sports because you can have fun with just about anything. Fantasy SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) is for the legal buff or law student that takes an interest in the court system. This game allows users to act as the "Tenth Justice." Surprisingly, the scoring for Fantasy SCOTUS is very intuitative and natural. Players need to determine how the court will side on a particular case and which justices will vote which way. Score points according to how close you are to the actual decision. This ... Read More

Lots of really good articles have been written in the last week or so, and these are a few I thought that I would pass along to you. Go ahead, take a read: From RotoWire: Usually the argument is whether fantasy football is better than fantasy baseball. But, Kenn Ruby dares to argue both sides of the "which is better, fantasy football or fantasy basketball" argument. Check out Why Fantasy Football is Better Than Fantasy Basketball and Why Fantasy Basketball is Better Than Fantasy Football From Open Sports: Daniel Dobish of Open Sports writes about ten reasons ... Read More

In case you are dragging on this Monday, like half of the population, you might want to check out this inspirational sports story. You have probably seen it before, but it cannot hurt to check it out again. I still get goosebumps from it. Read More

With the hype building in Australia at Tiger Woods playing the Australian Masters, now is your chance to get playing with the PGA Australia's fantasy game. While Tiger is guaranteed $3 million for just showing up to play the Australian Masters, you get the opportunity to compete for some lesser, but awesome prizes. Winning this free fantasy golf will net you a brand new set of Srixon clubs and golf bag. To play, select a roster of twelve golfers within a $6 million salary cap. The fantasy golf game is built around Australia's summer of golf ... Read More

Here's one for the "That's really cool!" column: Washington Nationals interim manager Jim Riggleman met with the winners of the MASN (the network that airs the Nationals) fantasy baseball league. MASN's Fantasy Baseball Winners lunched and talked shop with Riggleman. I love prizes like these because they are intriguing and are much more valuable to the winners than the prize costs the sponsor. For someone like MASN, the Nationals manager is much more accessible. But, any site can do something like this. Perhaps its lunch with some of your top fantasy experts, or you happen to ... Read More

The idea of a fantasy sportsbook is not a new idea as several sites such as Pickspal (and some epic failures such as NBX) are built around a similar premise. FanGamb is taking a fresh look at this concept and is differentiating itself by focusing on private leagues where the players know each other. Rather than competing with similar fantasy sportsbook concepts, FanGamb is positioning itself as an alternative form of fantasy football. I was fortunate enough to alpha test FanGamb over the summer and play its game. Playing FanGamb follows the KISS Principle very well ... Read More