Loading ...On this date six short years ago, Giants 101 in its current form was born.
Then a part of the new and seemingly innovative Most Valuable Network (MVN), Giants 101 was a unique blend of fan perspective and New York Giants news. It was one of only three New York Giants blogs in existence, and the only one affiliated with a sports blog network — an idea that was still relatively new at the time.
Having blogged for free on Xanga for approximately a year prior to that, I had a little experience, but nothing that could prepare me for the things to come. At that time only my family and close friends were reading my Giants thoughts/rants, and at no point did I ever expect to be at the helm for something as large, popular and powerful as the Giants 101 we know today.
Within the last year Giants 101 has branched off and become independent for the very first time, in the process experiencing a bit of a rebirth. Not only is G101 now a popular website, we’ve sort of reached a happy medium between a sports blog and a news site. And with the help of the other five writers (not to mention the ones of the past), we’ve also established G101 as a brand…an international brand.
G101 Facts:
- Giants 101 is accessed daily in 83 different countries and territories.
- In the last calendar year, G101 has been accessed in approximately 180 different countries and territories.
- The traffic at G101 has recently reached an all-time high. We currently experience over 1.22 million hits per month.
Other G101 Tidbits:
- The very first Giants 101 logo was simple the name “Giants 101″ written in chalk on a chalkboard.
- Since our first redesign back in our first year, one thing has remained a constant on G101: The Twin Towers always stand tall here.
- Giants 101 has been recognized on Yahoo! Sports, AOL Sports, CBS Sports, ESPN, Giants.com, Madison Square Garden, SNY, Pro Football NYC, NBC New York, Inside Football and various other news networks.
G101 Awards:
- Deadspin’s Blogdom’s Best (Giants blog)
- 2005 Sports Blog Awards Best NFL Blog
- 2007 Blogger’s Choice Award for Best Sports Blog
- “Blog of the Day” on January 21st 2007
Second G101 Logo
On behalf of Hazem, Sean, Rich, Simon and Serena, I want to say THANK YOU! Without you readers, your constant support and promotion, we would be nothing. We could write all day long, but if no one visits…it’s irrelevant. The community you help create here is every bit as valuable as the work we do. So this day is as much yours celebrate as it is ours. So, again, thank you!
Question of the day: How did you first hear about Giants 101?
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Happy Birthday G101! Keep up the great work, Dan.
I did an internet search and found G101. I’ve been around for a while. On the old site, I was Kyoshi.
You were Kyoshi, I was subrebel I think used to always fight with the Bryans. That SB year was something to see. DEanMartian is actually starting his own site
for Eagles fans over at Deuchebags.com
I heard about G101 while having a salt enema in France.
It’s really great to celebrate this site. We’ve all been enriched so much from the work done by our current writers and the ones from the past–Dan Murphy, Kyle Langan, to name only a few. As a person in Orlando, I don’t get to talk Giants football with many fellow Giants fans. But G101 has made me feel like I am back up north, at a Giants bar with my friends. And I am grateful.
MentalHockey,
I would go with Felix Jones as your #2 RB. He’ll get a lot more than just 25% of the touches in Dallas if he stays healthy.
Kujo… Hanshi told me the Manson avatar was bad luck. So I dragged out a picture of that racist sc’umbag Mel Gibson. Let’s see if his football mojo is superior to old Charlie’s. At least Dan will get interesting phone messages.
Hey! You bite your tongue, good sir. If he needs to blow off some steam by polishing off a half-dozen glasses of scotch, 8-fingers-deep, and then blame all of the problems on the Jews and his c*** of a wife, than we ought to grant him that. I mean, he directed Braveheart!
Bravehart was a great movie. As crazy as Mel is, he has had some good movies. Too bad he went nuts.
A picture of Tom Coughlin for Krow:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jimmyakin.org/images/grandpa_munster.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.jimmyakin.org/2006/02/rip_grandpa_mun.html&h=317&w=273&sz=29&tbnid=x8DjMr62kH8LOM:&tbnh=242&tbnw=208&prev=/images%3Fq%3DGrampa%2BMunster&zoom=1&q=Grampa+Munster&usg=__MBqSRlt8D-BGBe2FdP4XDG4tKss=&sa=X&ei=gDOGTN3iN8Gblgfdkd2IDg&ved=0CBwQ9QEwAA
Kevin Killdrive:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.salemuncommons.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/themunsterstvposter005.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.salemuncommons.com/id12.html&usg=__foNOZQvLUgEuZQE9POiiVpS-TkA=&h=380&w=304&sz=42&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=26AlBY0azyu9lM:&tbnh=145&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3DHerman%2BMunster%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7GGLL_en%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D634%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=667&vpy=256&dur=31&hovh=251&hovw=201&tx=148&ty=148&ei=7zOGTPXRDMGblgeJnMmJDg&oei=zzOGTOTDPIaglAed74SvDg&esq=4&page=1&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0
Brad Childress:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2spnSLkYUoQ/SSbaXEb17QI/AAAAAAAAAY0/FDwi1jG0LSg/s400/colonel_klink.jpg&imgrefurl=http://realitybitesback.blogspot.com/2008/11/effective-marketing-through-anti.html&usg=__DUBXZla9_AEVkhqlQQPrQnEFnyg=&h=240&w=320&sz=12&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=rN6yieCHwjs96M:&tbnh=146&tbnw=194&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKlink%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7GGLL_en%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D634%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=281&ei=WzSGTKrtMIP6lwf4mKzqCQ&oei=IzSGTNDtB4Gdlgf0sdiIDg&esq=4&page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&tx=112&ty=45
Ha !
We may have Bill Cowher next year:
http://s924.photobucket.com/albums/ad89/silgianto/?action=view¤t=popeye.jpg&newest=1
I still think Cowher is the next Panthers coach. He lives there, his wife just sadly passed away, he will want to be near his kids.
John Fox gets a job somewhere right away. Sucks, but the dude is lame duck this season. Very good and well respected coach league-wide. (Giants? Returns to his roots?)
I think Cowher and Big Blue is a strange fit and it will take the Giants at least two drafts to switch to the 3-4.
I agree. It’s John Fox:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gothic.stir.ac.uk/documents/uploaded/file/cesar_romero_joker.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.gothic.stir.ac.uk/blog/viewblog.php%3Fid%3D32&usg=__K64VRocs_ZgMMWH7DC40MsOpnYw=&h=240&w=320&sz=55&hl=en&start=271&zoom=1&tbnid=LuSygZRmzWnEaM:&tbnh=147&tbnw=231&prev=/images%3Fq%3DThe%2BJoker%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7GGLL_en%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D634%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C7303&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=565&vpy=277&dur=2500&hovh=192&hovw=256&tx=143&ty=144&ei=a0yGTID_E4OKlwfBy9nPDg&oei=SUyGTNqMGIHGlQf6oLy4Dg&esq=9&page=15&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:271&biw=1259&bih=634
for the record, you can click “view full-size image” on the side of the page, and that URL will be like 1/5 as long…
in case you wanted to know haha
Thank you
How did you first hear about Giants 101?
Deadspin…
i found this site one night when i was looking for news on the giants. giants.com and nfl.com didnt have anything on what the giants were goin to do in the offseason goin into the 07 season. i googled giants news or something and it took me to this great place…..mvn. one of the 1st stories i read was the potential deal for al wilson, the MLB for the broncos at that time. we almost gave up tuck for him! he failed the physical due to a bad neck. i was for the trade by the way. glad that didnt happen
Happy B-day G101!
I first heard about G101 from someone on the CBS Sportsline message boards. I’ve since abandoned that sh!t-show and read G101 instead.
Wow, 1.22 million hits, pretty nice. I have a feeling there’s about 6 guys who make up the majority of those hits :)