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
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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!
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By the way, watching NFL Network last night, they pointed out that Carolina did not score a single offensive touchdown all preseason and that Matt Moore has looked dreadful. Jamie Dukes called it the Giants’ 5th preseason game.
No pressure there.
finally, just watched center xchange and the interview clip with Bullock
of course u can’t take much if anything from those snippets, but I will say this: neither guy sounded terribly confident. Bullock seemed to imply that the energy on the team has been lacking all preseason; O’Hara seemed to acknowledge that will all the nicks and bruises, the offense has yet to develop any cohesion.
he also said the injury has taken away his power and he’s just starting to get enough strength bacvk in his leg to perform.
we shall see.
Update up top..