Olympic viewership surged 96% compared to 2022. frontofficesports.com/winter-olymp...

“The mysterious aquatic meeting” sounds like they were onboard Steve Zizzou’s submarine. frontofficesports.com/lebron-james...

DC committee met late into the night Tuesday on Commanders stadium proposal. The supporters vs opponents discussion was described by one local as “the classic jocks versus nerds debate” @aericfisher.bsky.social reports from the scene: frontofficesports.com/3-8b-command...

Experts expected a surge in M&A activity this year—but through Q1 of 2025, dealmaking was down. Sports investors, however, are not showing the same hesitancy. "As an investor, we believe there’s a bit of a safe harbor," Ares Management's Mark Affolter, tells FOS. gofos.co/43UMA01

NEW: In less than a month, Fox will broadcast its 11th Super Bowl. That leaves little time to address allegations leveled against Fox in court. “The last thing they want is for this to become a distraction in New Orleans." frontofficesports.com/fox-sports-l...

What a Christmas present

The AI madness is so far out of control that "Our product wrote a completely false news alert and credited a real news source" doesn't even rate a corporate comment, let alone an ashamed apology and pulling the product www.bbc.com/news/article...

Even as links get throttled, fake news spreads and toxicity ramps up, Elon Musk hasn’t killed off Sports Twitter. Yet. My latest feature takes a look at Bluesky and what it’ll take for it to rival X. frontofficesports.com/bluesky-isnt...

Larry Ellison-- yes *that* Larry Ellison-- funded the multi-million-dollar wooing of QB Bryce Underwood to Michigan. Ellison has no known Michigan ties, but the collective says his "wife Jolin is a proud Michigan alum." @frontofficesports.bsky.social exclusive: frontofficesports.com/larry-elliso...

For the latest in the business of sports, follow the Front Office Sports team on BlueSky ⬇️ go.bsky.app/UQdRyeM

Starting off my account On Here with a bang lol. NEW: President-elect Trump wants to dismantle the Dept of Education and ban trans athletes from playing on women's teams. I spoke w experts about how the next Trump admin could alter the future of women's sports. frontofficesports.com/trump-future...

[taps mic] Is this thing still on?

Bluesky: exclusive, very 2011 Twitter, nice people, no video capability Threads: everyone there, very 2015 Twitter, video capability, no desktop Twitter: unlimited Nazis

wrote about Jeet Thayil in my latest books newsletter. pls enjoy! https://www.writingaboutreading.com/p/high

Today we launched the Variant newsletter. first issue is all about we 3 social media (ahem) and how it can succeed. read and subscribe the cryptonative way on Mirror: https://variant.mirror.xyz/Iytcr8HyEEyV9vo44w-KbL-LyTJCbGSM8sdEqwzphlw

She's right. The invite tree is the way social media can scale responsibly. Not only can you identify bad actors, but you can trace lineage of harassment campaigns to where hate groups organize off-site. I don't think this place did this on purpose, but it is miraculous found money.

how do I use bsky in a different way than twitter? tips please 🙏

Congratulations to @droberts.bsky.social for his new position as Editor in Chief at VC Variant. Sorry to see you leaving @decryptmedia.bsky.social, but looking forward to seeing the next steps of your Web3 journey!

A sunny Bluesky congratulations to @droberts.bsky.social for his new role as Editor in Chief at Variant, an early-stage fund investing in Web3. Dan has built an amazing legacy and team at @decrypt.bsky.social, which charges ahead with some big news coming, but it won't be the same without him!

We've seen digital artists arrive on Bluesky in droves over the past few days. Here's @droberts.bsky.social reporting from NFT NYC on why the Web3 art scene is as vibrant as ever: https://decrypt.co/136810/nft-nyc-2023-gmoney-ordinals-bitcoin-wrangler

NFT NYC Again Showcased the Resilience of Web3 Culture https://decrypt.co/136810/nft-nyc-2023-gmoney-ordinals-bitcoin-wrangler (by @droberts.bsky.social for @decrypt.bsky.social) #crypto #web3 #nft #nftnyc

Enjoy the silence 🤗

literal blue sky

The @decryptmedia.bsky.social team is arriving en masse – follow my colleagues @abigailcarlson.bsky.social, @ilanhz.bsky.social, @hawaii.bsky.social and @droberts.bsky.social!

just setting up my bluesky 😉🌤️