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Personal PR: I’m Going to Yahoo! Sports
By Jamie Mottram | September 21, 2007
In an announcement that’s sure to make the crowd go mild, I’m leaving AOL and, more importantly, FanHouse to be the “Senior Editor of Blogs & Community” at Yahoo! Sports. If you’re not familiar with what a Senior Editor of Blogs & Community is, well, don’t beat yourself up over it. I’m probably the first one ever, so rest assured that it’s a pretty big deal.
But don’t just take my word for it. Listen to all these internet-types:
- Yahoo Names Mottram to Senior Editor Post [Sports Business Daily]
- Yahoo Grabs First Sports Blogger [The Big Lead]
- Media News: Jamie Mottram to Yahoo! [With Leather]
- Jamie Mottram Leaves FanHouse for Yahoo [FanHouse]
- Yahoo Hires Mottram Away From AOL [Sports by Brooks]
- Mottram Bolts AOL for Yahoo! [Off Wing Opinion]
- Farewell and Congrats, Mr. Mottram [We Are the Postmen]
- Jamie Mottram Is Going to Yahoo [Foul Balls]
- Yahoo! Hires My Boss Away From FanHouse [John Ness]
- Blog Dorks Movin [Deadspin]
- Yahoo! Sports Grabs Jamie Mottram [Fan IQ]
- Mottram’s Ascent Up the Career Ladder [Can't Stop the Bleeding]
- Mr. Irrelevant Moves On [Rumors and Rants]
- Mottram Joins Yahoo! [James Mirtle]
- Mottram Joins Yahoo! Sports [Dan Shanoff (scroll down)]
- Top Sportsblogger zu Yahoo [American Arena]
That’s a lot of Mottram, and a lot of folks failing to include a certain exclamation point, namely that Russian German blog at the end there. Anyway, what’s a press release without a money quote? So let’s do this blog style, via blockquote:
We poured body & soul into FanHouse, and I love what’s come of it. I’m forever proud of the work done by the talented bloggers under that roof, and my belief is that they’ll continue skyward under the guidance of John Ness, who rocks the party.
As for Yahoo! Sports, it’s the perfect shop to set up a world-class sports blogging and community experience for a massive audience. I’m flattered that they want me to quarterback such an operation, and it’s go time.
Whew, that was a mouthful. Sorry, I don’t have much experience with this. If I’m missing anything, let’s carry on in the comments.
Topics: Mottram Rules, Yahoo! Sports | 27 Comments »
September 21st, 2007 at 2:42 PM
Yahoo just earned themselves a truckload of SchruteBucks.
September 21st, 2007 at 2:50 PM
The real REAL reason is Jamie couldn’t stand folks not capitalizing Fan(H)ouse and/or calling it AOL Sports Fanhouse Blog. It’s okay… serenity now.
PS: dude, thanks again for the pickup. e-hugs.
September 21st, 2007 at 2:50 PM
Congrats on the move, Jamie. Look forward to the next wild and crazy night at Buffalo Billiards.
RSM
September 21st, 2007 at 3:03 PM
Congratulations!
September 21st, 2007 at 3:05 PM
You don’t just quit Time Warner. Watch your back pretty boy
September 21st, 2007 at 3:10 PM
Seriously.
September 21st, 2007 at 3:20 PM
If you see this guy in Dulles, look out.
http://www.murphsplace.com/owen/images4/professor.jpg
September 21st, 2007 at 3:24 PM
Dibs on your old job.
September 21st, 2007 at 3:28 PM
Congrats and best wishes at Yahoo! (Am I allowed to put a period at the end of that? I simply want to say congrats, not yell it. That exclamation point is throwing me off.)
September 21st, 2007 at 3:44 PM
My understanding of the Yahoo! campus is that calisthenics start bright and early each day at 10:30am. Followed by 11am ping pong pow-wows with the drumming of “Yahooooo. hooo!” piped through the P.A. every 30 minutes and mobile intravenous red bull lines — connected Matrix style — trailing your every move.
In other words, right on!
September 21st, 2007 at 3:49 PM
@ TheHype, you KNOW the capitalization problems drove me out! Now the exclamation point is my cross to bear. C’est la vie.
@ everyone else, thank you for the kind words. It means a lot.
September 21st, 2007 at 4:49 PM
You’re really zu’ing Yahoo!?!?
Or are they saying that zu are a yahoo?
September 21st, 2007 at 6:29 PM
Dont become the Jay Leno of blogging.
Wait a minute…
Damn you WaPo Live!!!!!!
!
September 21st, 2007 at 7:00 PM
And just when I had shifted all my bookmarks and/or RSS feeds.
Congrats on the move!
September 21st, 2007 at 9:00 PM
OK, how soon can we schedule Happy Hour! 5…and of course, congratulations sir.
September 21st, 2007 at 9:40 PM
Whenever Blog Show debuts in Germany, we’re breaking the news via American Arena. I love that guy.
How much would you pay for me dcsportsguy@yahoo.com?
Congrats, and my Bog continue to be your co-pilot, Gob willing.
September 22nd, 2007 at 1:20 AM
congratulations, bramigo! it’s about time you left aol. that place licks my balls pretty hard. i just can’t believe it took you this long to realize that. shit, it only took me a couple months before i moved on. although i was only an intern. and i may have been fired.
September 22nd, 2007 at 3:18 AM
So I guess this means that you can rig my Yahoo(!) fantasy football league(s) so I win every week?
September 22nd, 2007 at 9:59 AM
Good luck at the new position. It will be hard to beat the shiftable tile polls at Fan House. In general things look pretty lean at Yahoo! sports in terms of blogs and interactive features so it will be good to start at the beginning.
I’m blogging about hockey at
http://hockeynarrative.com
If you need any hockey bloggers, let me know.
Cheers.
September 22nd, 2007 at 4:58 PM
Holy shit, I was totally mentioned in that Sports Biz article! Did you see that? It said “Chris” in there.
Oh right, congrats broseph.
But for real, I’m so famous.
September 22nd, 2007 at 6:49 PM
Hey, a big Atta Boy from the Dungy’s Dungy!!!!! Proud of you Motrain!
September 23rd, 2007 at 5:32 PM
Jamie — I was at a party in Manhattan last night and randomly met John Ness, who gave me the news — congrats, man! You put a lot of hard work into the FanHouse and the Web at large, and I’m glad to see it paying off in the form of a new job at a healthier company.
You deserve this, man. Get in touch!
September 23rd, 2007 at 7:10 PM
Woweee, congrats!! (and totally, when’s the next HH so we can toast in person?)
September 23rd, 2007 at 7:57 PM
GTB and misschatter, we should absolutely get DC Sports Blogger Happy Hour V on the calendar. Maybe Thursday, 10/4? There’s a good college game that night, Kentucky at South Cackalacka.
September 23rd, 2007 at 8:59 PM
congrats Jamie (and Chris I think). a well deserved step up (for Jamie).
i wish you the best of luck at yahoo and your next venture in the world of blogdom.
September 24th, 2007 at 10:10 AM
If it’s a Thursday, I won’t be able to get there til everyone’s long sloshed! (like 9:30) But I’m game!
September 27th, 2007 at 5:50 PM
Congrats, Jamie. Been reading your stuff and following you career for a long time. Definitely a smart move as I expect Yahoo! to continue to gain ground on the WWL. Keep up the good work!