Why no email alerts from FBGs? (1 Viewer)

[gianmarco]

This is a FA period unlike any other. Deals are flying fast and furious and in the past, when FA started in March, we'd get "Breaking News" emails. This year, when it's even better and more concentrated.....nothing.

This is pretty disappointing, IMO. Especially since it's during the week when most are working, sending out email updates, at least for the big signings (Sidney Rice, Holmes, DeAngelo) that have very big fantasy implications seems like a no-brainer to me.

 

[Young 8]

This is a FA period unlike any other. Deals are flying fast and furious and in the past, when FA started in March, we'd get "Breaking News" emails. This year, when it's even better and more concentrated.....nothing.This is pretty disappointing, IMO. Especially since it's during the week when most are working, sending out email updates, at least for the big signings (Sidney Rice, Holmes, DeAngelo) that have very big fantasy implications seems like a no-brainer to me.

Can't you just check it on Rotoworld or Twitter ?

 

[gianmarco]

This is a FA period unlike any other. Deals are flying fast and furious and in the past, when FA started in March, we'd get "Breaking News" emails. This year, when it's even better and more concentrated.....nothing.This is pretty disappointing, IMO. Especially since it's during the week when most are working, sending out email updates, at least for the big signings (Sidney Rice, Holmes, DeAngelo) that have very big fantasy implications seems like a no-brainer to me.

Can't you just check it on Rotoworld or Twitter ?

Sure, if I'm sitting around not doing much and want to do my own surfing. I can check it on lots of spots. But for those that are up and about or working, getting emails on breaking news on smart phones is quite helpful. I was out most of the last 2 days when things were happening and got to catch up. As I said, in the past this used to be done and was very useful. Not sure why it got left behind during the craziest FA period ever.

 

[domvin]

It's been done in the past, and this year represents a very unique situation.

I'd love to be getting updates on the big stuff.

 

[Captain Hook]

This is a FA period unlike any other. Deals are flying fast and furious and in the past, when FA started in March, we'd get "Breaking News" emails. This year, when it's even better and more concentrated.....nothing.This is pretty disappointing, IMO. Especially since it's during the week when most are working, sending out email updates, at least for the big signings (Sidney Rice, Holmes, DeAngelo) that have very big fantasy implications seems like a no-brainer to me.

Dude - none of those FA signings are actually official - there may be a deal done but it can't actually be signed and official until Friday.....so you want them to send an alert for every single rumor? Then you would have thought Matt Leinart was a Seahawk. I would prefer the daily updates until we get past next Monday and everything is settled....and it's not like you actually need that information now

 

[BassNBrew]

This is a FA period unlike any other. Deals are flying fast and furious and in the past, when FA started in March, we'd get "Breaking News" emails. This year, when it's even better and more concentrated.....nothing.This is pretty disappointing, IMO. Especially since it's during the week when most are working, sending out email updates, at least for the big signings (Sidney Rice, Holmes, DeAngelo) that have very big fantasy implications seems like a no-brainer to me.

Dude - none of those FA signings are actually official - there may be a deal done but it can't actually be signed and official until Friday.....so you want them to send an alert for every single rumor? Then you would have thought Matt Leinart was a Seahawk. I would prefer the daily updates until we get past next Monday and everything is settled....and it's not like you actually need that information now

Last thing I want is 30+ e-mails a day from FBG.

 

[gianmarco]

This is a FA period unlike any other. Deals are flying fast and furious and in the past, when FA started in March, we'd get "Breaking News" emails. This year, when it's even better and more concentrated.....nothing.

This is pretty disappointing, IMO. Especially since it's during the week when most are working, sending out email updates, at least for the big signings (Sidney Rice, Holmes, DeAngelo) that have very big fantasy implications seems like a no-brainer to me.

Dude - none of those FA signings are actually official - there may be a deal done but it can't actually be signed and official until Friday.....so you want them to send an alert for every single rumor? Then you would have thought Matt Leinart was a Seahawk. I would prefer the daily updates until we get past next Monday and everything is settled....and it's not like you actually need that information now

Last thing I want is 30+ e-mails a day from FBG.

See the bolded. Pretty sure they won't be sending emails about Nick Folk signing a 1 year deal. The total big signings so far has been 4-5, tops. Over 2-3 days.Exaggerate much?

 

[RUSF18]

It's a service you pay for. They used to provide it. Therefore it's a legitimate gripe.

 

[massraider]

Anything big enough for an email, would be on ProFootballTalk faster. Bookmark it, check it every hour, and you're good.

I am fine with a daily email, where they go voer the big news, and give their opinion.

With a smart phone, I am getting the info as fast as FootballGuys is, and I really don't need 15 emails a day from them.

 

[eakfootball]

Just check into twitter. If you want them to come to you then sign up for ESPNs free text alerts.

 

[gianmarco]

lol...........where are you guys getting 15 or 30 emails from?

Big Signings so far:

DeAngelo

S. Holmes

Sidney Rice

Lesser Signings:

McNabb

Hass

Reggie Bush

And it's been over 2 days of this now.

Look, there are services that are provided that I have no use for. But if they stopped and others brought it up, I wouldn't say "so what, who needs it". If you guys don't see the usefulness of email updates, that's fine. But they ARE useful for some. When I'm at work, I don't always have time to keep pulling up websites or feeds to check if something else happened. It's easy for me to get an email notification and pull up the email. This is something that used to be done and isn't anymore for whatever reason. It's disappointing to some even if it's not for you. Thanks for sharing all the ways you get your information but it's not necessarily useful for everyone.

 

[massraider]

Thanks for sharing all the ways you get your information but it's not necessarily useful for everyone.

Neither is the email update.

 

[adrenaline]

lol...........where are you guys getting 15 or 30 emails from?Big Signings so fareAngeloS. HolmesSidney RiceLesser Signings:McNabbHassReggie BushAnd it's been over 2 days of this now. Look, there are services that are provided that I have no use for. But if they stopped and others brought it up, I wouldn't say "so what, who needs it". If you guys don't see the usefulness of email updates, that's fine. But they ARE useful for some. When I'm at work, I don't always have time to keep pulling up websites or feeds to check if something else happened. It's easy for me to get an email notification and pull up the email. This is something that used to be done and isn't anymore for whatever reason. It's disappointing to some even if it's not for you. Thanks for sharing all the ways you get your information but it's not necessarily useful for everyone.

I like how it's been pointed out that none of these guys have been actually signed yet & you just ignore it.

 

[Late225]

I started a thread two days ago asking if we'd receive email updates. It got zero response from the staff.

 

[gianmarco]

Thanks for sharing all the ways you get your information but it's not necessarily useful for everyone.

Neither is the email update.

Why Footballguys?

5. BREAKING NEWS EMAIL UPDATES

One of the features subscribers continually tell us is the most useful is our Breaking News Email Updates. When you have our staff of 30+ guys, plus a network of thousands of contacts across the country, it's a fantastic "grapevine" for obtaining news and insights. When the local radio announces Peyton Manning tweaked a hamstring in practice 10 minutes ago, you'll know about it with a Footballguys Breaking News Email. It's like being plugged into the world's best information network. Our readers will consistently be aware of breaking news.

HTH.

 

[gianmarco]

lol...........where are you guys getting 15 or 30 emails from?Big Signings so fareAngeloS. HolmesSidney RiceLesser Signings:McNabbHassReggie BushAnd it's been over 2 days of this now. Look, there are services that are provided that I have no use for. But if they stopped and others brought it up, I wouldn't say "so what, who needs it". If you guys don't see the usefulness of email updates, that's fine. But they ARE useful for some. When I'm at work, I don't always have time to keep pulling up websites or feeds to check if something else happened. It's easy for me to get an email notification and pull up the email. This is something that used to be done and isn't anymore for whatever reason. It's disappointing to some even if it's not for you. Thanks for sharing all the ways you get your information but it's not necessarily useful for everyone.

I like how it's been pointed out that none of these guys have been actually signed yet & you just ignore it.

Who cares if the actual signing has taken place? The deals are in place and are being reported as such everywhere, including the daily emails. If need be, they can include a disclaimer "not an actual signing" but how does that change the actual news? We've got contract lengths and $ figures. These signings are going to happen.

 

[Holy Schneikes]

lol...........where are you guys getting 15 or 30 emails from?Big Signings so fareAngeloS. HolmesSidney RiceLesser Signings:McNabbHassReggie BushAnd it's been over 2 days of this now. Look, there are services that are provided that I have no use for. But if they stopped and others brought it up, I wouldn't say "so what, who needs it". If you guys don't see the usefulness of email updates, that's fine. But they ARE useful for some. When I'm at work, I don't always have time to keep pulling up websites or feeds to check if something else happened. It's easy for me to get an email notification and pull up the email. This is something that used to be done and isn't anymore for whatever reason. It's disappointing to some even if it's not for you. Thanks for sharing all the ways you get your information but it's not necessarily useful for everyone.

I like how it's been pointed out that none of these guys have been actually signed yet & you just ignore it.

Maybe he ignored it because you are wrong. Williams and Holmes have probably already signed because the deals were with the previous team. It's only the guys who are moving teams that are restricted from signing.And trades are trades, so those are legit as well (i.e. McNabb).I don't really care if we get the emails or not, but I think it is a legit question. Just telling the guy to go to a website as if everyone in the universe has 24/7 access doesn't make a lot of sense. While a lot of folks do, not everyone does, and a larger portion have access to email.

 

[werdnoynek]

there's this nifty thing called an RSS feed that you can subscribe to which FBG's has... it's a news feed and it's up to the minute as news is released. you can subscribe to that, rotoworld's feed, and PFT's feed and you'll never miss anything. other than that twitter is the way to get up to the second breaking news.

email updates are old news... welcome to the future.

no thank you's needed.

 

[Holy Schneikes]

there's this nifty thing called an RSS feed that you can subscribe to which FBG's has... it's a news feed and it's up to the minute as news is released. you can subscribe to that, rotoworld's feed, and PFT's feed and you'll never miss anything. other than that twitter is the way to get up to the second breaking news. email updates are old news... welcome to the future.

So arrogant, not to mention redundant.

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

I can see both sides of this. I personally would prefer to not get the emails, but I can see why some people would want them. With that said:

When I'm at work, I don't always have time to keep pulling up websites or feeds to check if something else happened. It's easy for me to get an email notification and pull up the email.

If you're busy at work, why do you need to know right away whether a player has tentatively agreed to a deal? I mean, if you're too busy to check websites and whatnot, wouldn't you also be too busy to do anything meaningful with a breaking update email? I don't mean that as a criticism, just an honest question - I'm not seeing why you care so much to know right away when a free agent deal is announced. I do support your gripe, though. Like I said, I don't care about the emails but it is a service FBG touts and you wouldn't expect that service to stop during the most exciting FA period, maybe ever. I hadn't noticed but now that you brought it up I'm surprised I haven't gotten any emails about the big name deals that have been announced.

 

[adrenaline]

lol...........where are you guys getting 15 or 30 emails from?

Big Signings so far:

DeAngelo

S. Holmes

Sidney Rice

Lesser Signings:

McNabb

Hass

Reggie Bush

And it's been over 2 days of this now.

Look, there are services that are provided that I have no use for. But if they stopped and others brought it up, I wouldn't say "so what, who needs it". If you guys don't see the usefulness of email updates, that's fine. But they ARE useful for some. When I'm at work, I don't always have time to keep pulling up websites or feeds to check if something else happened. It's easy for me to get an email notification and pull up the email. This is something that used to be done and isn't anymore for whatever reason. It's disappointing to some even if it's not for you. Thanks for sharing all the ways you get your information but it's not necessarily useful for everyone.

I like how it's been pointed out that none of these guys have been actually signed yet & you just ignore it.

Maybe he ignored it because you are wrong. Williams and Holmes have probably already signed because the deals were with the previous team. It's only the guys who are moving teams that are restricted from signing.And trades are trades, so those are legit as well (i.e. McNabb).

I don't really care if we get the emails or not, but I think it is a legit question. Just telling the guy to go to a website as if everyone in the universe has 24/7 access doesn't make a lot of sense. While a lot of folks do, not everyone does, and a larger portion have access to email.

Does this mean I'm probably wrong or I am wrong? You guys are funny.

 

[massraider]

there's this nifty thing called an RSS feed that you can subscribe to which FBG's has... it's a news feed and it's up to the minute as news is released. you can subscribe to that, rotoworld's feed, and PFT's feed and you'll never miss anything. other than that twitter is the way to get up to the second breaking news. email updates are old news... welcome to the future.no thank you's needed.

This is what I use. Google Reader, and have PFT and a bunch of others on there.With that said, if gianmarco feels the email updates are helpful, who I am to say otherwise? And, has he pointed out, they claim to provide them.Consider my mind changed.

 

[Holy Schneikes]

lol...........where are you guys getting 15 or 30 emails from?

Big Signings so far:

DeAngelo

S. Holmes

Sidney Rice

Lesser Signings:

McNabb

Hass

Reggie Bush

And it's been over 2 days of this now.

Look, there are services that are provided that I have no use for. But if they stopped and others brought it up, I wouldn't say "so what, who needs it". If you guys don't see the usefulness of email updates, that's fine. But they ARE useful for some. When I'm at work, I don't always have time to keep pulling up websites or feeds to check if something else happened. It's easy for me to get an email notification and pull up the email. This is something that used to be done and isn't anymore for whatever reason. It's disappointing to some even if it's not for you. Thanks for sharing all the ways you get your information but it's not necessarily useful for everyone.

I like how it's been pointed out that none of these guys have been actually signed yet & you just ignore it.

Maybe he ignored it because you are wrong. Williams and Holmes have probably already signed because the deals were with the previous team. It's only the guys who are moving teams that are restricted from signing.And trades are trades, so those are legit as well (i.e. McNabb).

I don't really care if we get the emails or not, but I think it is a legit question. Just telling the guy to go to a website as if everyone in the universe has 24/7 access doesn't make a lot of sense. While a lot of folks do, not everyone does, and a larger portion have access to email.

Does this mean I'm probably wrong or I am wrong? You guys are funny.

OK, if it helps, you are officially wrong, based on the trades if nothing else. Those are done deals. McNabb being traded to be a starting QB on another team has a TON of fantasy relevance and would have merited an email at any other time in the past.You might only be 99.99% likely to be wrong on the other ones. Congratulations.

 

[gianmarco]

I can see both sides of this. I personally would prefer to not get the emails, but I can see why some people would want them. With that said:

When I'm at work, I don't always have time to keep pulling up websites or feeds to check if something else happened. It's easy for me to get an email notification and pull up the email.

If you're busy at work, why do you need to know right away whether a player has tentatively agreed to a deal? I mean, if you're too busy to check websites and whatnot, wouldn't you also be too busy to do anything meaningful with a breaking update email? I don't mean that as a criticism, just an honest question - I'm not seeing why you care so much to know right away when a free agent deal is announced. I do support your gripe, though. Like I said, I don't care about the emails but it is a service FBG touts and you wouldn't expect that service to stop during the most exciting FA period, maybe ever. I hadn't noticed but now that you brought it up I'm surprised I haven't gotten any emails about the big name deals that have been announced.

It's a good question. Sometimes I can't do anything about it. Other times, I'm wrapped up in work, but if I see a breaking news deal, I can get away for a couple of minutes, send a couple offers out or what not and deal with it. I'm not saying that there aren't other tools, but as of now, I'm not into those. They are great suggestions. But it doesn't answer why FBG has abandoned a practice they advertise and have done in the past.

 

[werdnoynek]

there's this nifty thing called an RSS feed that you can subscribe to which FBG's has... it's a news feed and it's up to the minute as news is released. you can subscribe to that, rotoworld's feed, and PFT's feed and you'll never miss anything. other than that twitter is the way to get up to the second breaking news. email updates are old news... welcome to the future.no thank you's needed.

This is what I use. Google Reader, and have PFT and a bunch of others on there.With that said, if gianmarco feels the email updates are helpful, who I am to say otherwise? And, has he pointed out, they claim to provide them.Consider my mind changed.

i guess i can understand it but by the time they write up and send an email it's already old news. with the technology such as RSS feeds and twitter available, emails to break news is prehistoric and alot of busy work. if FBG's wants to pay me my current salary to write up emails all day with updates on the big new's i'd be happy to do it.

 

[coolnerd]

The best answer for this is to allow for there to have options of multiple quick e-mails close when the news break (what constitues as important not easy imo) or to have the one daily a-mail or maybe some combination. I don't know the difference in the program/running the business aspect of options.

I like the one daily e-mail because I am near a computer/sport radio most of the day and get most of the news. The daily keeps everything in one place for me to review and get a couple of smaller things that I might miss otherwise.

 

[adrenaline]

lol...........where are you guys getting 15 or 30 emails from?

Big Signings so far:

DeAngelo

S. Holmes

Sidney Rice

Lesser Signings:

McNabb

Hass

Reggie Bush

And it's been over 2 days of this now.

Look, there are services that are provided that I have no use for. But if they stopped and others brought it up, I wouldn't say "so what, who needs it". If you guys don't see the usefulness of email updates, that's fine. But they ARE useful for some. When I'm at work, I don't always have time to keep pulling up websites or feeds to check if something else happened. It's easy for me to get an email notification and pull up the email. This is something that used to be done and isn't anymore for whatever reason. It's disappointing to some even if it's not for you. Thanks for sharing all the ways you get your information but it's not necessarily useful for everyone.

I like how it's been pointed out that none of these guys have been actually signed yet & you just ignore it.

Maybe he ignored it because you are wrong. Williams and Holmes have probably already signed because the deals were with the previous team. It's only the guys who are moving teams that are restricted from signing.And trades are trades, so those are legit as well (i.e. McNabb).

I don't really care if we get the emails or not, but I think it is a legit question. Just telling the guy to go to a website as if everyone in the universe has 24/7 access doesn't make a lot of sense. While a lot of folks do, not everyone does, and a larger portion have access to email.

Does this mean I'm probably wrong or I am wrong? You guys are funny.

OK, if it helps, you are officially wrong, based on the trades if nothing else. Those are done deals. McNabb being traded to be a starting QB on another team has a TON of fantasy relevance and would have merited an email at any other time in the past.You might only be 99.99% likely to be wrong on the other ones. Congratulations.

Actually, tomorrow players are allowed to sign so it seems I'm 100% right.

 

[Holy Schneikes]

there's this nifty thing called an RSS feed that you can subscribe to which FBG's has... it's a news feed and it's up to the minute as news is released. you can subscribe to that, rotoworld's feed, and PFT's feed and you'll never miss anything. other than that twitter is the way to get up to the second breaking news. email updates are old news... welcome to the future.no thank you's needed.

This is what I use. Google Reader, and have PFT and a bunch of others on there.With that said, if gianmarco feels the email updates are helpful, who I am to say otherwise? And, has he pointed out, they claim to provide them.Consider my mind changed.

i guess i can understand it but by the time they write up and send an email it's already old news. with the technology such as RSS feeds and twitter available, emails to break news is prehistoric and alot of busy work. if FBG's wants to pay me my current salary to write up emails all day with updates on the big new's i'd be happy to do it.

I agree with all of that, but none of it is an adequate response to the original question. A lot of guys still use good old fashioned email for this purpose. Some just because they prefer it and others because they don't have access to the better options. Either way, to ask why a service that folks have come to expect has been suddenly discontinued seems like a very legitimate question to me, whether it is the BEST way to get the information or not.

 

[Holy Schneikes]

lol...........where are you guys getting 15 or 30 emails from?

Big Signings so far:

DeAngelo

S. Holmes

Sidney Rice

Lesser Signings:

McNabb

Hass

Reggie Bush

And it's been over 2 days of this now.

Look, there are services that are provided that I have no use for. But if they stopped and others brought it up, I wouldn't say "so what, who needs it". If you guys don't see the usefulness of email updates, that's fine. But they ARE useful for some. When I'm at work, I don't always have time to keep pulling up websites or feeds to check if something else happened. It's easy for me to get an email notification and pull up the email. This is something that used to be done and isn't anymore for whatever reason. It's disappointing to some even if it's not for you. Thanks for sharing all the ways you get your information but it's not necessarily useful for everyone.

I like how it's been pointed out that none of these guys have been actually signed yet & you just ignore it.

Maybe he ignored it because you are wrong. Williams and Holmes have probably already signed because the deals were with the previous team. It's only the guys who are moving teams that are restricted from signing.And trades are trades, so those are legit as well (i.e. McNabb).

I don't really care if we get the emails or not, but I think it is a legit question. Just telling the guy to go to a website as if everyone in the universe has 24/7 access doesn't make a lot of sense. While a lot of folks do, not everyone does, and a larger portion have access to email.

Does this mean I'm probably wrong or I am wrong? You guys are funny.

OK, if it helps, you are officially wrong, based on the trades if nothing else. Those are done deals. McNabb being traded to be a starting QB on another team has a TON of fantasy relevance and would have merited an email at any other time in the past.You might only be 99.99% likely to be wrong on the other ones. Congratulations.

Actually, tomorrow players are allowed to sign so it seems I'm 100% right.

The point is, "officially signed" or not, Williams agreeing to sign with the Panthers is news that would have generated an email in the past (as would the other examples). The 99.99% part is the likelihood it actually happens.And on the trade front, which you pointedly ignore, everything since Tuesday has been "official".

So your original statement had very little bearing on the question the guy was trying to ask.

 

[werdnoynek]

there's this nifty thing called an RSS feed that you can subscribe to which FBG's has... it's a news feed and it's up to the minute as news is released. you can subscribe to that, rotoworld's feed, and PFT's feed and you'll never miss anything. other than that twitter is the way to get up to the second breaking news. email updates are old news... welcome to the future.no thank you's needed.

This is what I use. Google Reader, and have PFT and a bunch of others on there.With that said, if gianmarco feels the email updates are helpful, who I am to say otherwise? And, has he pointed out, they claim to provide them.Consider my mind changed.

i guess i can understand it but by the time they write up and send an email it's already old news. with the technology such as RSS feeds and twitter available, emails to break news is prehistoric and alot of busy work. if FBG's wants to pay me my current salary to write up emails all day with updates on the big new's i'd be happy to do it.

I agree with all of that, but none of it is an adequate response to the original question. A lot of guys still use good old fashioned email for this purpose. Some just because they prefer it and others because they don't have access to the better options. Either way, to ask why a service that folks have come to expect has been suddenly discontinued seems like a very legitimate question to me, whether it is the BEST way to get the information or not.

to answer the question then... it's a waste of time to send out an email for 2-3 people who are too lazy to get with the times. if you have access to email, you have access to a RSS feed and a RSS reader. it uses the same method of getting the information to you. the FBG's RSS feed gives up to the minute breaking news and also contains the FBG's take on it occasionally. it's counter productive to send out and email every time there's something breaking these days with the news already at your fingertips. i think it's good they've realized that.welcome to the 21st century guys.

 

[Ilov80s]

You want email updates? What year is this???

 

[adrenaline]

lol...........where are you guys getting 15 or 30 emails from?

Big Signings so far:

DeAngelo

S. Holmes

Sidney Rice

Lesser Signings:

McNabb

Hass

Reggie Bush

And it's been over 2 days of this now.

Look, there are services that are provided that I have no use for. But if they stopped and others brought it up, I wouldn't say "so what, who needs it". If you guys don't see the usefulness of email updates, that's fine. But they ARE useful for some. When I'm at work, I don't always have time to keep pulling up websites or feeds to check if something else happened. It's easy for me to get an email notification and pull up the email. This is something that used to be done and isn't anymore for whatever reason. It's disappointing to some even if it's not for you. Thanks for sharing all the ways you get your information but it's not necessarily useful for everyone.

I like how it's been pointed out that none of these guys have been actually signed yet & you just ignore it.

Maybe he ignored it because you are wrong. Williams and Holmes have probably already signed because the deals were with the previous team. It's only the guys who are moving teams that are restricted from signing.And trades are trades, so those are legit as well (i.e. McNabb).

I don't really care if we get the emails or not, but I think it is a legit question. Just telling the guy to go to a website as if everyone in the universe has 24/7 access doesn't make a lot of sense. While a lot of folks do, not everyone does, and a larger portion have access to email.

Does this mean I'm probably wrong or I am wrong? You guys are funny.

OK, if it helps, you are officially wrong, based on the trades if nothing else. Those are done deals. McNabb being traded to be a starting QB on another team has a TON of fantasy relevance and would have merited an email at any other time in the past.You might only be 99.99% likely to be wrong on the other ones. Congratulations.

Actually, tomorrow players are allowed to sign so it seems I'm 100% right.

The point is, "officially signed" or not, Williams agreeing to sign with the Panthers is news that would have generated an email in the past (as would the other examples). The 99.99% part is the likelihood it actually happens.And on the trade front, which you pointedly ignore, everything since Tuesday has been "official".

So your original statement had very little bearing on the question the guy was trying to ask.

Good luck with that. I was speaking in terms of facts. The fact is any of these teams or players could backout of these "official done deals" until the contracts are signed. Likely? No. Factual? Yes.

 

[RUSF18]

there's this nifty thing called an RSS feed that you can subscribe to which FBG's has... it's a news feed and it's up to the minute as news is released. you can subscribe to that, rotoworld's feed, and PFT's feed and you'll never miss anything. other than that twitter is the way to get up to the second breaking news. email updates are old news... welcome to the future.no thank you's needed.

This is what I use. Google Reader, and have PFT and a bunch of others on there.With that said, if gianmarco feels the email updates are helpful, who I am to say otherwise? And, has he pointed out, they claim to provide them.Consider my mind changed.

i guess i can understand it but by the time they write up and send an email it's already old news. with the technology such as RSS feeds and twitter available, emails to break news is prehistoric and alot of busy work. if FBG's wants to pay me my current salary to write up emails all day with updates on the big new's i'd be happy to do it.

I agree with all of that, but none of it is an adequate response to the original question. A lot of guys still use good old fashioned email for this purpose. Some just because they prefer it and others because they don't have access to the better options. Either way, to ask why a service that folks have come to expect has been suddenly discontinued seems like a very legitimate question to me, whether it is the BEST way to get the information or not.

to answer the question then... it's a waste of time to send out an email for 2-3 people who are too lazy to get with the times. if you have access to email, you have access to a RSS feed and a RSS reader. it uses the same method of getting the information to you. the FBG's RSS feed gives up to the minute breaking news and also contains the FBG's take on it occasionally. it's counter productive to send out and email every time there's something breaking these days with the news already at your fingertips. i think it's good they've realized that.welcome to the 21st century guys.

Then emails shouldn't be #5 on FBGs "Here is why you should subscribe" list. Is this really that difficult to understand? Last year, people on this board were up in arms because the Early Projections or whatever they're called weren't posted on Wednesday morning, as was promised in FBGs promotional material. I could care less about those projections (or any projections for that matter, but that's another story) but it doesn't mean I wasn't supporting the members here who were upset that they weren't getting something that they had been promised. Same situation with these emails. It's just bad business.

 

[werdnoynek]

there's this nifty thing called an RSS feed that you can subscribe to which FBG's has... it's a news feed and it's up to the minute as news is released. you can subscribe to that, rotoworld's feed, and PFT's feed and you'll never miss anything. other than that twitter is the way to get up to the second breaking news. email updates are old news... welcome to the future.no thank you's needed.

This is what I use. Google Reader, and have PFT and a bunch of others on there.With that said, if gianmarco feels the email updates are helpful, who I am to say otherwise? And, has he pointed out, they claim to provide them.Consider my mind changed.

i guess i can understand it but by the time they write up and send an email it's already old news. with the technology such as RSS feeds and twitter available, emails to break news is prehistoric and alot of busy work. if FBG's wants to pay me my current salary to write up emails all day with updates on the big new's i'd be happy to do it.

I agree with all of that, but none of it is an adequate response to the original question. A lot of guys still use good old fashioned email for this purpose. Some just because they prefer it and others because they don't have access to the better options. Either way, to ask why a service that folks have come to expect has been suddenly discontinued seems like a very legitimate question to me, whether it is the BEST way to get the information or not.

to answer the question then... it's a waste of time to send out an email for 2-3 people who are too lazy to get with the times. if you have access to email, you have access to a RSS feed and a RSS reader. it uses the same method of getting the information to you. the FBG's RSS feed gives up to the minute breaking news and also contains the FBG's take on it occasionally. it's counter productive to send out and email every time there's something breaking these days with the news already at your fingertips. i think it's good they've realized that.welcome to the 21st century guys.

Then emails shouldn't be #5 on FBGs "Here is why you should subscribe" list. Is this really that difficult to understand? Last year, people on this board were up in arms because the Early Projections or whatever they're called weren't posted on Wednesday morning, as was promised in FBGs promotional material. I could care less about those projections (or any projections for that matter, but that's another story) but it doesn't mean I wasn't supporting the members here who were upset that they weren't getting something that they had been promised. Same situation with these emails. It's just bad business.

they send out an email every flippin day. with news that is OLD NEWS. i understand it very well, thank you very much. they promise emails, an email every day is plenty for those of us who are up on technology.

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

i understand it very well, thank you very much.

You obviously don't. Perhaps this will help:(1) FBG advertises a particular feature of their service.*

(2) FBG did not provide that feature of their service.

Clearly a subscriber has a valid complaint. Whether or not you think that service is valuable is irrelevant. Whether or not you think FBG should provide that service is irrelevant. They said they would, then they didn't. It's not too complicated so I'm confident you can get it.

*

5. BREAKING NEWS EMAIL UPDATES

One of the features subscribers continually tell us is the most useful is our Breaking News Email Updates. When you have our staff of 30+ guys, plus a network of thousands of contacts across the country, it's a fantastic "grapevine" for obtaining news and insights. When the local radio announces Peyton Manning tweaked a hamstring in practice 10 minutes ago, you'll know about it with a Footballguys Breaking News Email. It's like being plugged into the world's best information network. Our readers will consistently be aware of breaking news.

 

[werdnoynek]

you got me, i dont understand...

i dont understand why the hell we're nitpicking over emails that we'd be receiving after the news has already flooded the rest of world wide web. if they do start spamming my inbox with these hallowed and sacred emails, i'll be the first to unsubscribe to them.

dont get me wrong though, for you people who have yet to embrace technology i can certainly understand why it might be nice to receive breaking, yet old, news via email. just dont bother the rest of us when you miss something that happened a couple of hours ago.

 

[Groundpounder]

It amazes me the OP got so much flack over this post. He's absolutely correct. They advertise email alerts and they are not providing them. Who cares if you don't use them. If I take your money and advertise that I will guarantee you a daily *ss whooping, you may not want it, but you should certainly get it if you paid for it.

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

you got me, i dont understand...

 

[Groundpounder]

you got me, i dont understand...i dont understand why the hell we're nitpicking over emails that we'd be receiving after the news has already flooded the rest of world wide web. if they do start spamming my inbox with these hallowed and sacred emails, i'll be the first to unsubscribe to them. dont get me wrong though, for you people who have yet to embrace technology i can certainly understand why it might be nice to receive breaking, yet old, news via email. just dont bother the rest of us when you miss something that happened a couple of hours ago.

I honestly try not to surf the web all day at work so it's nice to have an audible email alert on my phone so I can look at the news and go back to my work. So put me in the bubble with the guy who still wants email alerts. It is kind of amazing that I got an email every time there was a rumor that Tom Brady may queef(sp), yet I've gotten nothing about all the free agent action so far.

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

It amazes me the OP got so much flack over this post. He's absolutely correct. They advertise email alerts and they are not providing them. Who cares if you don't use them. If I take your money and advertise that I will guarantee you a daily *ss whooping, you may not want it, but you should certainly get it if you paid for it.

Exactly. Sign outside diner: "Free coffee with the purchase of any omelette!"Customer: "I purchased an omelette, may I have my free coffee now?"Waitress: "Sorry, no free coffee for you."Customer: "But you advertised free coffee. I believe I have a valid complaint."werdnokyek: "lol i stopped drinking coffee liek two yrs ago get with the times lol"

 

[werdnoynek]

you got me, i dont understand...i dont understand why the hell we're nitpicking over emails that we'd be receiving after the news has already flooded the rest of world wide web. if they do start spamming my inbox with these hallowed and sacred emails, i'll be the first to unsubscribe to them. dont get me wrong though, for you people who have yet to embrace technology i can certainly understand why it might be nice to receive breaking, yet old, news via email. just dont bother the rest of us when you miss something that happened a couple of hours ago.

I honestly try not to surf the web all day at work so it's nice to have an audible email alert on my phone so I can look at the news and go back to my work. So put me in the bubble with the guy who still wants email alerts. It is kind of amazing that I got an email every time there was a rumor that Tom Brady may queef(sp), yet I've gotten nothing about all the free agent action so far.

RSS readers and twitter also have alerts. Get with the times grandpa.

 

[werdnoynek]

It amazes me the OP got so much flack over this post. He's absolutely correct. They advertise email alerts and they are not providing them. Who cares if you don't use them. If I take your money and advertise that I will guarantee you a daily *ss whooping, you may not want it, but you should certainly get it if you paid for it.

Exactly. Sign outside diner: "Free coffee with the purchase of any omelette!"Customer: "I purchased an omelette, may I have my free coffee now?"Waitress: "Sorry, no free coffee for you."Customer: "But you advertised free coffee. I believe I have a valid complaint."werdnokyek: "lol i stopped drinking coffee liek two yrs ago get with the times lol"

look i understand they aren't providing something that they've advertized. but if you pay for a subscription to FBG's for the email alerts you're wasting your money.

 

[werdnoynek]

i forgot to mention - theres RSS readers that can send the updates to your email. look into it. problem solved.

 

[RUSF18]

I think at this point just having an admin come in here saying either "we messed up" or "we're sorry we promised it, but now we realize 99% of our customers don't want it" would be a nice enough ending.

 

[ChromeWeasel]

there's this nifty thing called an RSS feed that you can subscribe to which FBG's has... it's a news feed and it's up to the minute as news is released. you can subscribe to that, rotoworld's feed, and PFT's feed and you'll never miss anything. other than that twitter is the way to get up to the second breaking news. email updates are old news... welcome to the future.no thank you's needed.

This is what I use. Google Reader, and have PFT and a bunch of others on there.With that said, if gianmarco feels the email updates are helpful, who I am to say otherwise? And, has he pointed out, they claim to provide them.Consider my mind changed.

i guess i can understand it but by the time they write up and send an email it's already old news. with the technology such as RSS feeds and twitter available, emails to break news is prehistoric and alot of busy work. if FBG's wants to pay me my current salary to write up emails all day with updates on the big new's i'd be happy to do it.

I agree with all of that, but none of it is an adequate response to the original question. A lot of guys still use good old fashioned email for this purpose. Some just because they prefer it and others because they don't have access to the better options. Either way, to ask why a service that folks have come to expect has been suddenly discontinued seems like a very legitimate question to me, whether it is the BEST way to get the information or not.

to answer the question then... it's a waste of time to send out an email for 2-3 people who are too lazy to get with the times. if you have access to email, you have access to a RSS feed and a RSS reader. it uses the same method of getting the information to you. the FBG's RSS feed gives up to the minute breaking news and also contains the FBG's take on it occasionally. it's counter productive to send out and email every time there's something breaking these days with the news already at your fingertips. i think it's good they've realized that.welcome to the 21st century guys.

Then emails shouldn't be #5 on FBGs "Here is why you should subscribe" list. Is this really that difficult to understand? Last year, people on this board were up in arms because the Early Projections or whatever they're called weren't posted on Wednesday morning, as was promised in FBGs promotional material. I could care less about those projections (or any projections for that matter, but that's another story) but it doesn't mean I wasn't supporting the members here who were upset that they weren't getting something that they had been promised. Same situation with these emails. It's just bad business.

Footballguys used to be the best free site in the buisiness. Years ago they went to a pay-for model, making Joe a ton of money and allowing him to quit his day job. They have yet to get the forumla right and remain little better than a really good free site. I was a subscriber for a few years, and I didnt have a big problem with paying $20 for a subscription. But I do expect better service when I'm paying for it than I can get for free elsewhere. That and a couple of personal statements I didnt like by Joe got me to unsubscribe.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for the discussion. It's something I've struggled with here. The issue primarily is that we have a wide range of "interest level" among our email list subscribers. Some want to get 1 item a day where we condense the mountain of info each day into the important nuggets.

Others want to have the email list be every single thing we see each day and would like to get 10+ emails a day.

The balancing act we try to work is judging how time sensitive and "important" things are. If it's that Kevin Kolb officially signed, what we've been doing is putting that on our Footballguys Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/footballguys when it happens and then putting it in the email that folks will receive in the morning. It's my opinion, that the Kolb news just isn't time sensitive enough to most of our readers that they want a separate email for it.

Now to be fair, I fully realize that the Shark Pool is much more weighted toward the hardcore owner that does want everything.

There is also an element of "surprise" that factors in. Kolb to Arizona is what everyone expected. Most wouldn't consider that high value news worthy of a separate email.

But again, I fully accept that many folks would.

Trying to balance the two is our challenge.

What I'd really like to do for next season is come up with separate mailing lists. Maybe one that is the "send me everything you write". Another that is "send me only the super important stuff". And maybe a 3rd that is in the middle.

I know we won't be able to create that for this season but it's something I'd like to explore for next year.

It's important to note that it's not an effort thing. We're already posting the stuff on facebook and twitter. It takes just a few seconds to copy and paste it to the email list.

What it is is an issue of trying to give our readers an email feed that is what they want. And the trouble lies in some people want everything and some people want just the big stuff. We'll keep trying to find that balance for where it's right. Thanks for letting us know where you think it should be.

J

 

[werdnoynek]

 

[scientist]

I would like multiple daily emails - it would keep me productive at work instead of checking Twitter every 5 minutes I use Rotoworld for fantasy baseball and I think they are on email 51 for the week. It's an option you can turn on or off. However, even if FBG did send out an email, my guess is I would have read it on Twitter before they get to me in the alphabet anyway. One of my leaguemates whose email starts with "a" gets his FBG email alerts about a half hour before me as I'm almost last alphabetically.

 

[imagroid]

Joe has an excellent point. You can't pick and choose here. Either everyone gets 1000 emails or everyone gets 1. FWIW I unsubscribe from the email updates up until the season starts. I hate being inundated with email after email. The "breaking news email updates" are more of an in-season thing to help you run your fantasy team (you know, what this site is centered around). To say you don't have the time to follow 1 website for up to the second coverage, but you have time to step away, check an e-mail and then send offers??? LOL you being overly needy and ridiculous imo.

 

[themeanmachine]

I am glad to have only received the one daily digest e-mail during this period. I like getting breaking news alerts at other times, but this is an unusual time. Everyone knew that for these several days right after an agreement was reached there would be a frenzy of activity. Because there is so much going on, I would prefer to check twitter to see all the latest happenings, and leave the breaking news alerts for the rest of the year.