Great Job Guys!

A group of OSN members, led by Dancenham, have begun an epic undertaking of getting a famous athlete involved with OneSeason. It all started when…here, we’ll let Hamface tell the story…

Two months ago I did not have the slightest idea what in the hell Twitter was. PDXPup set up an OSN Twitter account (@1seasonnation) to send out market info along with IPO Alerts, Are You Fan Enough answers, and her random attempts at humor. Now we may be on the brink of something that could kick start our own OneSeason marketing campaign.

On the night of Wednesday July 30, 2009.. We had our first real “Superstar”
to reply to a OneSeason Tweet. I sent @OGOchoCinco, which is Chad OchoCincos Twitter Tag, the following message:

“@OGOchoCinco - we need a 4 letter stock symbol for u. Should we just vote for OCHO? www.oneseason.com“

Which was replied to within minutes with “@dancenham yes I like it”

My first thought was that I better get to the bathroom asap because
i may have just sprayed Hersey squirts through my man briefs.. But I was able to keep myself together and I quickly emailed Bullpup. His response wasn’t what i expected - “hahaha kick ass!”

OCHO has over 78,000 followers. He rarely, and i mean rarely adds the users name to his Tweet when replying to questions. But my name was in there. Meaning that if only half of his followers went and checked what he was replying to, thats 39,000 unique users saw the shameless plug of www.oneseason.com. I wrote back to BP and through his second email i sensed the excitement. We may be on to something!

The news story went up on OSN Homepage and then the VOTE UP OCHO thread was started. He has jumped up all the way to #3 (could even  be #1 by the time this prints) on the IPO Request List.

OCHO also likes to do live streams of himself taking questions through a chatbox. This is all done Live and Unedited. Myself & RealityCheck
(along with others) pulled up his LiveStream and began to not so much flood the chat room with OS questions..We were actually able to have him mention “OneSeason.Com” twice. At this time there were over 1300 people viewing his stream. He uses the website ustream.tv and his streams are all under the title The Chad Ocho Cinco Show. If you are having trouble finding it, just pull up his Twitter page and follow the links.

We have to keep having him see the address so it sticks in his head. OCHO loves attention, and he would love nothing better than
to be the #1 WR on OS. If we can get him on the site.. just ONCE.. we could turn this thing on its head.

So all in all, OSN is in the middle of a large scale effort to get Chad OchoCinco IPO’d ASAP on OneSeason. After the IPO reset, he will probably be number 1. Imagine Chad’s excitement when Dancenham twitters him again that he is number 1 on the IPO request list, followed by all of the OSN members in his live stream chat room letting him know. It could be a very interesting weekend.

Have a great one, everyone!

Late breaking news in the OSN community as “FRITO” the voice of OSN TV and radio personality in the mid-west just sent us this text to share with the community…

“I’m not taking my phone for fear of getting it damaged, but in about an hour I’ll be ON A BOAT in the Gulf of Mexico. Feel Free to inform the OSN community. LOL”

So there you have it OneSeason fans. Frito is definitely about to be on a boat…

OneSeason Nation moderator, aka the CEO of Contests, aka Ham, aka the Notorius P.I.G. has twittered to, and got a response from NFL star Chad “OCHO CINCO” Johnson. Ham twittered the flamboyant number 85, suggesting the ticker name for the wide reciever be “OCHO” when he finally makes his debut on OneSeason. Ocho Cinco replied back to Ham with a short but sweet “I like it”.

Is this the real Ocho Cinco? 70,000+ twitter followers of OGOchoCinco might suggest that it is. Great job ham! Who else will get a response from an athlete on Twitter? We know they are aware and OneSeason has been contacted by agents of certain athletes soliciting possibilities of endorsements. Things are getting interesting as we ramp up for football season!

Bullpup,

The latest OSN get together was the best OSN experience since Giona shared her opinion of TMAC. I hope you enjoy.

Sincerely ,

Jpup

Welcome to monday july 27th 2009.

I am giving serious thought to contributing to osn in a new way.
My proposal is that we utilize the platform in place to create a wiki sports blogsphere.

Look at a site like global grind to see what I have in mind, however instead of hip hop culture we would have multiple sports related contributions from a widely varied group of contributors. We also have the potential for near real time discussion and reaction with the availability of the chat box and chat room.

I will prepare my 1st contribution and publish later today. I will essentially just be picking up a usa today and offering my 2 cents on current sports events

We’re Baaaaaaaack! OSN Radio kicks off THIS Tuesday evening 9pm PST for a VERY special edition! We have Mike Sroka and DJ Burdick coming BACK on the show to discuss everything YOU want to know about OneSeason, Fantasy Tycoons (and the Market’s reaction), Fantasy Ratio, Future Plans, Fantasy Football kickoff, The OSN Fantasy Football 2009-2010 draft guide Best Buys, Worst Buys, and everything else under the sun about OneSeason! Tune in to hear valuable insight from our Fantasy Experts. This is one episode of OSN Radio you do NOT want to miss!

This was a question that hit the OSN community immediately. OSN contacted Mike Sroka, CEO of OneSeason for an answer. We also got clarification on a question brought up from someone about some of the legal language around what they can and can’t do. Here is the response. Enjoy!

Q: Why did you guys build Fantasy Tycoons?  I thought this was going to be left to 3rd Parties?

A:  We have been and continue building out OneSeason to the best of our ability.  The Fantasy framework (games, metrics, etc.) required having the platform stabilized and enough players available for participants to differentiate.  We have now accomplished those things and are able to move down the dev schedule which we have prioritized as we see logical based on your feedback and operational necessity.

OneSeason and users benefit from 3rd party application development and we remain committed to opening up our system more and more.  Account level integration is a big project that requires careful consideration of the many potential implications.  Operating data helps us understand usage patterns as we pursue these goals.

Q: Is this legal within the context of the UIGEA?

A:  Much of our research has been performed into the reported federal and state case law and criminal gambling statues.  This is a relatively new and rapidly evolving area.  There are many forms of skill based games including Fantasy Sports being operated legally in the United States.  The structures of participation, display and prizes vary among these.  To fall outside the prohibition of unlawful gambling in most states, the participation in a contest must “control or influence” the outcome of the competition.  Therefore, a key to the distinction between fantasy sports and sports wagering is that fantasy sports require the consistent and recognizable involvement of the contestants.  Success is related to knowledge, attentiveness, control and skill in assessing the landscape.  On September 29, 2006, the U.S. Congress passed UIGEA.  The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 prohibits the transfer of funds from financial institution to an Internet gambling site, with notable exception of fantasy sports, online lotteries, and horse/harness racing.  UIGEA applies to all unlawful Internet gambling activities. 5361 § 3(9) defines “unlawful Internet gambling” as “to place, receive, or otherwise knowingly transmit a bet or wager by any means which involves the use, at least in part, of the Internet where such bet or wager is unlawful under any applicable Federal or State law in the state in which the bet or wager is initiated, received, or otherwise made.”  The fantasy sports contests offered on the Fantasy Tycoons App through OneSeason.com are games of skill with a consistent and recognizable involvement by participants.  We will continue to review and monitor activity in the space and may adjust the display and/or structure if necessary or appropriate to maintain compliance.

Michael Crabtree hit OneSeason at approximately 1:15PM PST on Friday. As always, OSN was all over it via Twitter, via the forums, and via the chat. The correct answer of 41 was displayed on Twitter and in the chat room, as well as forums for OSN members to capitalize on! 350-650 shares of CRAB will be available for trading on Sunday, and will be out first ever Rookie to be issues on OneSeason before ever even playing for a team. Are you a fan? I’m thinking think Sanchez will be the top rookie of this draft.

OneSeason, true to form, has launched Fantasy Leagues right inside OneSeason! That’s right! And you form your team buy picking and choosing the SOIs YOU want to make up your team! Check out the site! It looks like all those smart folks in OSN who have been saying “Chill Out, they are waiting until they have enough players in the market to do something” were dead on! What are your thoughts on this exciting announcement?

OSN’s very own Project Default and RealityCheck are proud to announce the release of the OSN 2009 Fantasy Football Draft Guide! This Draft Guide was created using our own opinions on how we think the 2009 football season will shape out. Some of our projections are a little different and unique but that’s why we play the game! Feel free to download your FREE copy of the OSN Draft Guide today!

Also, don’t forget to check out the football forum for discussion regarding the Draft Guide, the Fantasy Football 2009 season, and most of all Fantasy Football 2009 sign-ups! That’s right, if your interested in playing Fantasy Football this season with fellow OSN’ers, just post in the sign-up thread in the football forum before it’s too late!

While some people like to sit back and say a bunch of negative stuff about OneSeason, others are taking advantage of game that are being created around OneSeason where people can use their sports knowledge, SOIs, and skill to earn some significant Coin! Louie and Selanne each won $125 in OSFantasy.com’s 1st contests, the Cy Young Challenge, and the Triple Crown Challenge. Congrats guys! Louie, that buys you a lotta diapers my man! Selanne, that is a lot of drinks at the OSN get together in VEGAS! Congrats guys!

OneSeason, to me, means friends. OneSeason fans had their first real get together over the 4th of July weekend. Location? Boston, MA. In times when it seems some folks can only focus on how OneSeason “owes” them something….I was not surprised that during the weekend get together in Boston, market cap, IPOs, deposit limits, and OneSeason’s long term plan, was not even discussed. What was discussed was Red Sox vs. Mariners. (Mariners take 2 out of 3 at Fenway, but cannot complete the sweep on Sunday)

Hot Chicks EVERYWHERE were discussed, as were the little known fact that the dudes in Boston definitely pop their collars, but also definitely do NOT iron their shirts.

Celtics Basketball was discussed, including Larry Bird, Red Aurbach, and Ray Allen being a TOTAL pussy.

What was dicussed was Jpup’s decision to not wear all Yankee gear to the Sox/Mariners game in Fenway, was, on paper, a good decision and very heartfelt. But when he arrived, ready to go for the game wearing his Yankees hat and Mariners jersey, we had to walk him through how that scenario would probably work out for him, once he stepped foot near the ballpark.

Jpup should just get an OSN Jersey, and he can be popular in EVERY stadium! OneSeason has given many folks brand new friends, who they would never have had a chance to meet otherwise. Lifelong friendships have been forged. I got to meet one of the most amazing 2-year olds the world has ever seen.

Giona is still emphatic (I asked her) that Larry Bird is the best buy, and TMAC is the worst buy. We have posted article after article that people would be much happier about OneSeason if they just chilled out a little bit, relaxed, and it has been suggested they just get on a boat.

Did I mention Boston has AMAZING talent?

A trip to Boston wouldn’t be complete without having a beer or twenty.

Regardless of what the ‘market’ does. We are making life long friendships. We have people in every single state represented in OSN. While some people continue to bitch, moan, and whine about OneSeason, others are having fun, and making plans to go golfing together. Making plans to have beers together. Having fun playing contests in the forums. Oh, this dude has “Red Sox” tattooed inside his lower lip, by the way.

I believe OneSeason will be around for the long term. CRV wouldn’t invest money in something that didn’t have a solid long term business plan with substantial growth outlooks. Several very smart, and very educated people would not be spending 10’s of thousands of dollars of their own money to create apps and games and sites based around OneSeason if it was going to fail.

OneSeason will be fine long term. Please take your complaining, and whining out of our faces. Have some fun. Meet people in your area. Go golfing. Play Beat the Bacon. I would like to thank OneSeason for giving me no less than 5 new friends in the last year who I would trust my life with, and hundreds others who I would be honored to call my friend. I can’t wait for the next 12 months.

The only question we have right now is where will the next OSN get together happen? Before or After the OSN Vegas Trip??

Have a great week everyone.

Symbol Ratio YAOM 1 for 2 FAVR 1 for 2 KGAR 1 for 2 MELO 1 for 2

OSN analysts are starting to believe that one of the unknown components of the splitting and reverse splitting formula, is that outstanding buy/sell offers are figured into the calculation as well. This would explain why the others didn’t split when it looked like they were gonna. The formulas we will never be able to pin down, and that is a good thing. The reason they are vague in the first place is to prevent manipulation, and you can be that if it was discovered the exact calculation to makes players split, then people would force them again, like they were doing in the early months of OneSeason.

OneSeason are smart dudes. You can count on them to put a lot of time, effort, and energy into stuff like this that in the long run, benefits us by making the trading platform as sound as possible.