Brett Favre and the Vikings will defend their home turf next Monday night in Minnesota as the Packers come to town. This will be one you definitely don’t want to miss, and the media build up to this during the upcoming week will be nauseating, you can count on that. How do you think this game turns out? It’s hard not to root for the 3-0 Vikings! Unless you live in Wisconsin. (Sorry Meno, Slubs, Beeps, Chjopl, and Huckackle!)

Click to Play! Free!

Lots of discussion in the OSN forums and OSN Chat of everything going on in the world of OneSeason.  From news articles, to info on the latest games to win cash with your SOIs, to breaking news on ProTrade, to ideas of possible features added to OneSeason. Don’t be left in the dark!

One thing we also have been having a lot of fun doing, is playing games in the OSN Arcade. A great thing to do to pass the time when you’re bored. We just added the game for GELO called “An-GELO Killer” Check it out when you have time, and see if you can be Pounder’s score! Click the picture above or click HERE to play the game instantly! Have a great rest of your weekend everyone!

More known as the guy with the most IPO Alert in the world (his dog’s sphincter), OSN VIP (and official OSN Legal Counsel) PHILADUDE is back with his third party games for the football season! You may have remembered OSFANTASY.COM  as the site where people were winning some SERIOUS cash during baseball season, well now he’s back with another 3rd party game where you can use your FOOTBALL SOIs, their on field performance, AND…..YES….PERCENTAGE OF OWNERSHIP MATTERS! We are trying to get this out to as many people as possible to check this out. If you run a OneSeason site or blog, please let your readers know about Philadude’s site, and third party game, where we can use our football SOIs as well as our percentage of ownership in these football SOIs to win some money. And Oh, by the way….Legends are IN! Check out the great game Philadude came up with over at OSFANTASY.com!

OSN’s own Dancenham and BP did a “Virtual” Interview with Mike Sroka, CEO of E-Global Sports Network, and CEO of OneSeason.com to discuss the market, Vinny, splits, and more. It’s basically a Q&A session, but we tried to make it fun for OSN. We hope you enjoy!

Bullpup: Mike! Thanks for virtually sitting down with us today! It’s been some time since we’ve talked to you, How have you been? How have things been going for you guys?

Mike:  Thanks for having me guys!  Well, the Cubs are not going to make the playoffs and the Bears looked brutal last weekend but otherwise things are good.  It is great to be back in the fall sports season!

Dancenham: Yep, Fantasy Football is in full swing. Speaking of that, we’ve seen an interview with Ronnie Lott and now know has his own Fantasy Football advice site, ronnielottfantasyfootball.com. Have you been in contact with him recently? Is he more than just a name on the advisory board? Is there any involvement between his new site, and OneSeason?

Mike:  Ronnie is on our Advisory Board which meets about every 6 weeks and he has been great.  As you may know, he has strong relationships with the big networks, leagues and player associations.  He has also been involved with a number of start-up’s and is very knowledgeable about operating early-stage companies.  I think that the site you mentioned is actually part of CBS Sports which is one of the big networks that Ronnie has been working with.  He has also done a lot of stuff with Fox Sports.  We do not currently have any announcements relating to OneSeason working with the other companies that Ronnie is associated with.

Bullpup: Mike, regarding the social networking aspect that seems to be the phenomea of the internet lately…Heck, that term has even been used in a new Fosters Beer commercial, and we now know how australians do social networking…Do you guys run your own OneSeason twitter pages The NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and onseasoncom ones? How about MySpace and Facebook?

Mike:  Boy are you right about the social networks growing like crazy.  Facebook is nearing 300 Million users and the highest growth has been occurring in the core Fantasy Sports demographic (30 – 55 year old Males).  We are managing all of our social media including the Facebook and Twitter pages here in our San Francisco office.

Dancenham: Mike speaking of facebook and things of that nature.. I know that creating a community via Facebook is one of your strategies right now. the only on-line community that i have ever been apart of is OSN.. no Facebook, no MySpace, noMatch.com.. For users that have been looking for a straight up sports based stock market like myself, should we be concerned about the current state of OneSeason?

Mike:  No, I don’t think you should be concerned.  We view Social Networks, Mobile devices, etc. as access points and distribution channels which are in no way mutually exclusive with a destination site or other 3rd party communities.  What I mean by this is that there are a ton of folks on Facebook and it is really easy and comfortable for them to interact there.  Mobile devices allow people to access functionality where they want, when they want it.  We are trying to get OneSeason out to as many people as possible in an efficient way and allow folks to participate from whatever community/platform they feel most comfortable.  Now, I notice you included Match.com in the question and I would add that you should be concerned if OneSeason ever offers dating features!

Bullpup: Well Hammy is getting married in less than a month, so I don’t think he’d have a use for that feature. Rockman though? I think he’d definitely benefit from some dating features on OneSeason. He has been trying for months to hook up w/ Slubs32 via the OSN forums…But also, with regards to facebook, we’ve seen a LOT of attention and focus being put on Vinny’s Sports Book recently. Is Vinny’s Sports Book, to you guys, a sizeable piece of the makeup of E-Global Sports Network? Or is it just for fun? It seems to me that looking at the 19,000,000 users monthly applications on facebook such as Mafia Wars has…Vinny has a huge profit potential for e-Global Sports network from the little free offers people fill out to get more chips.

Mike:  We built Vinny’s to create distribution for ourselves (OneSeason) and because we want it to exist.  It is a great way for us to develop a relationship with tons of sports fans (very targeted audience coming to us) and make them aware of the OneSeason services.  As a free service on a large social network it can grow like crazy organically which we have encouraged our users to help us seed and is also a lot of fun.

Bullpup: I gotcha, that makes sense, and to follow that up…is CRV’s investment we heard about months back..was that an investment in E-Global Sports Network? Meaning CRV has ties to Vinny as well? Or is CRV’s involvement only with theOneSeason.com site?

Mike: CRV’s investment is in E-Global Sports Network which is the owner and operator of our branded destination websiteOneSeason.com.  CRV shares our excitement for the opportunity in building text-based social games for sports fans and specifically the concept of a real-time trading system.

Bullpup: Also on this point…some folks are spending calculating commissions for OneSeason and saying there is no way OneSeason can survive on the revenue they are generating. Is OneSeason.com itself, just a small piece of the puzzle that makes up the e-global sports network? Is that situation like analyzing Fruit of the Loom and upon seeing that it’s generating no revenue, proclaim that Berkshire Hathaway will be bankrupt in a matter of days?

Mike:  I really don’t think it is appropriate for private companies to discuss the details of their financial operations but since the whole world seems to spend every day speculating on the financial viability of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc. I will try to answer as best I can.  OneSeason is not currently operating profitably or at break even.  Very few start-up’s are able to achieve this in the first few years of operation if ever.  Unlike some of the companies mentioned above, OneSeason has had a revenue model from day 1 which has proven to be effective, the question is if we can create something that is compelling for a broad audience (Model + Scale = Success).

Dancenham: Mike, with regards to Fantasy Tycoons…Do you have any changes planned for the NFL version of Tycoons besides implementing position spots (if that’s even in the works). Right now it seems to be a little dry and there’s no incentive for me to play. Legends - if ya have an answer cool, if not no need to respond. Are we any closer to a Legend Based Tycoon Game?

Mike: Yes, we are working on some additional features to Fantasy Tycoons and think that being able to see other rosters and having cross-sport leagues are high priority.  Incorporating Legends into Fantasy games is quite difficult because there cannot be pay to play options due to legal constraints related to skill-based gaming.

Bullpup: We definitely need something for Legends. And how about teams? You mentioned a few months ago that we could expect teams to be coming back as available SOIs. Any more news on this topics? Are teams coming? Or are they on hold again?

Mike: We are still waiting to get more depth before moving into Teams or additional sports.  It seems like having more, closely comparable things is the most interesting rather than spraying wide and shallow.

Dancenham: I have a problem spraying wide and shallow often, but going back to E-Global Sports Network Besides the projects that we are currently aware of (OS, Vinny, Tycoons), are there any others in the works that would spark interest for your current user base?

Mike:  We really can’t talk about any potential future functionality but are working hard to build this company the best way we know how.

Bullpup: Alright, and speaking of the company, and the centerpiece of it all, the trading platform.. What about the market itself? We have lots of folks who have just become disheartened watching their values of their sportfolios dwindle, day by day. Someone pointed out recently that If you bought $2500 in OS SOI’s on 1/1/09, you’d have $1327 in SOI’s right now. If you did it on 1/14/09, you’d have $415. January 1st is coming, and deposits will be reset and some are on the fence as to why they would put in more money, considering the numbers we just heard. Could you give us some thoughts behind the markets performance this year so far, and what users should be paying attention to, or learning from this right now?

Mike:  For clarity, OneSeason is the platform.  We do not have any involvement in the price or movements of SOI’s.  When users achieve gains or losses that comes from other users and the ability to navigate a dynamic marketplace.  Additionally, OneSeason is built for fun and entertainment.  It is a place for sports fans to interact and express themselves as well as display their allegiances and sports knowledge.  Our hope is that it provides a LOT of hours of excitement and enjoyment connecting people with similar interests.

Dancenham: Mike we’ve also seen a lot of posting about reverse splits and There has been some grumbling about what actually triggers a r/s. Can you either deny or confirm the rumors that the algorithm behind splits has changed recently.

Mike: Splits and Reverse Splits allow the system to scale up and down as necessary to be appropriate given recent trading activity.  In order to prevent attempts to force these actions in situations where they may not have occurred naturally we moved to a system based on a SOI weighted average for a period of time (not specified) prior to closing.  With wide variances in trading volume, spreads in open orders, trading activity and the related flags we created for suspicious activity, we are constantly looking to improve our systems to best achieve the goals.  Splits and Reverse Splits do not change the percentage of ownership or Total Value so I’m not sure why some folks get excited about this.  If something is trading outside of the specified range $0.75 - $20.00 then it may get split or reverse split.

Bullpup: Confirm or Deny! Reminds me of that new PS3 commercial. I think we have several people saying what you just said about splits not mattering Mike, and others saying that reduced supply will help stabilize the market and find a true bottom. We’ll have follow up discussion on this from OSN for sure. Mike, where are we with the site being almost exactly a year old. Where is it now, from where you envisioned it when you created it? We know you mentioned a long time ago that the site was 25% complete, and you’ve also said that it will never be 100% complete. Where are we with it today, in the grand scheme of things?

Mike: It is crazy thinking back to October last year when we launched the site.  It seems like so much has happened since then but the time has flown by.  Since last fall we have gotten the platform stabilized, the user interface is much more intuitive, we have some great new applications and there is a whole ecosystem of 3rd party sites built around our start-up.  We still have plenty of work to do but there is a solid foundation in place.  Most importantly, we really need to improve the social nature of participation on the system and keep opening it up so other developers can build on top of it.  Finding creative ways to make people aware of our services and community as well as facilitating a great experience for both old pros and newbie’s is also top of mind.  We have a very small team and have bitten off quite a bit but I could not be prouder of the job everyone is doing and am excited to continue the adventure.

Dancenham: Mike, I have one more question..how concerned are you about state of mind for your current user base? Is it more of juggling around ideas to keep both new users and current users happy? Would you be concerned if all your current users just up’d and left?

Mike:  We want more than anything to create something that a lot of people like.  We have benefited from and appreciate all the feedback that we get.  The end of your question goes without saying, our success is measured by sports fans having fun.

Bullpup: We definitely are into having fun. Mike, thanks for your time today in doing a virtual sitdown w/ OSN. We appreciate the time out of your busy day. Tell DJ and the rest of the team hi for us.

Mike:  Thanks guys!  DJ said something about the Seahawks which always comes out my other ear as blah, blah, blah.  Talk to you soon!

Bullpup: The Bears suck. Thanks Mike!

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There will be plenty of follow up and discussion about this “virtual interview” in the forums, If you aren’t part of the forums, feel free to post follow ups or questions here, and we’ll get them to Mike for a future Q&A session.

I have heard people complaining that One Season is not advertising and they won’t till everything is ready.  It does not make sense to advertise when the site is not ready.  If you want One Season to grow than i challenge you to go out and tell people about One Season, but make sure to let them know the site is still in development and they can come to OSN for help.  I know some members have already done some of their own advertising but there are other ways…

As i said some members have done their own online advertising but there are other ways also.

Have friends join to play Fantasy Tycoon.

Hand out cards with info about One Season at card shows, on your college campus or your local sports bar.

Add One Season as your friend on Facebook, Myspace and/or Twitter.

Talk about it on any forums or blogs you use.

One Season is going to make it and the only thing that complaining and quiting does is make it more difficult and take longer.  So why not help.  If you have any other ideas on how to get the word out leave a comment.  Together we can help One Season.

Albert Pujols "Sand Lot Batting Practice"

OSN has been doing several things for fun all over the internet. The most popular thing we have been doing is having a lot of fun for months in the OSN Arcade. I thought I’d highlight the top 10 most popular games in the arcade out of the 100+ we currently have in there. As always, it is 100% free to play the games. It is pretty competitive in there, with people constantly trying to outdo each other’s high scores!

We have it all in there, from Mario Brothers, to Donkey Kong, to Solitaire, Tetris, you name it. And as the requests for games come in, our OSN programmers are on it! There is a new game added with each new SOI that hits the market, as well as games being added and named after famous people in the OneSeason Nation community. Even Mike Sroka has his own game. Slap the IPO Monkey!

1. The first one, displayed above, is far and away a “home run” with OSN Members. It has been played over 5,000 times so far! We’ve named it “Albert Pujols’ Sand Lot” With 2 versions of this game (batting practice and career mode), Pounder (or lbs0219 to those who don’t know him) has shown dominance in both versions. This game is wildly fun, and my favorite is hearing the little kid say “god dammit” when he swings and misses. A fun game for sure!

Bejeweled Blitz

2. The #2 game will be number 1 eventually, and it is known all over the internet as being one of the most famous, and addictive games out there. OSN members have been battling each other non stop for the crown in this game. We’ve named it “Quizrox’s Bejeweled Blitz” after OSN legend Quzrox, who has an affinity for dominating in these type of gem break/match games. Oh, by the way, Sdog from AllSportsTalkRadio.com is the current champion. This game has been played over 4,000 times so far.

Adrian Peterson Archery

3. The #3 game, which has been played 3975 times at the time of this writing is Adrian Peterson Archery. It is a quick fun game of timing. We already have a perfect scores in this game, so you’ll have to see if you can equal the greatness achieved by Pounder. Perfect score is 60. Sdog has 59.

Rylin34's "Blast Billiards"

4. The game at #4 is a personal favorite of mine. Rylin34’s “Blast Billiards” is a very fun game in which you don’t hit pool balls into the pockets, you hit bombs. and you better sink them all before the timers on the bombs go off, or yer done! Very fun game. Been played over 3,000 times so far.

Marion Barber's "Snake"

5. Rounding out the top 5 is an old school classic that we used to play on our cell phones. Snake is a great game that is currently dominated by Hunter82. When this game was added to the arcade, Hunter warned us that he would be #1 in this game…and since then, he took the title and NOONE has been able to stop him. Can you? Snake has been played over 3000 times in the OSN arcade for a total of 2 days, 5 hours, twenty-six minutes and fourty-nine seconds.

Witt4three is back with a prediction for everyone he wanted to share. What are your thoughts? Here is the link to the thread discussing this topic.

There will be a big announcement Thursday! How do I suspect this:
1. It’s the start of the NFL season- They have to do something this NFL season, or they are done, so they will kick the season off with a BANG with a huge update/announcement/advertisement!
2. There was an IPO released on Tuesday- What does this mean? This means that they will release Brandon Jacobs on Wednesday, then everyone in the IPO request list will be at Vote Em Up! By the way, I think Jacobs has a ton of potential to breakout this year.
3. There hasn’t been an update of any significance in the past month. The last update was the profile pages a month ago. They opened up Fantasy Tycoons to football too, but they only have to click a button to do that. They can’t be sitting in their office just watching themselves lose money, they have to be planning something!
4. The weekly account e-mail- On the 2nd bullet, it says Countdown to Kickoff! Countdown to everyone’s portfolio skyrocketing in my opinion! I just have a weird feeling that they put the time and everything of the game on there because they will have an ad running during the game.

That’s my thoughts, but I am very optimistic about this site because I believe it has a ton of potential and I like the concept. Feel free to discuss!

I can sense a change coming.  Football season starts next weekend, colleges are already have started classes and more will be starting for the rest of this month and come the end of this month it will be the One Year anniversary of ONESEASON.  It makes me think of the Perfect Storm, all is calm but then three storms come together and all hell breaks loose. I mean come on, Everyone hyped up about their teams, college kids bored and stuck in the dorms and what could ONESEASON do on their anniversary.  If i already wasn’t maxed out i sure would plan to before September is over.

Your in the center of the action!

But that’s just my opinion.