The entire OneSeason community is screaming loudly for OneSeason news. We at OSN have been scouring all sources of info we have, and looking for any news about OneSeason. There is simply nothing to report right now! It’s slow, noone is trading, all the die hard users are maxed on their accounts, so they can’t buy any of the cheap shares out there. We are expecting a small bump in the market in January when users $2500 limits are reset. But, if nothing is created to add value to the shares, we expect it to recede back to where it is now eventually.

One thing is for certain, when some news hits about OneSeason, you’ll see it here as quick as possible!

Credit Louiecards on the great find today. Here is an interesting article about how OenSeason came about straight from the CEO of OneSeason and E-Global SPorts Network CEO himself, Mike Sroka

I was daydreaming back in 1998 in high school economics class and thought a stock exchange for athletes would be a cool way for kids to learn about market dynamics. After graduating from college I worked for a private equity fund and then a hedge fund. I was playing fantasy sports with my friends, and I thought this would work. The CEO of the hedge fund had a lot of experience with venture-backed startups. I pitched this idea to him in July 2006 and he loved it. He provided some startup capital and by May 2007 we had a business plan and we launched the Web site in October of 2008.

You can see the article here yourself. Enjoy.

Continuing to use the massive power behind Facebook, OneSeason has added the feature to update your facebook status automatically, to inform all your friends on facebook of your activity on OneSeason. This is a very popular trend amongst app developers currently. Apps for mobile phones such as the Palm Pre, iPhone, and Blackberry have this feature as well. This is a great way to harness the power of facebook, and slowly increase exposure of OneSeason. If you would like to remain private, the ability should be there. Check out the facebook button at the top of the log in screen.

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!

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!

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.

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?

Red Sox fans do NOT mess around....

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)

Center Field Bleachers. Fenway Park

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.

Larry Birds Shoes

Had to wait for kids wearing Knicks gear on to pose for pictures w/ Red with their grimy fingers up his nose.

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.

Bob Rafferty, Jpup, Quizrox

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 wants to hug a turtle

Future Owner of Larry Bird. (NOT the turtle)

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.

Bullpup is on a dock

"Looks like you blew a seal...." "Naahh. I just at a bowl of Vanilla Ice Cream is all..."

Did I mention Boston has AMAZING talent?

Coupla Drunky Brewsters

Ladies, please learn from this picture

Girls were everywhere. Boston rules.

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

Red Sox and Yankees, arm in arm

On the way to find more beer

Obligatory Drunk Wound

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.

it says"Red Sox" It's a tattoo

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.

2 of my best friends in the world.(who I didn't know this time last year)

More stuff continues to unravel, showing people that OneSeason is *NOT* messing around, and are in it to win it. The much anticipated arrival of International trading is now here. OneSeason officially set up shop in Canada today, as their first round of International expansion. If you remember, it was originally said this would happen, and we’ve heard things like “Soccer is the most popular sport in the world” and “Cricket is the most gambled upon sport in the world….” OneSeason continues to build out their site, and follow their long term plan exactly as they have drawn it up. Great Job OneSeason!

No? Check out the news at the bottom of this week’s mailer from OneSeason!

SITE NEWS
We have a few BIG announcements coming in a few weeks. These are some major items that we think everyone will be VERY excited about.

We do know that the notorious Bubba Pup reared his ugly head recently, and as history has shown, when he does this good things happen for OneSeason! Lately there has been a LOT of talk of gloom and doom by folks who have watched their accounts dwindle in value as people continue to sell for losses. OneSeason says there are some major items that everyone will be excited about. If this is indeed items that the trading community will be excited about….then the people who’ve been dumping shares at a loss recently will be sorry, and the folks who’ve been getting these shares at a premium will be VERY happy. What kind of stuff do you think we’ll see coming up? Do you think Bubba Pup should just hang out and talk trash all the time, so OneSeason can continually climb in value? LOTS of dicussion in the forums! Have a great rest of your week everyone!

What do these 3 Men Have in Common?

It seems like some people are making more state of OneSeason posts than usual, and I am a copy cat so I will chime in.

It currently kind of blows if you have a lot of money in.

It is still moderately fun if you are playing with $50 - $100 and can see 5 - 10% gains off IPO hits.

Everyone will likely continue to go down thru the summer.

Football SHOULD see some renewed interest, but existing players likely will not recover overly quickly as new options will continue to come to market.

If you have a TON (60+% of FRTE) of someone, you are kind of screwed short term.

If you have a few shares of every football player, you will likely be able to make a few measley dollars.

Bullpup theorized today that perhaps OneSeason is correcting to where they expected it. I interpreted that to mean that he thinks it is possible they are only after very small casual players.

The fact of the matter is that if the rent on their office is $5000 (laughable low for SF) and they are getting 1% commission in each direction they need $250,000 worth of shares traded a month to cover that cost.

I have also heard it theorized that they may be getting as much as 7% interest on the money in the system, and that is how they intend to profit.

5 employees (less than we know they have) making $50,000 each (pretty standard for 20 something college grads) would mean they need $3,571,428.57 in the bank at an AMAZING interest rate to afford those employees, and we haven’t even discussed traditional and non traditional benefits yet.

I think the final theory is that CRV giving them 3.5 million dollars buys them time.

Startups are not usually given 2nd phase money until they hit the 2nd phase.

3.5 million would BARELY cover the advertising they are doing in addition to their hosting fees and operational costs.

The reality is that something WILL change in the very near future.

OneSeason out of sheer necessity can NOT remain in it’s current state.

The logical move? You tell me

Last night at the close of the market, CCSB, JETR, BMAR, and DMAC all Reverse Split. this took 11,000 shares off the market! Thanks to Durshar for instantly notifying the community when this happened vis the OSN Chatbox. Jeter was left with 2969k shares, CCSB left with 3358 shares, BMAR 2053, and DMAC 2559. I am just surprised that anyone bought these players at ANY price! I would say 3 of these 4 are on the “worst buy” list! What are your thoughts?

OSN has been busy keeping this summer doing lots of fun stuff! We have been having lots of fun in the OSN Arcade (Damn you Sdog!), playing tons of games around OneSeason like Beat the Bacon, OSFantasy, Vinny’s Sports Book, and keeping up with the IPO Alert war between PDXPup and The Brett. The Brett has twittered the IPO alert WITH the answer to the captcha faster than PDX twice in a row now! Either way, these IPO alerts are fast! C_Court and others rallied together and got these cool OSN fitted hats made that have now been added as a permanent item in the OSN Pro Shop. Guys are finding they are a great way to start conversations about OneSeason, and the OSN. That’s all for today, we hope everyone is having a great summer!