cdj
07-13-2010, 10:47 AM
Our friends at Pitch to the Rhino have featured us in an article today (http://pitchtotherhino.com/2010/07/13/gamers%E2%80%99-passion-comes-to-life-through-social-media/), written by one of the best in the community Jose Boza.
Here's part of the article and you can view it in it's entirety here (http://pitchtotherhino.com/2010/07/13/gamers%E2%80%99-passion-comes-to-life-through-social-media/).
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It is truly magical when a name captures the feeling of a product and its community. This is the case for “The Gaming Tailgate,” where their slogan is “Everybody’s here for the game.” The site is a sports gaming community website where their founders Chris Jacobs, Jeremy Bennett and Tommy Gschwend bring their passion of gaming to life. The website provides news on sports gaming and other video game platforms.
In addition, they cater to die-hard gamers by sharing tips and strategy for the various sports games in the market including NCAA 11, which launches today (Tuesday, July 13). The Gaming Tailgate’s staff works hard to make sure their site is desirable 365 days a year, not just from May through July.
How name “The Gaming Tailgate” came to be:
“Our goal was to create a gaming site that conveys an atmosphere similar to that of a tailgate – friendly banter, the ability to share differing opinions, yet we are all there for the same reason – the game.”
The three friends are not new kids to the block when it comes to sports gaming sites, as they have been tapped for years by EA Sports as community leaders and that is evident in their current roles as EA Game Changers. Jacobs and Bennett know each from their college days in 1999, where they both attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Bennett still resides in Lincoln, and Jacobs lives just north of Lincoln. Gschwend lives in Brookland, Arkansas, and has known Bennett and Jacobs from various gaming sites since 2005.
After all those years, it was in May 2010 when the three decided to come together to create “The Gaming Tailgate.” The goal was to be ready by the time that EA Sports’ launched their NCAA 11 game on July 13th. It has been a hectic couple of months for the team to get their website up and ready for the target date, but so far the website has exceeded everyone’s expectations and that includes the Rhino.
Here's part of the article and you can view it in it's entirety here (http://pitchtotherhino.com/2010/07/13/gamers%E2%80%99-passion-comes-to-life-through-social-media/).
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It is truly magical when a name captures the feeling of a product and its community. This is the case for “The Gaming Tailgate,” where their slogan is “Everybody’s here for the game.” The site is a sports gaming community website where their founders Chris Jacobs, Jeremy Bennett and Tommy Gschwend bring their passion of gaming to life. The website provides news on sports gaming and other video game platforms.
In addition, they cater to die-hard gamers by sharing tips and strategy for the various sports games in the market including NCAA 11, which launches today (Tuesday, July 13). The Gaming Tailgate’s staff works hard to make sure their site is desirable 365 days a year, not just from May through July.
How name “The Gaming Tailgate” came to be:
“Our goal was to create a gaming site that conveys an atmosphere similar to that of a tailgate – friendly banter, the ability to share differing opinions, yet we are all there for the same reason – the game.”
The three friends are not new kids to the block when it comes to sports gaming sites, as they have been tapped for years by EA Sports as community leaders and that is evident in their current roles as EA Game Changers. Jacobs and Bennett know each from their college days in 1999, where they both attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Bennett still resides in Lincoln, and Jacobs lives just north of Lincoln. Gschwend lives in Brookland, Arkansas, and has known Bennett and Jacobs from various gaming sites since 2005.
After all those years, it was in May 2010 when the three decided to come together to create “The Gaming Tailgate.” The goal was to be ready by the time that EA Sports’ launched their NCAA 11 game on July 13th. It has been a hectic couple of months for the team to get their website up and ready for the target date, but so far the website has exceeded everyone’s expectations and that includes the Rhino.