What is StatFame?
Well, our one-liner is
"we provide a detailed record of your sports career statistics and promote
it through your favorite social media outlets."
That means that if you
have ever played or currently play in ANY sport at ANY level and have kept
statistics from it, we'll hold that data for you from the past, and track it
going forward! We'll then give you a laundry list of ways to promote (or relive)
your past sports moments through places like Twitter and Facebook!
Or, if you're tracking
stats for your son or daughter, wouldn't it be neat to be able to show them
their stats from a young age? We think so too!
What sports do we track?
Baseball/Softball? Yep, at any level, any age! These 2 are our first sports to
tackle since these are the 2 sports we have the most experience and background.
Football? Soon enough!
Basketball? You betcha!
Soccer? Yes!
Golf? Absolutely!
Lawn darts? Well, not on the agenda, but maybe
if we get enough interest! :) Seriously, got other ones that you
think are worthy? Let us
know!
How do we capture all
these stats?
For the historic stats,
they're likely all in old scorebooks, newspapers or notepads. The only
real way to capture those is by manually entering those stats. So we give
you a simple interface for entering those stats on the website - We're in talks
to whip up a fax/email service where you can send them in and we'll have folks
take a stab at your scorecard and input it for you!
Real-time stats are a
little easier - most methods out there now are digitally based and for that
we've built a custom XML API that will allow other services to pipe their data
to our backend very easily! iPhone/iPad apps, desktop apps, custom
builds, etc. If it's got a program, we've got a solution to get the data
to us! Are you using any now? Let us know!
What will you
*specifically* be doing if you join the StatFame BETA?
Long story very short,
using the platform and telling us your thoughts! To track those thoughts, go
join our community over @ GetSatisfaction.com/StatFame! ***ALPHA
users: we're moving AWAY from the internal Redmine
app - most bugs will have been found and squashed by April 20 (fingers crossed).***
Back to the story of
BETA... We want you to get the
most out of our service and to do that, we need to be
able to provide a seamless experience. Hopefully we've enticed you enough to
WANT to try out all the bells and whistles as we whip them up! Please
don't be shy about ANY feedback! We want to be completely open about
what's cooking, so let us know! A general idea of what we're looking for:
- click everything there
is to click!
- add stats
- add your Twitter and Facebook accounts
- tell us what you like or don't like
- suggest enhancements
- tell your friends about it!
- let us know ANYTHING that comes to mind about the
product @ GetSatisfaction.com/StatFame.
Keep in mind that a BETA
release is a work-in-progress. While every attempt is made to ensure that data
integrity and compatibility between releases is maintained, there are no
guarantees, yet. Please realize that in BETA releases some features may
not work properly, therefore, report any bugs or anomalies you discover over
at the forum!
Why should you want to
help us with BETA?
We are currently working
on a pay-per-feature setup for revenue, so along with a HUGE thank you from us,
your participation/contributions in the BETA stage(s) will get the full StatFame platform FREE of charge! Yep, if you're
actively involved, we'll give you all these bells and whistles on the site at
no cost to you, EVER! That's incentive, right? ;)
Are you guys hiring?
We are ALWAYS looking
for help on the product, whether that be marketing,
coding, promoting, etc. However, currently we are just a small startup
with limited payroll funding. We're MORE than happy to consider you for
future employment if you're willing to put in a little sweat-equity now! Add your
name to the list or shoot us an email @ JOBS[at]statfame[dot]com if you're interested in helping out with more
than just BETA testing!
Conclusion
All that being said,
we've still got slots open to be in BETA. Do you know someone that plays or has played sports in the past
at any level that would be interested? Feel free to forward this email on
and have them get in touch with us!
Looking forward to working with you all very
soon!