The major sports websites have yet to embrace the web as a platform for presenting and visualizing stats. It is time for a fresh perspective and my answer is the StatSheet Network. The feedback I've received so far has been very positive, but I've barely scratched the surface.

All the sites in the StatSheet Network have the singular goal of doing something innovative with sports stats. Four sites are publicly available and more are in development. There is no shortage of interesting things to do with sports stats on the web.

StatSheet.com is the flagship site in the StatSheet Network, and I aim to make it the favorite online destination for sports fans. Initially I focused on men's college basketball, but I've been moving into other sports as time and money allow. Ultimately I intend to support every major sport.

In a word: No! I've conceived and developed StatSheet by myself, but I'm standing on the shoulders of the crowd. I'm re-using a lot of open software to present data in interesting ways. Several volunteers have stepped forward to offer stats, ideas, and corrections, which have improved the site immensely. I've been surprised at the sheer number of people willing to help. Over time as I make the website more social, I intend to offer even more ways for people to contribute. I'm open to any and all ideas. Email, IM or Tweet me.

Oct 22, 2009: StatSheet selected as Internet Summit Demo Company
From hundreds of submissions, StatSheet was selected as one of the upcoming and coming Internet startups to be showcased at Internet Summit '09 next month. In addition to this honor, Robbie was asked to speak on the Twitter/Real-time panel. Read more.

June 10, 2009: StatSheet wins NCIDEA Grant
StatSheet is one of only five companies (out of 117 applicants) selected to receive a grant from NCIDEA, an organization chartered with helping North Carolina-based technology companies. Read more.

May 25, 2009: Welcome StatPlot to the StatSheet Family
StatPlot.com is the newest edition to the StatSheet Network. With StatPlot you can create custom sport stat charts using the same database that powers statsheet.com. Read more.

Mar 10, 2009: Check out the new NASCAR Stats section
Now you can get in-depth stats, interesting visualizations, and interactive features with NASCAR on StatSheet! Read more.

Jan 10, 2009: StatSheet named a finalist for the Crunchies and Shorty Awards
From hundreds of nominees, StatSheet was named one of the top five finalists for the Crunchies (Best Bootstrapped Startup) and Shorty Awards (Sports Category)

Dec 17, 2008: Announcing the StatSheet Network and StatTweets.com
Two websites launched. StatSheet.net is a collection of sites focused on doing interesting things with sport stats, and StatTweets.com integrates sports stats and Twitter in unique ways. Very positive review at TechCrunch.

Oct 13, 2008: First StatSheet Powered Website: StatFix.com
StatFix.com launched to help feed college basketball fans' hunger for stats.

May 2, 2008: Grand Prize Winner of the StrikeIron Mashup Contest
Poll in Motion won the grand prize. Details here.

Nov 1, 2007: StatSheet.com website launched
Site initially focused on college basketball.

Jun 1, 2007: StatSheet.com LLC incorporated

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