ESPN Motion.

February 18, 2003 | 5 Comments

ESPN has redesigned their homepage and added a new feature titled “ESPN Motion” which calls itself “Half Television, Half Internet.” So far I like it. It’s very Flash heavy, but I think they’ve done a really nice job of integrating the more advanced features with the more mundane. I can use the site much like I always have and they’ve added some new features that while I admit I haven’t used yet, I’m sure I’ll grow to love.

I think this is a good example of “more is more.” There aren’t any standards here and they’ve decided to push the envelope and I think not only does it work, it works very well. They obviously know their target audience and went after them lock, stock and barrel with out, as far as I can tell, any real downside.

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Comments

1. Bobby said:

What software did they use to develop the motion software that needs to be loaded? or better yet how does it work? i understand it’s flash heavy, but does it require other sever software? because it doesn’t buffer, just plays.

Also movie.com has this motion software on their site. who makes it?

thanks
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Posted on July 3, 2003 03:58 PM | #

2. maury said:

We have a system that’s better than “motion” for delivering video, and more. Interested? drop me an email : maury at planetblue dot com

Posted on July 12, 2003 10:54 PM | #

3. john said:

When I first downloaded espnmotion i thought it was a good idea. But now I can’t stand it! I erase, erase,and erase but you keep popping up. Every time it pops up my system freezes and I have to reboot. This is very annoying and time consuming. I’ve notified espn a number of time and have had no response. Instead of me reporting you to the proper athorities please stop this nagging problem immedietly.

Posted on September 28, 2003 08:11 PM | #

4. youdag said:

I can’t erase it, either. I HATE IT! It won’t shutup. Look, I have ESPN on television. If I want to hear it, then let me select to turn it on. Don’t just start striking up a conversation and video when all I want is to read an article or look up a score. Do you like people reading over your shoulder while reading the newspaper? No. Semi-similarly, I don’t like ESPN Motion breaking in all the time.

Posted on June 26, 2004 05:53 PM | #

5. Ed said:

OOW MY GOD!!! how please god tell me how do i get rid of thiss espn motion thing ??? its like a bad diseas hitting me each time !! I hate sports.. what have i done in a former life to get this ??

its terible even worse than spam ! people dont download this espn motion thing .. i downd it to see a blooper.. bad idea. how do i loos it???

Posted on December 16, 2004 03:39 AM | #