I was just told about a new fan blog being launched by the Utah Jazz, JazzBots. The blog hasn’t launched yet. At the moment they are just looking for contributors. Participation will be on a volunteer basis, but it seems volunteers will get lots of cool stuff for their efforts, which may be worth it for many fans.
JazzBots is looking for the following:
- one season ticket holder from the lower bowl,
- one season ticket holder from the upper bowl,
- a college student,
- a housewife,
- a young working professional,
- a Jazz family,
- an elementary school class
- a Jazz fan
For more information check out the detail for applying.
I think this is a great idea and is a good example of how large organizations can use blogging to engage their audience. I’ll be keeping an eye on the project to see how it turns out.
On a related note, I was very surprised to find out how much people here in the Philippines (where I am currently living) love basketball. I was a huge NBA and Jazz fan as a kid, but in the last several years I haven’t really followed basketball very much. However, when I got here I got frequent updates of the NBA Playoffs and specifically the Jazz from several Filipino friends. It was interesting that a these friends knew more about my home team than I did.
