Overview:
BigBlueInteractive.com (BBI) is a free website providing news, analysis, and discussion on the New York Football Giants. Content includes regularly updated news and notes, daily letters to the editor, game previews and reviews, the draft, free agency, and much more. BBI does not merely provide information, it is an interactive community which encourages feedback from our visitors, who we like to refer to as contributors. One area in particular, The Corner Forum, has proved to be especially popular due to the sophisticated level of discussion. The Corner Forum facilitates a growing and dynamic community who share information, passion, and opinions on a wide-range of football- and non-football related matters.
History:
BBI was originally created by Eric in the early spring of 1995 as "The Big Blue Home Page". In the spirit of the site’s growing interactive nature, The Big Blue Home Page officially became BigBlueInteractive.com in the summer of 1997 and evolved over time to what it is now today. In case you were wondering, BBI is not affiliated in any way with the New York Football Giants.
Readership:
BigBlueInteractive.com registers millions of "pageviews" per month from contributors all over the world. Of course BBI has a large New York/New Jersey readership, however many contributors are information-starved Giants fans who live and work outside of the New York/New Jersey metro area. Moreover, the website is truly global as significant web traffic is registered from Canada, Europe, Asia, and even the Middle East. BBI has become more than an information source to our contributors. It is a place where fellow Giants fans can share their thoughts and feelings about the team. Indeed, many strong friendships have been formed through BBI and contributors often plan to meet in get-togethers all over the world. Also, due to the educated demographics of our contributors, an occasional discussion about society and other life interests has been known to breakout in the forums.
Who is Eric?
Aside from serving as president and senior editor of BigBlueInteractive.com, Eric works as an international trade specialist for an export promotion organization in the mid-Atlantic region. Eric was raised in Binghamton and Waterville, NY. He is a graduate of the School of International Service at the American University with degrees in international relations and economics. Other interests include the history of the Second World War (particularly the European Theater) and movies. Eric is married and has two children.
Who else is on the BigBlueInteractive.com team?
Gary Weiner: Gary is the head programmer and tech guru here at BBI. He rewrote the entire Corner Forum from scratch and installed and tweaked the blog software for News and Notes. If something isn’t working right, it’s probably his fault. Feel free to bug him at webguy@bigblueinteractive.com with any problems, bug reports or complaints about the operation of the site. Gary is the owner of HatRack Information Systems, a small but growing web development company. HatRack has been in business since 1997 and has serviced such prestigious clients as Giant Hall of Famer Harry Carson, top Long Island ad agency Austin & Williams and Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk County. If you are interested in using HatRack’s services, please contact him directly at gary@hatrack.net.
Damon Micalizzi: Damon is a former local TV news anchor and reporter at ABC and NBC affiliates in Binghamton, NY and Palm Springs, CA. A native of Binghamton, Damon now lives with his wife in Southern California and works as a public relations executive.
David Oliver: David started writing for BBI in May, 1999 as an independent writer and photographer. David was born in Newark, NJ. He is a retired federal government lawyer and received an A.B. from Seton Hall University (also a Seton Hall Prep man), a JD from Washington & Lee University, and an LLM from Georgetown University. David is married, has one son and lives in Virginia. He has been a photographer/writer for several years and covers many auto racing venues including CART, vintage, and world sports cars. David also covers motorcycle races, hydroplane races, and track & field events. In his spare time he does wildlife photography in places such as the Bosque del Apache in New Mexico, Rocky Mount National Park, Yellowstone, and other areas. (He is on the road about 35 to 40 weekends of each year). David covered the Baltimore Stallions the year they won the CFL Championship and he was the sole photographer for Giants Insider for three seasons. David also writes and photographs for Victory Lane and Today’s Photographer magazines and has many one shot publications on a variety of subjects. David has been a Giants fan since the age of 8 and vividly remembers his first game at Yankee Stadium. His dad and he sat in the bleachers (or rather stood) and watched Charlie Conerly, Don Heinrich and Bobby Clatterbuck lose to the then Chicago Cardinals, beaten by a field goal kicked by Cardinal Pat Summerall.
How to Contact BigBlueInteractive.com:
Send an e-mail to info@bigblueinteractive.com.
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