Stampede Blue, and other SB Nation blogs, now on NFL Mobile Live for Sprint Palm Pre

by BigBlueShoe on Oct 28, 2009 7:09 AM EDT in Site News Comment 14 comments

Palm Pre's NFL Mobile Live application

In yet another effort to invade your blue and white saturated brain with even MORE Stampede Blue content, I'm happy to announce that we have partnered with Sprint so that Stampede Blue content, along with other SB Nation blogs, is now available on Sprint's Palm Pre.

As you probably have noticed, after watching about a billion Sprint commercials during NFL games, Sprint is partnered with the NFL, offering exclusive NFL content on the Sprint Palm Pre phone using the NFL Mobile Live application. Using this app, the expected NFL content (like videos from NFL Network, articles from NFL.com, etc.) is placed together with articles from SB Nation blogs like ours.

This means you can access the NFL Mobile Live application and use it to read SB Nation content. Yes, that is indeed very, very cool!

If you have Sprint, the NFL Mobile Live application has an SB Nation link under the "My Teams" section. One touch and you've got access to select content from Stampede Blue. This application is a bit different than accessing Stampede Blue Mobile or SB Nation Mobile, as those are sites designed specifically for device browser access. So, if you've got an IPhone or a Blackberry, those sites are still your best options for accessing mobile Stampede Blue content.

But, if you have the Palm Pre, all your NFL content (from NFL Network to NFL.com to SB Nation blogs) is all rolled up in one neat little application.

Now, before some of you scream "LOOK, IT'S A SPRINT POST LIKE THE ONES MIKE FLORIO USED TO DO! STAMPEDE BLUE IS A CORPORATE WHORE! RAWWWWWWWWWW!" Please, calm down, stop drinking Red Bull and Jack Daniels at 8AM every morning, and listen. We live in the 21st Century now, and blogging has expanded from simple websites into gigantic social networks like Twitter, Facebook, and mobile device applications, which connect literally millions of readers. This deal is a way to get even more Stampede Blue content out to current readers and to expand the blog to new audiences. I've already seen a spike in membership and daily traffic as a result.

In addition, I use the Palm Pre myself. I'm a bit of a tech geek and I love mobile devices! The IPhone is amazing. Blackberry is... well, it does the job. The Palm Pre is a nice meeting of both, and for me (the blogger) a mobile device like this is as necessary these days as a computer and Internet connection are. Blogging on the road, using Twitter, updating Facebook (which I've neglected of late) are all vital for the continued growth and success of this blog.

After the jump, if you are interested in seeing how NFL Mobile Live works on the Palm Pre, the good folks at Behind the Steel Curtain have put together a quick video showcasing the app. There's also some info about a contest Sprint is sponsoring where you can use the app to vote on some of the biggest plays of the NFL week.

Vote right here each week for your favorite Sprint Can't-Miss Play of the Week. Every vote enters you for a chance to win free trip to this years Superbowl in Miami.

And now, the video:

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red bull and JD? what do you call that drink?

Call me "Sir" goddamnit!

by danorocks17 on Oct 28, 2009 7:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This

SB Nation's Indianapolis Colts blogger at Stampede Blue. Please make an account so you can post a FanPost, make a FanShot, add some comments, and make some noise. Accounts are free, and only require an email address.

by BigBlueShoe on Oct 28, 2009 7:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Me too!

Not sure if you are aware but I also get the SB Nation content on my HTC Hero phone. I just went to the Colts page on my NFL Mobile Live app and there it was, articles from Stampede Blue. Pretty cool. Not that I use this app very often but it’s still nice to see my favorite Colts blog available to more readers. Good work SB Nation.

by ThirtyOne on Oct 28, 2009 7:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Phone

How is that phone?

by BigBlueShoe on Oct 28, 2009 7:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was a little buggy at first but I think it has worked all the kinks out. The battery life was terrible the first week but it since has gotten better. I had a couple of complete crashes where it was necessary to totally restart the thing but once it was restarted it worked fine. At this point I really do like it a lot. There are a lot of great apps and you can customize the hell out of it. Definitely not for those that are afraid of technology though, Android seems to be a little less user friendly. I got it the first day it was out and I think I’m going to keep it.

by ThirtyOne on Oct 28, 2009 7:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOOK, IT’S A SPRINT POST LIKE THE ONES MIKE FLORIO USED TO DO! STAMPEDE BLUE IS A CORPORATE WHORE! RAWWWWWWWWWW!

Go Colts!

by Marked Hoosier on Oct 28, 2009 9:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

you’re so hypocritical for hating on florio BBS.

by torontocoltsfan on Oct 28, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ugh...

This place is starting to look like a magazine…What’s next an “article” about how “Donald Brown uses Amp energy drinks to become a better athlete and you can, too!”?

"Flying blind on a rocket cycle?" -Vultan, from the movie "Flash Gordon", for no particular reason...

by peytonsurdaddy on Oct 28, 2009 11:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Live games

What BBS doesn’t say is that you can watch live games on the Pre (or any other Sprint phone that has the NFL Mobile App). That’s right, live games, in excellent quality.

Through the NFL mobile app you can watch the live TV broadcast of NFL network games (including the Colts game against the Jags in December). And for every other game, you can get the live local radio broadcasts.

AND, if you have the Pre and Sunday Ticket with DirecTV, you can watch the TV broadcasts of EVERY NFL game. EVERY game, live on your phone. Sick.

As a Colts fan living outside of Indy, this is invaluable to me, not to mention a great convenience. For the first game this year against the Jags, which wasn’t broadcast locally, I listened to Bob Lamey while going out for a run. Last year, I was skiing while listening the to final game of the season against the Titans. And for last season’s NFL Network game against the Jags, I watched (on my old Sprint Instinct) Peyton have an MVP day against the Jags while sitting at my desk at work.

Kudos to Stampede Blue and SB Nation for hooking up with Sprint, but regardless of the SB Nation content, the NFL Mobile application is just ridiculous.

by B.P. Glass on Oct 28, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I can't believe two things

First – that this site and this community has come this far. This was like the 5th blog for the Colts on Google when I found it. Now it’s becoming a media powerhouse. Congrats.

Second – All the hatred people have for a website making the people who work so hard to make it successful some money. Nowhere in this post was BBS saying “Sprint iz da bomb foolz! Their signal iz perfect, and I totally luv their customer service!”

He announced the deal that had been made, and what it made possible. And suggested you check it out. WOW! I’m sure that just hurt your soul. Welcome to the real world, media businesses need and want to make money – SBNation has tried their hardest(and succeeded I think) to make the advertising hassle-free and non-distracting. They partner with companies that are directly involved in the sports that we are interested in. What else do you want from them?

Congrats BBS on the big grab, and give whatever SBN big-whig made it happen a big high five. Next thing you know NFL Network will stream SBN headlines on their ticker feed. And then peytonsurdaddy and torontocoltsfan will wet themselves and suck on their thumbs some more.

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Oct 28, 2009 5:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

In the realm of small sites becoming big business

the lead article in the Business section of today’s San Francisco Chronicle was about Ben Huh, the founder of Icanhazcheesburger. Given all the images we post, especially in open threads, I found it quite amusing. I also can’t believe I didn’t think of these things!!

How can you not love a team that does this?

by LovinBlue on Oct 28, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have that site bookmarked.

I don’t use it often (I typically Google Image the pictures), but it’s bookmarked for easy access.

Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.

Man, I need a life...

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: This video right here has produced one of my favorite lines ever. It was so awesome that there has been 2 sequels. One where you must put a banana in your ear, and another where you must grab their tongues. Purely awesome.

by Cassieper on Oct 29, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs