The Refs are Back & Kate Upton's Singing the National Anthem

THE REFS ARE BACK! ThE ReFs ArE BaaaaaaCK! And so I find it necessary to put together my first male-centric blog about....well....the only thing guys care about - FOOTBALL.  

Become an en-THUUZ-iastic fan of your Fantasty Players and your favorite teams with Thuuz's phone app. You'll receive alerts when games are getting good or your Fantasty Players are kicking butt. They'll let you know if the Saints are actually winning.

"Oh ya? Well just wait till I get to work on Monday cuz I'm gonna kick your butt on Facebook."  Drew Brees would LOVE IT if you spent your workday playing his new venture. Wedge Buster has brought your favorite sports games to Facebook, Zynga-style. His team may have beat you on Sunday but you will annihilate him at QB Attack on Monday. GAME ON!

They say they're "in" for group tickets. They act like they can pay for them. So why are you not AT the game?! PayByGroup shows exactly who those flakes are by way of their group payment collection website. No more nagging for money. Time to see who the real fans are.

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Thuuz
"Quick Turn on the game, Kate Upton's Singing the National Anthem in her Bikini"
http://www.thuuz.com/home/

Ok, maybe this app doesn't care about Kate Upton but it sure does care about the "this-will-totally-be-on-Sportscenter-later" moments. Thuuz has made your sports dreams come true with their notification app that sends alerts to your phone when a game is getting good. But it doesn't stop there...customizable features include alerts based on performances by your Fantasty Players and your favorite teams. Ratings of games become customized based on your preferences of what you find exciting.

- 0 to 100 rating produced for every game based on play-by-play data including upsets and comebacks
- Predictive excitement ratings let you know if games might be boring ahead of time
- Red hot meter goes up if a game features one of your favorite teams, fantasy players
- Import your Fantasty Teams from ESPN, Yahoo, CBS, NFL.com, Flea Flicker
- Alert Examples: kickoff, in scoring position, Fantasty match up, scoring plays, comebacks

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Wedge Buster
"You are soooo going down...on Facebook"
http://www.wedgebuster.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/WedgeBuster

Drew Brees is IN! Are you? The "Zynga for Sports" company Wedge Busters has picked up funding led by the famous quarterback and a few of his friends like skateboarder Rob Dyrdek. Play sports against your facebook friends or try to top the leaderboard against the entire facebook community.

Fantasty Sportsbook: Bet on the Game, Report your awesome wins to your FB newsfeed
QB Attack: Challenge your friend, choose your QB, try to hit floating helmets
Puck Off: Destroy pucks as they come out on the ice

- Launching on Facebook website, not yet available for mobile
- Over 250,000 users, 100 games
- Facebook "Like" feature on all games shows you which are most popular
- Drawback: ads run at the beginning of a new game

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PayByGroup
"Dude, You Still Owe Me $300 from 2008"
http://paybygroup.com/

Not it! I will not be responsible for buying us all season tickets hoping that you pay me back. Unless we use PayByGroup of course. It's the best way to find out who's serious and who's full of...well, ya know. It's pretty straight forward: You all want season tickets >> You each owe a bazzillion dollars >> You each put in your credit card to PayByGroup >> Money is transferred to the organizer to buy the tickets

- If cash goal is not met no one is charged
- PayByGroup does all the nagging
- Payments are automatically adjusted as more people pay their share
- Great for big tickets items: Vacations, Concerts, Bachelor/ette Parties, Team fees, Cruises, Gifts
- NO FEES! NO FEES! NO FEES!

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