The Lin Effect

24. February 2012 09:05 by jpiaskowy in infographic  //  Tags: , ,   //   Comments ()

Jeremy Lin Infographic

Knicks vs. Heat matchup one of the hottest of the year

23. February 2012 02:30 by jpiaskowy in Basketball, Data  //  Tags: , , ,   //   Comments ()

Linsanity continues to go wild as he and the Knicks stroll into South Beach for a 7PM ET battle on TNT.  This matchup is proving to be one of the hottest NBA games of the year. 

We've sold more tickets for this game than any other game this season and are seeing average ticket prices hover right around $200, up 58% from season average.

And check out this tweet from CNBC's Darren Rovell-

Do you think the Knicks are contenders in the East? Will they beat the Heat? Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

And check out this cool infographic we came across that gets into some on Jeremy Lin's back-story as well as some of the Linsanity since his first start.

His Airness turns 49

17. February 2012 01:31 by jpiaskowy in Basketball, Video   //  Tags:   //   Comments ()

Michael Jordan dunking

 

In celebration of Michael Jordan's B-day we wanted to share some of his best highlight videos from around the web.  Enjoy, share with your friends and tell us: Do you think Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time?

1997 Finals Flu Game:

Career highlights via NBA and ESPN:

He may be the greatest basketball player ever but he has had a questionable and controversial fashion career.  Check out this great tumblr blog dedicated to some of his worst outfits - http://wtfismikewearing.tumblr.com/

Linsanity Rising

13. February 2012 01:40 by jpiaskowy in Basketball, Video   //  Tags:   //   Comments ()

The video below, uploaded by the NBA on Feb 11th, is a compilation video from Lin's 38-point performance against the Lakers.  The video already has nearly half -a-million views on YouTube alone. Check out the Jeremy Lin show live and in person when Knicks come to your neck of the woods.  Check out our New York Knicks ticket selection here.

 

Adele cleans up at Grammys

12. February 2012 18:42 by jpiaskowy in Music , Video   //  Tags: , , ,   //   Comments ()

 

Adele dominated the Grammys. Plain and simple. No one else came close.  In all she took home 6 awards including Album and Record of the Year. The show capped off a record breaking, and at times trying, year for the singer.  She also took the stage for the first time in months to perform a phenomenal rendition of "Rolling in the Deep." 

All in all we here at TicketsNow thought it was a really solid show with some great performances.  What did you think?  What was your favorite performance? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section below.

Here are some of our favorite Grammy roundups from around the Web:

Spin looks at the Highs and Lows and asks if we almost had it all.

People Magazine picks their favorite one-liners from the evening.

Rolling Stone's favorite moments.

LA Times blogs about Jennifer Hudson's tribute to Whitney Houston.

NFL Ticket Exchange Helps Hundreds of Fans in Indy Get Access to The Big Game

6. February 2012 18:40 by jpiaskowy in TicketsNow  //  Tags:   //   Comments ()

 

By Julia Vander Ploeg, General Manager and Senior Vice President, TicketsNow

 

I just got back from Indianapolis, where the NFL Ticket Exchange by Ticketmaster (the official resale marketplace of the NFL) had a great onsite presence in The Huddle at the Super Bowl.  It’s exciting to see how resale can be “done right” for fans – and there’s nothing that can top the ability to validate every barcode managed across these fan transactions.  Think about it – you can buy a ticket for a game as big as the Super Bowl from another fan, and be able to know for sure that the ticket is the real thing by having Ticketmaster check out the barcode for you to validate it.  The team running the operation onsite is truly top-notch.  Look for them again next year in New Orleans – helping hundreds of fans just like you and me!  Hope you enjoyed the game!

 

 

Best Super Bowl Commercials

5. February 2012 18:48 by jpiaskowy in Football , Video   //  Tags: , ,   //   Comments ()

 

'Super Bowl commercials' has been a trending topic on Google for nearly 24 hours now.  Thousands of 'best of' lists are popping up all across the web.  Instead of adding to this massive list of 'best of' lists we're going to share with you our favorite commercial and hook you up with some of the most comprehensive/interesting curated Super Bowl commercial lists on the web. 

But above all else we want to know what your favorite commercial was.  Share your favorite with us in the comments section below and tomorrow we'll post a list of our fans favorite commercials.

Here is our favorite from Super Bowl Sunday:

 

With this one coming in a close second:

 

Don't forget to share your favorite video with us in the comment section.

You can check out all the ads (commentary free) and vote for your favorite on YouTube's awesome AdBlitz section.

Fast Company and Mashable also put together some really solid lists that you can check out here and here.

Mashable also put together a list of the 10 Most Shared Super Bowl Commercial of all time.  Check it out here.

Here is the most shared Super Bowl ad of all time:

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