http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/YBNetwork/home Recent YBNetwork Posts en-us This is the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information on your payments and other updates from the YBN team.   Sales Coming out of February there are some exciting things on the horizon for March. You should continue to see ongoing campaigns from TicketsNow, ADT, and Chevy. Meanwhile, be on the lookout for new campaigns from UFC, Comedy Central, Home Depot, and Dove. And as we near the start of March Madness, we anticipate seeing a few more direct programs come in as well. Please email sales@yardbarker.com with any questions.   Payments Payments for December should have gone out the last week of February or the first few days in March. If you haven’t provided payment info, or if you did not receive payment and believe you should have been paid, please contact publishers@yardbarker.com.   Thanks, Will Wed, 08 May 2013 15:36:11 -0400 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_february_2013/13577357 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_february_2013/13577357 YBN Monthly Newsletter - February 2013 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_february_2013/13577357 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Happy New Year! This is the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information on your payments and other updates from the YBN team. Editorial If you haven’t already, check out our editorial guide for tips on how you can make the most of Yardbarker’s syndication opportunities. Sales As we look to begin 2013 on a high note, we have a few new campaigns kicking off to keep up the great momentum we have coming out of 2012. Be on lookout for new programs from Coors Light, Ford F150, DiGiorno, and Oscar Mayer. That being said, familiar direct campaigns from 2012 will continue in the New Year, including Prilosec, TicketsNow, Chevy, Pizza Hut, and Burger King. Please email sales@yardbarker.com with any questions. Payments Payments for October should have been sent out during the first week of January. If you haven’t provided payment, or if you believe you should have been paid but have not yet received payment, please contact publishers@yardbarker.com. Also, please remember Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:43:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_january_2013/12901477 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_january_2013/12901477 YBN Monthly Newsletter - January 2013 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_january_2013/12901477 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information on your payments and other updates from the YBN team. Sales As we look to close out the year strong, a number of long-running NFL and college campaigns will be continuing through December. This includes programs from Chevy, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Coca Cola, Prilosec OTC, and AT&T. Multi-month campaigns from Bud Light, Samsung, RAM, Nissan, and Brother also continue on in December. Meanwhile, we have new campaigns for UFC on FOX and UFC 155, and MillerCoors on the local side. Please email sales@yardbarker.com with any questions. Payment Payments for September should have gone out during the last week of November and the first week of December for wire payees. We’re anticipating October’s payments to follow roughly the same schedule, with EFT payments being sent out the last week of December and wires to follow the first week of January. If you haven’t provided payment information, or if you believe you sho Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:07:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_december_2012/12625309 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_december_2012/12625309 YBN Monthly Newsletter - December 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_december_2012/12625309 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This is the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information on your payments and other updates from the YBN team.   Editorial If you haven’t already, check out our editorial guide for tips on how you can make the most of Yardbarker’s syndication opportunities. Sales With the end of MLB Playoffs, a few long running campaigns came to an end at the start of November, though a number of campaigns from October will remain strong this month. Those include Broadspring, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Coca-Cola, Bud Light, Samsung, and Prilosec. Meanwhile, new deals from RAM, UFC, GoPro, and Attraction Formula start in November, so be on the lookout for those as well. As always, feel free to email sales@yardbarker.com with any questions. Payments Payments for August should have gone out during the first week of November. If you haven’t provided payment information, or if you believe you should have been paid but have not yet received payment, please contact publishers@yardbarke Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:19:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_november_2012/12204946 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_november_2012/12204946 YBN Monthly Newsletter - November 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_november_2012/12204946 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This is the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information on your payments and other updates from the YBN team.   Editorial  FOX Fantasy Football Promotion Winner Congratulations to The Victory Formation, who has won an exclusive promotional package across the FOX Sports digital network for their participation in FOX Sports’ Fantasy Football this season. Please stay tuned to the Yardbarker Monthly Newsletter for similar opportunities!   Sales With the MLB Playoffs kicking into high gear, there are number of new campaigns to be aware of. Be on the lookout for programs from Ford, Scotts Lawn, Miller 64, and Cici's Pizza. We also have new NFL and College campaigns ramping up in October, most notably from Brother, Samsung, and Chevy. We also have a new multi-sport campaign from Prilosec. And finally, deals from last month carrying over to October include TicketsNow, FX's ‘The League,’ Bud Light, Pizza Hut, AT&T, and more. As always, feel free to emai Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:03:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_october_2012/12191803 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_october_2012/12191803 YBN Monthly Newsletter - October 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_october_2012/12191803 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This is the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information about your payments and other updates from the YBN team.   Editorial If you haven’t already, check out our editorial guide for tips on how you can make the most of Yardbarker’s syndication opportunities. Want more promotion? Use sentence case capitalization when writing headlines. What is sentence case capitalization? The term “sentence case” refers to the capitalization strategy employed when writing your normal, everyday sentence. Proper names and the first word of every headline are capitalized. All other words begin with a lowercase letter. Here are two examples: All Caps Headline Watch Robert Griffin III Complete An 80-Yard Touchdown Pass Sentence case capitalization Watch Robert Griffin III complete an 80-yard touchdown pass The headline that uses sentence case capitalization will receive a higher score in our feed algorithms, and subsequently, have a better chance at promotion in automa Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:25:15 -0400 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_september_2012/11713456 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_september_2012/11713456 YBN Monthly Newsletter - September 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_september_2012/11713456 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This is the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information about your payments and other updates from the YBN team. FOX Fantasy Football  With Olympics ending this week, FOXSports.com will be switching gears to football coverage. One of the main priorities is promotion of FOX Fantasy Football, so they are asking bloggers to set up their own Fantasy Football leagues on FOXSports.com and encouraging readers to sign up and play in their league. This should give you an opportunity to engage with your readers, as well as support our FOX Fantasy Football game. Bloggers who participate will be eligible to win an exclusive FOX Sports promotional package. The promotional package includes up to 10MMad impressions promoting your blog across the FOX Sports Digital Network. FOX Sports will also design the ads for you. To set up a league, go to: http://msn.foxsports.com/fantasy/football/commissioner/Registration/Create.aspx?nicmp=FFB12&nichn=YB&niseg=BLOGSETUP Once you’ve Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:24:22 -0400 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_august_2012/11713444 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_august_2012/11713444 YBN Monthly Newsletter - August 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_august_2012/11713444 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This is the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information about your payments and other updates from the YBN team. Olympics Content As we move from the U.S. Olympic Trials and head into the final stretch before the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, we’ve been producing original content on our Medal Detector blog: http://olympics.yardbarker.com. But that’s not all. In conjunction with our partners at FOX Sports and MSN, we’re also planning on featuring Olympics content from the Yardbarker Network. If you have any content related to the Games, please make sure to let us know by sending an email to olympics@yardbarker.com. Sales In June, we had a number of campaigns kick off, many of which we will see continue into July. This includes campaigns from Force Factor, Lexus, Muscle Milk, Subway, Chevy, Burger King and DeVry. Starting this month, we will also have programs with State Farm, TicketsNow, and Showtime's The Franchise. And finally, be on the l Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:25:15 -0400 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_july_2012/11409427 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_july_2012/11409427 YBN Monthly Newsletter - July 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_july_2012/11409427 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This is the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information about your payments and other updates from the YBN team. Editorial If you haven’t already, check out our editorial guide for tips on how you can make the most of Yardbarker’s syndication opportunities. Sales There will be multiple premium campaigns running through several categories in the YBN in June. Campaigns continuing from May include Force Factor, Anheuser Busch, Subway, and Digiorno. We also have campaigns from Act of Valor and State Farm running in conjunction with the NBA Playoffs. Meanwhile, new campaigns from Muscle Milk, Trojan, and Lexus are set to kick off, so be on the lookout for those as well. And finally, we have a campaign from DeVry that will start later in the month and will run through the end of the Olympics. As always, feel free to email sales@yardbarker.com with any questions. Payments Payments for March should have gone out during the last week of May and first week of June, wi Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:08:06 -0400 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_june_2012/11015369 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_june_2012/11015369 YBN Monthly Newsletter - June 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_june_2012/11015369 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This is the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information about your payments and other updates from the YBN team. Management Changes at Yardbarker Effective last month, Jack Kloster is assuming duties as Yardbarker’s new General Manager. Jack was one of the co-founders of Yardbarker, and has been a part of the core team running the business both before and since the FOX Sports acquisition. As part of the transition, Pete Vlastelica is stepping down as GM of the business, and is taking a new role as Senior VP of Product Strategy for FOX Sports Digital. We think this new role for Pete represents both a validation of the success of Yardbarker and an opportunity for Yardbarker bloggers to be better represented within the FOX Sports organization. If you have questions for either Jack or Pete, they can be reached at jack@yardbarker.com and pete@yardbarker.com. Editorial Summer Olympics Content As we head into the summer months, Yardbarker is going to begin featuring co Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:12:15 -0400 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_may_2012/11015048 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_may_2012/11015048 YBN Monthly Newsletter - May 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_may_2012/11015048 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This is the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information about your payments and other updates from the YBN team. Editorial You may have noticed that we recently rolled out a modified version of the Yardbarker homepage. There is now a center column on the page devoted exclusively to video, and "The Backyard" has been expanded out into the right column. You may notice more slight improvements to come in the near future, but for the time being we welcome your feedback on the changes. Product In the last few weeks we've upgraded some of our technical infrastructure to provide a better and more secure experience for our users. If anyone notices unusual/broken functionality, please report it to bugs@yardbarker.com Sales This month we have premium campaigns running in several categories in the YBN as certain sports wind down and others get started. With the end of college basketball season, there are still campaigns from the United States Marine Corps, Stat Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:25:29 -0400 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_april_2012/10516634 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_april_2012/10516634 YBN Monthly Newsletter - April 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_april_2012/10516634 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This is the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information about your payments and other updates from the YBN team. Editorial In the coming weeks, you'll notice some minor changes to the Yardbarker homepage, most notably in regard to video content. Video has been a part of the Yardbarker experience for some time, and now it's getting its own section. We're hoping that finding interesting video content on Yardbarker will be a little bit easier with the new design but the overall experience, as well as the type of videos that we like to feature, will largely be the same. Sales Coming up in March we'll have premium campaigns running in several areas across the YBN. With March Madness kicking off midway into the month, be on the lookout for campaigns from the US Marines, Pizza Hut, and Tabasco. Also, we have multi-sport campaigns from Panasonic Viera, Force Factor, and MillerCoors slated. Elsewhere, the Chevy Silverado and Sprint campaigns you may have seen Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:56:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_march_2012/10217890 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_march_2012/10217890 YBN Monthly Newsletter - March 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_march_2012/10217890 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This is the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information about your payments and other updates from the YBN team.   Editorial If you haven’t already, check out our editorial guide for tips on how you can make the most of Yardbarker’s syndication opportunities. Want more promotion? Use "Sentence case" capitalization when writing headlines. In the near future, MSN.com will unveil Yardbarker-powered local feeds. For a headline to be eligible to appear in these feeds, MSN requires that it be written using "sentence case" capitalization. What is "sentence case" capitalization? The term "Sentence case" capitalization refers to the capitalization strategy employed when writing your normal, everyday sentence. Proper names and the first word of every headline are capitalized. All other words begin with a lower case letter. Here are two examples. All Caps Headline Watch Blake Griffin Dunk On Opposing Center Sentence case capital Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:31:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_february_2012/9735526 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_february_2012/9735526 YBN Monthly Newsletter - February 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_february_2012/9735526 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Happy new year! This is the monthly newsletter sent to publishers in the YBN. Below you will find information about your payments and other updates from the YBN team. Editorial If you haven’t already, check out our editorial guide for tips on how you can make the most of Yardbarker’s syndication opportunities. Sales With the end of the NFL and college football regular season, a number of long-running campaign came to end last month. However, continue to look for campaigns from GMC, Visa, and Buick as well as a new campaign from Coors Light timed for the NFL Playoffs. As always, please email sales@yardbarker.com if you have any questions. Payment Payments for October earnings should have been paid out at the beginning of this month. If you haven’t provided your payment information, or if you believe you should be paid but you have not yet received payment, please contact publishers@yardbarker.com. Another note about payment: notices were sent last month to publishers with outstanding balances of o Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:02:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_january_2012/9236263 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_january_2012/9236263 YBN Monthly Newsletter - January 2012 http://www.yardbarker.com/blog/ybnetwork/article/ybn_monthly_newsletter_january_2012/9236263 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png