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"After 18 months of progressing beyond the rookie stages of product development, Ballhype, the sports story discovery, submission and voting site, announced this morning that they have been acquired by Future US, a San Francisco-based media company."

Let's face it, after Digg gained popularity, everyone tried to catch their lightning in a bottle. Jason Calacanis tried by hiring the top diggers for his AOL led site and countless others have tried via Content Management Sites (CMS). Even I kept my "click if you like" plus sign, although every post goes to the front page. What's refreshing though is to see a good formula at work. Ballhype is a great sports social site and to see it gain success like this makes me look forward to seeing Old Media scoop up more deserving networks...
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