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		<title>Dear Jay-Z, Alexis Ohanian Would Like to Purchase Your Shares in the Brooklyn Nets</title>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:44:31 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Kelly Faircloth</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_85320" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 290px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/3mmrwdt.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-85320 " alt="He's all set! (Photo:  SB Nation comments)" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/3mmrwdt.jpg" width="280" height="373" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">He's all set! (Photo: <a href="http://www.netsdaily.com/2013/4/17/4233138/social-media-pioneer-says-he-wants-jay-zs-stake-in-brooklyn-nets#">SB Nation comments</a>)</p></div></p>
<p>Now that Jay-Z is <a href="http://variety.com/2013/music/news/jay-z-looks-to-roc-the-sports-world-1200349417/">starting a sports talent agency</a>, it looks like he might have to <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/apr/10/jay-z-brooklyn-nets-sells-stake">offload his stake in the Brooklyn Nets</a> if he wants to rep NBA players. HOVA no doubt has plenty of interested buyers knocking on his door, but the most public enthusiast is a familiar face from the New York tech scene: Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.netsdaily.com/2013/4/17/4233138/social-media-pioneer-says-he-wants-jay-zs-stake-in-brooklyn-nets">SB Nation reports</a> that the would-be President of the Internet expressed his interest in a recent TV appearance:<!--more--></p>
<blockquote><p>"'You're a big Nets fan,' noted Bolton. 'Jay-Z has to sell off his stake which is pretty small. Would you buy it?'"</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>'Absolutely,' answered Ohanian. 'In fact, I have tried to make as many public and private overtures as I can to let HOVA know that I would absolutely be honored to buy those shares.'"</p></blockquote>
<p>It wasn't Mr. Ohanian's first mention of the notion; he <a href="https://twitter.com/alexisohanian/statuses/322029019505758208">tweeted</a> about the possibility last week. A Brooklyn native, he already holds season tickets. And as you can see from the picture above, which <a href="http://www.netsdaily.com/2013/4/17/4233138/social-media-pioneer-says-he-wants-jay-zs-stake-in-brooklyn-nets#156827501">he uploaded</a> to the SB Nation discussion thread, he's already got the gear. (/r/NBA has already gathered around<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1cio4j/reddit_founder_wants_to_buy_jayzs_share_of_the/"> the digital water cooler</a> to discuss, naturally.)</p>
<p>Sounds like Steve Ballmer's got a little competition for the crown of <a href="http://betabeat.com/2013/03/rival-techies-from-the-south-challenge-steve-ballmers-plans-to-own-a-basketball-team/">tech's top NBA fan</a>.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_85320" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 290px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/3mmrwdt.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-85320 " alt="He's all set! (Photo:  SB Nation comments)" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/3mmrwdt.jpg" width="280" height="373" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">He's all set! (Photo: <a href="http://www.netsdaily.com/2013/4/17/4233138/social-media-pioneer-says-he-wants-jay-zs-stake-in-brooklyn-nets#">SB Nation comments</a>)</p></div></p>
<p>Now that Jay-Z is <a href="http://variety.com/2013/music/news/jay-z-looks-to-roc-the-sports-world-1200349417/">starting a sports talent agency</a>, it looks like he might have to <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/apr/10/jay-z-brooklyn-nets-sells-stake">offload his stake in the Brooklyn Nets</a> if he wants to rep NBA players. HOVA no doubt has plenty of interested buyers knocking on his door, but the most public enthusiast is a familiar face from the New York tech scene: Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.netsdaily.com/2013/4/17/4233138/social-media-pioneer-says-he-wants-jay-zs-stake-in-brooklyn-nets">SB Nation reports</a> that the would-be President of the Internet expressed his interest in a recent TV appearance:<!--more--></p>
<blockquote><p>"'You're a big Nets fan,' noted Bolton. 'Jay-Z has to sell off his stake which is pretty small. Would you buy it?'"</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>'Absolutely,' answered Ohanian. 'In fact, I have tried to make as many public and private overtures as I can to let HOVA know that I would absolutely be honored to buy those shares.'"</p></blockquote>
<p>It wasn't Mr. Ohanian's first mention of the notion; he <a href="https://twitter.com/alexisohanian/statuses/322029019505758208">tweeted</a> about the possibility last week. A Brooklyn native, he already holds season tickets. And as you can see from the picture above, which <a href="http://www.netsdaily.com/2013/4/17/4233138/social-media-pioneer-says-he-wants-jay-zs-stake-in-brooklyn-nets#156827501">he uploaded</a> to the SB Nation discussion thread, he's already got the gear. (/r/NBA has already gathered around<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1cio4j/reddit_founder_wants_to_buy_jayzs_share_of_the/"> the digital water cooler</a> to discuss, naturally.)</p>
<p>Sounds like Steve Ballmer's got a little competition for the crown of <a href="http://betabeat.com/2013/03/rival-techies-from-the-south-challenge-steve-ballmers-plans-to-own-a-basketball-team/">tech's top NBA fan</a>.</p>
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		<title>Despite Its Rusting Hulk Exterior, Brooklyn&#8217;s Barclays Center Is High-Tech</title>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:14:12 -0400</pubDate>
					<link>http://betabeat.com/2012/09/despite-looking-like-a-rusting-hulk-the-barclays-center-is-high-tech/</link>
			<dc:creator>Kelly Faircloth</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_63661" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/7997199303_0203058340.jpeg"><img class=" wp-image-63661 " title="Barclays Center" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/7997199303_0203058340.jpeg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Behold the behemoth! (Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mtaphotos/7997199303/sizes/m/in/photostream/">flickr.com/mtaphotos</a></p></div></p>
<p>It might look like an oil carrier abandoned on a forgotten shore, but the Verge <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/24/3382066/brooklyn-nets-barclays-center-the-most-high-tech-stadium-in-sports">reports </a>that the recently opened Barclays Center is actually something of a technological showcase. The Internet: It's not just for Manhattan anymore!</p>
<p>According to the Verge, you won't <em>just </em>be able to get 3G and LTE reception, which is already an improvement over many massive structures. There's also free Wifi available throughout the stadium. That's good news for all you music buffs out there, because it means there'll be a ton of footage from the concerts later this month--Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, the Who, Barbra Steisand--available on YouTube for approximately two hours before the copyright bots start playing whack-a-mole.<!--more--></p>
<p>That invisible river of Wifi will flow around the building's exterior as well.Which of course prompts the question of whether such beneficence will extend to the <del>Atlantic Avenue</del> Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station underneath.</p>
<p>Another advancement in entertainment technology: an app will allow you to order and pay for concessions from your seat. Of course, you'll probably still have to wait in a pickup line and, more importantly, this does not solve the serious problem faced by those of us a mild terror of heights, namely that you must get up from your stadium seats and brave the vertigo-inducing view to retrieve your Nathan's Famous.</p>
<p>But the crowning touch is a "360-degree LED marquee that encircles the outer pavilion." The improbable name? The "Oculus."</p>
<p>What, did they let Marvel name things as part of some undisclosed cosponsorship?</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_63661" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/7997199303_0203058340.jpeg"><img class=" wp-image-63661 " title="Barclays Center" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/7997199303_0203058340.jpeg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Behold the behemoth! (Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mtaphotos/7997199303/sizes/m/in/photostream/">flickr.com/mtaphotos</a></p></div></p>
<p>It might look like an oil carrier abandoned on a forgotten shore, but the Verge <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/24/3382066/brooklyn-nets-barclays-center-the-most-high-tech-stadium-in-sports">reports </a>that the recently opened Barclays Center is actually something of a technological showcase. The Internet: It's not just for Manhattan anymore!</p>
<p>According to the Verge, you won't <em>just </em>be able to get 3G and LTE reception, which is already an improvement over many massive structures. There's also free Wifi available throughout the stadium. That's good news for all you music buffs out there, because it means there'll be a ton of footage from the concerts later this month--Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, the Who, Barbra Steisand--available on YouTube for approximately two hours before the copyright bots start playing whack-a-mole.<!--more--></p>
<p>That invisible river of Wifi will flow around the building's exterior as well.Which of course prompts the question of whether such beneficence will extend to the <del>Atlantic Avenue</del> Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station underneath.</p>
<p>Another advancement in entertainment technology: an app will allow you to order and pay for concessions from your seat. Of course, you'll probably still have to wait in a pickup line and, more importantly, this does not solve the serious problem faced by those of us a mild terror of heights, namely that you must get up from your stadium seats and brave the vertigo-inducing view to retrieve your Nathan's Famous.</p>
<p>But the crowning touch is a "360-degree LED marquee that encircles the outer pavilion." The improbable name? The "Oculus."</p>
<p>What, did they let Marvel name things as part of some undisclosed cosponsorship?</p>
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