- www.mtv.com has picked up on Bowie involvement with the new UltraStar ISP project with the Baltimore Orioles.
The article, entitled Bowie knows baseball? talks about Bowie and UltraStar. Here is a clip from the article:
Bowie knows baseball?, Well, at least the Internet side of Major League Baseball’s BaltimoreOrioles, that is. UltraStar, the online technology company co-foundedby the Thin White Duke (and which oversees his BowieNet site andnetwork), has just signed on to create MLB’s first branded onlineservice for the Orioles.
Modeled after the highly successful BowieNet, the largest musicbased ISP and online fan club, the Orioles’ new online network willfeature dial-up access, e-mail, and exclusive content featuring chatswith players and coaches. The site will also include behind-the-scenesphotos, merchandise, and special ticket offers and contests.
“We feel that we can add the same excitement and sense ofcommunity to Orioles which has brought so many music fans togetherat BowieNet,” Bowie said in an announcement of the joint venture.”We couldn’t be more pleased to be associated with this first classfranchise.” -db
You can read more about the new project at http://www.theorioles.com