November 27, 2007

TriviaFix.com

One of the best things about having a blog is when people you don't know tell you that they enjoy your writing. In the last few months, I've received a handful of unsolicited invitations to try a product or check out a site based on someone reading AlexBain.com. Even if they just did search of people with Red Sox text on their pages, I'm excited to know that it's that easy to find me.

I got an email the other day from Dani Waxman at TriviaFix.com, and he mentioned that I might like his site based on what I've written about sports in the past.

I took a gander at his site, and it's excellent. I wish I'd thought of this. If you like sports trivia, give it a whirl.

Nov 27, 2007 8:09:04 PM | Found on the web, Games, Sports, Voting Option

2 Comments

Marc

I gave this a try and it is pretty cool. Wide range of sports trivia on all the major sports. They also have a nice Sports Trivia Facebook applicaiton that is even easier to play.

Posted by: Marc | December 05, 2007 at 04:12 PM

Mike

Interesting website, I like the concept but I couldn't actually get a game to play. I think its competitor www.sportsfly.com is a much better free sports trivia website.

Posted by: Mike | December 10, 2007 at 02:21 PM

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