Ryan Spoon // RyanSpoon.com

ESPN Digital Traffic, by the Numbers: The Mobile Tipping Point

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The month of September was noteworthy for ESPN’s digital properties for a few reason. First: scale. Not only did ESPN reach a record 72.7 million unique visitors – it marked the the largest monthly reach ever within the entire sports category. ESPN accounted for 30% of all sports category usage – more than the Nos. […]

5 September

Google’s Moto X: Hardware + Software Customization

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I am a big fan of personalized products like NikeID (including both my running sneakers and golf shoes) and their corresponding web / application experiences. The latest Google Android device – the Moto X – combines hardware and software customization in a way that only Google can do. It’s very well done. The Moto X […]

1 September

ESPN’s new College Football Play Center

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Yesterday was the first saturday of college football’s 2013-2014 season. And at ESPN, this is a holiday of sorts: from College Gameday (fun USA Today piece here) to the dozens of exclusive ESPN games available via Watch ESPN & ESPN3 on your Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Using the Watch ESPN Apple TV […]

15 August

Introducing the Watch ESPN Live Toolbar

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We just released a major update to the WatchESPN app on iOS for iPhone and iPad. The latest WatchESPN version introduces several new enhancements, including Live Toolbar, which enhances content discovery and introduces more interactivity. Live Toolbar – available for iPad only – is designed with three main tabs across the bottom scroll of the […]

About Me

I’m Ryan Spoon and now live outside of Bristol, Connecticut – home of ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports. At ESPN, I am SVP of Digital Product. Find us at ESPN.com, on iOS and on Android.
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Previously: I was a venture capitalist at Polaris Venture Partners and led Dogpatch Labs. I founded beRecruited.com (acquired in 2007); spent 2003-2007 at eBay (internet marketing, social media & leading Kijiji.com)and ran marketing at Widgetbox.com (now Flite).
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