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December 15, 2009
A better way to organize your Sneakerplay photosHey Sneakerplay,We hear your requests for a photo arrangement feature, and just in time for the holidays, we have a great solution! One of the improvements we've been making is enhancing the photo tagging system so that tagging photos, retrieving tagged photos and, viewing all your tags is easier and faster. Tagging your photos is a very powerful tool to organize and retrieve your photos. For the full details on how to tag, organize, and share your pics, check out the official how to organize your photos thead. Enjoy, and happy tagging/sharing! December 14, 2009
Sneakerplay in "Everything You Need to Know About Sneakers in 1500 Words"The Shoe Buff recently published a great article titled Everything You Need to Know About Sneakers in 1500 Words. They even summarize the history of sneakers in just 150 words, which is pretty cool: "Rubber-soled shoes (plimsolls) are manufactured. Goodyear launches Keds. Converse revolutionizes basketball. ‘Sneakers’ is coined because the soles are quiet. Converse releases the All Star. All Star’s give way to Chuck Taylors. Adidas produces its first tennis shoe. Converse releases the Jack Purcell. Puma is founded. Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman launch Blue Ribbon Sports. Vans Launches. BRS becomes Nike. Puma develops Velcro. The Nike Swoosh trademark is purchased for $35. Nike introduces Air technology. Nike releases the Air Force One. Michael Jordan endorses Nike. Nike releases the Air Jordan. NBA fines Jordan for violating uniform rules with vibrant sneakers. Spike Lee directs and stars in Mars Blockmon commercial. Run-DMC releases “My Adidas”. Reebok introduces the Pump. Nike introduces the Air Max. Bill Bowerman dies. Nelly releases “Air Force Ones”. Bobbito authors “Where’d You Get Those?”. Nike acquires Converse. Converse re-issues the Chuck and the Jack Purcell. Sneaker Freaker and Sole Collector launch. SneakerPimps begins touring the world. Jordan celebrates its 20th anniversary. Adidas acquires Reebok. Just for Kicks DVD released." - Read Full Article Sneakerplay is honored to have made their list of important sneaker blogs, forums, and communities. Thanks for the shout out! November 12, 2009
BNYC Sneakerplay Giveaway Winners!We had a lot of great entries in our Sneakerplay / BNYC Giveaway, but it's time to announce the winners. BNYC has selected Fresh2Def480 as the winner of the kicks category and E_Fresh as the winner of the fashion category!Fresh2Def480 will receive a brand new pair of these Nike SB Blazers:  E_Fresh will receive this Supreme long sleeve shirt:  Congrats to the winners and thank you BNYC for the support! Sneakerplay All Day! November 2, 2009
BNYC Sneakerplay GiveawayHey Sneakerplay!We’re excited to announce a new giveaway from one of our sponsors, BNYConline.com! BNYC is giving SP members a chance to take home a free pair of kicks, as well as a free fashion item from their online store. It’s easy to enter, all you have to do is: 1) Visit BNYConline within the next week 2) Pick out your favorite kicks and/or favorite piece of clothing in their online store 3) Share your favorite kicks (preferably an image and a link to the item) in the Kicks forums 4) Share your favorite fashion item (preferably an image and a link to the item) in the Fashion forums BNYC will pick one winner from each category (kicks and fashion) and will send the winners their new gear for FREE! Thanks BNYC for hooking SP members up! SP All Day! Note: One entry per category per member please. 
October 9, 2009
SNEAKERNESS VIENNA 10.10.2009Our friends over at Sneakerness are making their inaugural stop in Austria this weekend for Sneakerness Vienna on October 10th, 2009. This world-class sneaker event boasts a buy/sell/trade section, art workshops, lacing schools, brand booths and a Nike iD studio. Like their event earlier this year, they will also have Bobbito Garcia, aka Kool Bob Love, at the event. Definitely worth checking out for any members of our European Sneakerplay community!
September 28, 2009
Sneakerplay on Facebook - become a fanHey SP'ers,Just wanted to let everyone know that Sneakerplay is now on Facebook. Since most of you are on Facebook as well, this is a good way for you to further connect with fellow SP members (many of you have been asking for this). It's also a good way to get the Sneakerplay brand out there and to potentially attract more quality sneakerheads to the community. Show your SP pride by becoming a fan of the Sneakerplay page on Facebook! September 24, 2009
Welcome ayanti and djreality as new Sneakerplay moderatorsWith guidance from our OG moderator Goodman23, as well as feedback from other respected members of the site, we've selected ayanti and djreality as new Sneakerplay moderators. Please help us welcome them as they take on even more active roles within the SP community!Of course Goodman23 will be staying on as trusty SP mod, but will now have more help in order to keep Sneakerplay a positive site for members to enjoy. SP ALL DAY! September 19, 2009
A note to the SP communityDear Sneakerplay community,It’s been a while since you heard much from us. On behalf of my team, and from me personally, I sincerely apologize for that. Some personal things have been going on for all of us, and unfortunately, we were not able to make Sneakerplay a priority over the last couple months. Sometimes life throws you curveballs, and you have to deal with them as best you can. That said, going forward we’ll try to, at the very least, communicate better so that you’re all in the loop. We also apologize for the turmoil that took place on the forums in our absence. It’s unfortunate that the actions of a few people can adversely affect so many. We’ve done a lot of work in the background to help fix the situation. Fortunately things seem to be running much more smoothly now. Additionally, to help keep Sneakerplay a strictly positive community of tight-knit members, we’ll be adding a couple new moderators in the near future to help Goodman23. They are members that have been in good standing dating back nearly to the start of SP, so we think you’ll all be happy – more details to be announced soon. Lastly, we’d like to announce some improvements we’ve been working on in the background: 1) Increased photo limits and more flexible upload – You can now upload way more photos than before. It should also be easier to do so as we can now process much larger image sizes. - up to 100MB of photo uploads per month (that’s 4X the previous limit!) - up to 2500 x 1900 resolution for each photo - up to 3MB in size for each photo 2) Sneakerplay T-Shirts are 50% off, plus free shipping – We heard you. You want them cheaper. We agree. $15 per shirt (with shipping included) seems like a deal to us - we hope that you agree and that you wear your new SP shirts with pride. So again, we sincerely apologize for the absence and we appreciate your continued support of Sneakerplay. It’s your dedication that makes SP the special community that it is. -Brian and the SP team May 5, 2009
SNEAKERNESS 2009 - Premier European Sneaker Event For our European SP members, or anyone lucky enough to be in Switzerland next week, our friends over at Sneakerness have quite an event lined up for you. Sneakerness is a global event dedicated to the promotion and networking of the sneaker-culture, offering fans a platform to exchange sneakers, interact with fellow sneakerheads, and browse kicks from the most well-known fashion shops of Switzerland. The main event takes place May 9th starting at 1:00pm - get tickets here. Following the main event, Sneakerness is putting on an official afterparty featuring Bobbito Garcia (aka Kool Bob Love) and Clark Kent (aka Brooklyn’s Finest) - New York DJ legends and sneaker lovers themselves. Clark Kent is considered to be the discoverer of rap superstar Jay-Z. If this year's party is anything like their last one (pic below), it's sure to be a killer time!  Events like Sneakerness are proof that the sneaker culture truly is global, and we thank all of our international members for making Sneakerplay a more worldly community! April 7, 2009
Sneakerplay Fresh Start Giveaway WINNERS!Thanks to everyone who participated in our Fresh Start Giveaway, we had some amazing entries but we’ve narrowed it down to our three winners!#1 – POLITIK and SneakerNita's love at first profile comment! full story by POLITIK "My most memorable sneakerplay moment was the moment I told a "white girl" from montreal quebec, that she had nice lips......No and it wasn't in the crude way either... We are engaged and will be married by the end of 2010, So I say thank you to sneakerplay for bringing me the woman of my dreams and my Solemate for life!! full quote by SneakerNita "Sneakerplay is an online social network where the passion for sneakers bring together a vibrant group of avid collectors, enthusiasts, bloggers, designers, artists, boutique owners and urban trendsetters..." ....& Soulmates! Sneakerplay has been our everything for over a year, a sneaker connection, a mailman, a movie theatre even "the doorsteps to each others houses".... 1 yr later & we're still rocking matching kicks, living in our own little pad in Mtl, are engaged to get married in summer of 2010, & moving unto new adventures down to FL!!! Can it get ANY better!?!?!? Paulina & Paul SP Soulmates" #2 – CodeineKicks proving that your best friends may be closer than you think! quote by CodeineKicks "My most memorable moment on Sneakerplay has to be offering to meet someone up to sell a pair of shoes to them, and it actually ended up being one of my best friends who was buying them from me. We couldn't recognize each other from our pictures of shoes or anything on here, and what a surprise it was when we met up." #3 – Sumkiid showing that no matter how dysfunctional at times ;-), SP really is a family... full quote by Sumkiid "Hm there are so many memorable moments to me. Personally, SP is my second family. Throughout the time I've been here, I have been through a ton of problems. But every time I've had trouble, I'd come here and find a way to coup. SP has been there from my worst to my best. I've also made a few friends that are even closer to me. Friends that are the type that I'll still be talking to years from now. SP has brought me up when I was down." Honorable Mention – Goes out to Hux_The_Great for posting 12 times on the contest thread and for being mentioned in other peoples’ posts more than any other member! The winners will be contacted shortly by SP staff so that we can get you your prizes, and a huge thanks to everyone for participating. Sneakerplay All Day! |
