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Earlier this month the team joined the growing list of businesses and organizations that have their own World Wide Web sites on the Internet. The site is open 24 hours a day, year-round, and contains news and features about the team, its players and the Dodger organization. The team operates under the corporate name of Los Angeles Dodgers Inc., which is privately owned by Peter O'Malley
The Web site was developed over a two-month period by Only Multimedia Network Inc. in Studio City, a high-tech company that specializes in designing so-called "home pages" on the Internet. The World Wide Web is a part of the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises global computer communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. . Live-time broadcasts, or replays, of games will not be shown on the site, but users will be able to follow the progress of contests through line scores that are flashed on the screen. Among the items included in the site are a three-dimensional tour of Dodger Stadium • • [ in Chavez Ravine. The tour includes visits to the players' locker room and manager Tommy Lasorda's office. There are also videos about the team and players, plus daily game notes and press releases, and a section on the history of the team, with features on many former Dodgers. Something for the kids Other Web features include a section for children, with baseball tips from current players, a fans' forum where people can send questions and comments to the organization, and a "store" where fans can purchase team merchandise and collectibles. The Web site also has a general baseball area with stories and news on the sport from around the world. John Sloatman, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of OMNI OMNI Omnidirectional OMNI Organising Medical Networked Information OMNI Opportunities for Micronutrient Interventions Project OMNI Operating Missions as a Node on the Internet (NASA networking project) , noted that Dodger fans around the world will be able to get a bird's-eye view of the stadium any time of day from a camera mounted on the highest point of the facility right behind home plate. The camera is turned on 24 hours a day, he said, except during games. On home game days, the Web site will feature pre- and post-game live events, like interviews with players and coaches. Things like pre-game batting practice will be shown with the camera in back of home plate. But, he said, the actual game will be not shown. Showing a game either live or on tape raises all sons of questions concerning broadcast contracts with both Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. and the Dodgers. Barry Stockhamer, the Dodgers vice president of marketing, declined to say how much the Dodgers spent to create the Web site. To have a company like OMNI design a Web site can cost from about $100,000 to more than $I million. Michael Bernstein, vice president of business development and new ventures in the licensing division of New York-based Major League Baseball, said as of last week 16 of the 28 teams have Web sites. "More teams are adding Web sites all the time. If they don't have them now, they're thinking about them." The Dodgers Web site address is http://www.dodgers.com. |
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