A fact of life for all of us in the media business is that you folks increasingly will be going to non-traditional places to get your information -- the days of waiting for the newspaper to arrive on your doorstep as your only source for news are long over.

That's one of the reasons you happen to be reading this thing, called a blog. And for sports fans, an alternative to traditional media are Web sites that are operated by sports leagues and sports teams. Arguably, they have an advantage of being single-purposed and better access to the central figures in that organization, namely the players, coaches and front office personnel.

We also hope that the audience finds value in what we at independent news organizations offer in terms of the expertise, professionalism, artistry and independence we try to bring to any subject. But that's a discussion for another time.

Right now, we want to point out that the Ravens have unveiled a new Web site design of their own with the main story of the moment being about new free agent acquisition Brendon Ayanbadejo, told in both words and a video interview, with the Ravens' Mike Duffy doing the reporting. There are also video clips of college players from the recent NFL combine and a roundup of opinions from draft experts about the Ravens' draft needs.

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