While some believe that the Warriors are tanking in order to move into a potentially better lottery position and so keep the pick, the team and its new owners are definitely still working to connect with fans with the latest effort a mobile app.
The team has launched an app, Golden State Warriors Mobile, now free at the iTunes store. The app pretty much does what you would expect by providing scores, schedules access to buying tickets, videos and the ability to connect to a variety of social media related to the team.
The team is not unique in this as a quick look through the iTunes store shows that several other teams have apps such as the New Your Knicks and the Utah Jazz and this is a good move because so many fans now use their smartphones and tablets, to increasingly access information on their teams online.
Not surprisingly for a franchise that has had a recent history of failure and uncaring owners, the Warriors can and do get beaten up online quite a bit. However that has not stopped it from using a variety of social media avenues to connect with its fans.
In other news it looks like the Warriors may join the exodus out of Oakland as the team has been reportedly seeking a site in San Francisco for a new arena. If the proposed site they are looking at works out it will have them joining the Giants on San Francisco’s waterfront.
[…] my mind, a real social media night would offer something tangible and fan-specific, like the Golden State Warriors’ events where fans stay after a game for a Q&A session with a real player, or get to go on the court […]