FLAGSHIP SERIES: STADIUM TECH REPORTS
Introducing: The Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey!
To all stadium, arena, ballpark, race track, concert-hall, convention-center, airport, casino and other large public venue owners, operators and administrators and deployers of connectivity technology: We need you! That is, we need you to take our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, a vehicle designed to find out "where we're at, and where we're going" when it comes to connectivity technology and the business Read More>>
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AT&T: Super Bowl Crowd Breaks Wireless Data-Sending Records
It was expected to be one of the biggest wireless-data events ever, and according to AT&T the folks attending Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis Sunday didn't disappoint, with AT&T's customers breaking company records for wireless communications from the big game. According to statistics provided by AT&T, customers using AT&T smartphones, tablets and other devices inside Lucas Oil Stadium Read More>>
2012 London Olympics has Social Media, Blogging and Internet Guidelines
If you are not headed to the London 2012 Olympic Games and are would like to hear directly from the athletes rather that watch hours of canned filler from the networks the International Olympic Committee is way ahead of you. It has published a set of guidelines that it wants followed for the use of social media but the nice thing about the guidelines is that the Olympics also specifically says Read More>>
NCAA’s March Madness Connects With Facebook
I was reading an interesting piece in Mashable about a partnership between Facebook and the NCAA in regards to the March Madness tournament that featured a fan contest and so I hustled on over to participate. I imagined glory in my picking ability; after all I was first in my pool last year. Well at least after the first day, overall I finished dead last which one fellow member told me was Read More>>
Mobile Sports Report TechWatch: Smartphones Outsell PCs, Tablets
There was a battle of opinions last week between Symantec and Lookout Security in regards to a bit of code that is attached to a select number of apps as to if it was malware or not. Symantec said that the code, called Android.Counterclink was malicious software and warned users off a number of apps that contained the offending code. Meanwhile a rebuke came from Lookout Security which said that Read More>>
Super Bowl’s Social/Mobile Angles Don’t Move the Needle
My quick post-game take on the whole "social Super Bowl" angle is that I don't think any of the ad campaigns really moved the social-networking needle. Though I missed part of the first quarter I didn't see any ads that asked for an online audience interaction, which might have been fun. And the mobile game platforms, both NBC's website broadcast and Verizon's NFL Mobile app, were so far behind Read More>>
Friday Grab Bag: Does Facebook make no Money on Mobile?
Is a patent war in Google’s future? No not the one with Apple that it appears to be fighting by proxy but rather one where it uses the patents it will acquire in its Motorola Mobility acquisition. The Guardian puts forward a well reasoned piece that strongly suggests that this is the only way that the company can recoup its $12.5bn investment. The most recent financial statement from Read More>>
NFL Stars Steven Jackson, Stevie Johnson Will ‘Hang Out’ On PlayUp for Super Bowl
Fan-interaction app PlayUp has recruited NFL stars Steven Jackson and Stevie Johnson to "hang out" during Sunday's Super Bowl, when fans can message and follow the stars' take on the big game between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. Rams running back Jackson, owner of seven straight 1,000-yard seasons, can be found Sunday on PlayUp under the username "sj39," while Buffalo's Read More>>
Golden State Warriors Giving Fans Instant Social Media Payoffs
With a new coach in Mark Jackson and some new owners at the helm the Golden State Warriors are trying hard to forge a new way to make the NBA playoffs. But while the team so far is struggling to find a winning combination on the court, in the world of social media the Warriors are scoring big with some well-thought promotions that are giving fans instant gratification -- like going on the court to Read More>>
