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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Frookie Speaks Out: “Yahoo! Sports: If You Can’t Stand the Heat Stay Off the Internet”
Apparently, sports social media is too much for one Yahoo Sports contributor to stand, and Yahoo Sports editors are clueless when it comes to timing. In a column titled Where Did the “Classy” Sports Fans Go?, Yahoo Sports contributor Elden Hardesty today writes about going online after Sunday's Baltimore Ravens versus Pittsburgh Steelers game on Nov. 6 and being shocked by online discussions Read More>>
Jersey Voters Overwhelmingly Support Sports Betting
New Jersey voters overwhelmingly supported sports betting at Atlantic City Casinos and state racetracks, paving the way for a legal challenge to Federal restrictions against legal sports betting on mobile devices. According to a Philadelphia Media Network report, the ballot initiative passed by greater than a two-to-one ratio. Republican Gov. Chris Christie says the initiative provides him Read More>>
Need to see if your team is Bowl Bound? There is an App for that.
ESPN updates Bowl tracking App ESPN has updated its ESPN Bowl Bound application, and the 2011 edition sports new features as well as the established features such as providing news, video and the ever important tweets about favorite teams. One key new feature, which works with users of the Watch ESPN mobile app, gives fans the option to stream live games on their mobile devices. Some of the Read More>>
Give Mojo Introduces Trash Talk Sports Social Media Game
Passion is what sports is all about. Just ask radio host Jim Rome. And that's what Give Mojo drives at with a new college football sports social media application that allows fans to select a game they want to participate in, and then let loose with competitive commentary. Called Give Mojo, the game has some interesting twists. After signing up with Facebook or Twitter, the interface allows you Read More>>
Monday’s Tech Tidbits: Motorola Edition
Motorola goes Xoom Xoom Motorola has added two Xoom models to its tablet offerings. Both Xoom 2 models run Google’s Honeycomb 3.2 version of the Android operating system that is designed for tablets. The Xoom 2 features a 8.2-inch display and the Xoom 2 Media Edition comes with a 10.1 inch display and runs on a 1.2GHz processor and includes 1GB RAM and 16GB of storage. They are now only available Read More>>
Verizon: MNF a ‘Big Draw’ for NFL Mobile App
The ability to watch Monday Night Football on your phone -- like tonight's game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears -- has drawn a lot of new fans to Verizon Wireless's NFL Mobile app, according to a company executive in charge of the service. "The NFL Mobile app is very popular, and we continue to see growth [in user numbers]," said Mitch Dornich, Verizon Wireless marketing Read More>>
No One Lies About Nittany Lions: Penn State Emerging As Sports Social Media Case Study
It may not be O.J. Simpson hiding in the back seat of a slow-moving, white Ford Bronco on Los Angeles freeways, but it may as well be. News that former Penn State college football coach Jerry Sandusky has been charged with 21 felony counts of abusing boys between 1994 and 2009, and that Penn State athletics director Tim Curley and Senior Vice President Gary Schultz allegedly perjured themselves Read More>>
CBS: 214,560 Online Viewers for LSU-Bama Sets New Record
Turns out we weren't the only ones sampling CBS Sports' free online broadcast of the LSU-Alabama game Saturday night: According to the network, the No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown attracted what it believes to be the biggest-ever online audience for a college football game, with a total of 214,560 unique viewers through both website and mobile-device application interaction. "CBSSports.com continues Read More>>
