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Chat Sports Embraces SnapChat With Ticket Giveaway Contest

Last week, Chat Sports became the first sports media company to embrace Snapchat for a ticket giveaway contest. For the chance to win free tickets to a game, fans had to get 5 friends to add Chat Sports  and have these 5 friends send a unique snap with the fan’s usersname and #gimmietickets. For those who don’t know, Snapchat is an app that allows users to snap a photo or video to send to a friend that disappears within moments after being viewed (hence the ghost logo). The idea is to share quick authentic moments with friends.

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CBS Sports Announces Fantasy Football Developer Challenge

By Justin Haddad— Email  |  Twitter  | Articles As someone who has been participating in fantasy sports since the age of seven, I find this to be extremely exciting and innovative for those individuals with this certain prowess. It was just announced that CBSSports.com would be presenting the first ever “developer challenge” directed at the fantasy sports industry. The CBSSports.com Fantasy Football Developer Challenge will incite companies and individuals in the fantasy sports arena, as well as the developer industry to generate apps that will be displayed and eventually used by fantasy football players.

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