The Walt Disney Co. is investing $250 million in DraftKings Inc., an online fantasy sports business. Finding a league to play fantasy sports is not a difficult task, however what makes DraftKings unique is that it is not like the leagues that ESPN, Yahoo, or CBS have. DraftKings, allows people to compete for real money. […]
ESPN just recently celebrated its thirty-fifth anniversary, but this isn’t stopping them from keeping a fresh and up-to-date image of its brand. Formerly known as ESPN ScoreCenter, the worldwide leader’s mobile application is now simply referred to as ESPN. While losing some of its title, the app also has shed some of the clutter associated […]
Twitter. Instagram. Facebook. Snapchat. All social media outlets that are vying for the attention of Generation Y and beyond, and major companies are all taking notice and figuring out how to get into the action. In particular, Snapchat has launched a new content service called “Discover,” which enables large corporations to engage with its users, […]
Where would we be without GIFs? The compact video picture file is a staple of the modern Internet, and the lifeblood of BuzzFeed. It’s also primarily how we watch highlights of sports online these days. People don’t even have time to watch the whole SportsCenter cut-up, which is still just a few plays a game. […]
Only a couple of weeks have started for college football to enter the sports scene; and this season already has unparalleled excitement because of the unique circumstances surrounding it. Since its creation in 1998, the Bowl Championship Series – BCS – has stirred up fierce controversy on an annual basis. By combining computer polls with the human eye test, the BCS determined the final two teams that would compete in the national championship game. During the weeks heading into the final rankings, teams would attempt to make their resume appealing in comparison to others by any means necessary; whether it was by taking care of business against their tougher competition or mercilessly running the score up on their mediocre opponents....
