On the West Coast in the middle of April, most people are thinking about the start of a new baseball season or the NBA playoffs. Will the Warriors earn back-to-back championships after making history in the regular season? How will I, as a fan, deal with the fact that Vin Scully will not be the […]
Facebook “chatbots.” No, not those AOL Instant Messenger chatbots of the mid-2000s—these chatbots will actually have the capability to interact with a business customers, leading to a wealth of possibilities for sports organizations and tech companies alike. Similar to the old AIM chatbots, these use special software to interact with a user, like how an […]
Facebook recently announced their 360-degree video technology at their annual F8 event, that was held this year on April 12th and 13th, in San Francisco. Surround 360, is ready to give people the chance to experience seamless 360-degree video like never before. And this could be exactly what sports fans and teams, have been waiting for. Get […]
To sell more tickets, Ticketmaster is partnering with Facebook to reach more potential customers. Ticketmaster is banking on the fact that more people spend more time on social media instead of websites when using their mobile device and therefore are going right to the source of content and engagement. For both Ticketmaster and Facebook this partnership makes sense […]
This season Facebook worked with the NCAA and numerous tournament teams to bring fans live content. They also teamed up with Turner to stream tonight’s game live in virtual reality via Facebook’s Oculus Rift headset. Clearly Facebook is making a big push into live sports as it positions itself to become not just a content […]
