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That’s how fast NASCAR zoomed atop the technology scene to improve its sport. They recently earned the IBC2012 Innovation Award for the Content Management sector. For those who may not be familiar, the IBC (International Broadcasting Convention) Awards, “encapsulate everything that is positive about electronic media and entertainment, highlighting collaboration and those who push boundaries,” per the ibc.org website. NASCAR teamed up with Telestream’s video content, Quantum’s data management, and CineSys’ disk storage to produce a video capture-and-replay system.
According to Twitter-Athletes.com, there are 34 NASCAR drivers on twitter. Which two drivers have the most followers? 1. Juan Pablo Montoya — 135,692 followers 2. Michael Waltrip — 36,780 followers Also, interesting to note that (new to NASCAR) Danica Patrick has 124,692 followers…
Johnny Buck, with the Martinsville Bulletin, writes an interesting article today on how Twitter is now allowing NASCAR fans to reconnect with today’s drivers on a personal level. He writes… “As NASCAR exploded in popularity over the last two decades, however, drivers became less accessible, their schedules filled with countless corporate events and their public […]
