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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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Atlanta Falcons Announce Plans For Tech Savvy New Stadium

The  NFL’s stadium building craze is in full force and it looks like the latest gridiron masterpiece will be making its way to downtown Atlanta. Team officials announced yesterday that 360 Architecture presented its’ vision to the Georgia World Authority on Monday and the plans were approved. The mock-ups are nothing short of extraordinary. NFL […]

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Is Cavs Owner Dan Gilbert The Next Sports Tech Visionary?

Dan Gilbert is the entrepreneurship messiah for the Rust Belt. His latest endeavor through the start-up accelerator, Bizdom, could become a game-changer for the future of sports technology. Gilbert, majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers and lover of comic sans, launched Bizdom, a non-profit start-up accelerator for tech firms, in Detroit in 2007 and opened […]

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