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Ticketing Startup SeatGeek Adds Android App

Black Friday may have just passed, but sports fans are always hunting for deals. The most desired item arguably on anyone’s wish list is tickets. Whether it’s moving down some aisles for a better view or digitally keeping track of games attended, technology has enabled fans to access sporting events in a manner of seconds. Smartphones ownership and usage impels a greater need for a mobile presence within the ticketing vertical.

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FanSided: An Oral History of the Next Big Sports Media Network

“Technology is best when it brings people together.” WordPress’ Founder, Matt Mullenweg, told TechCrunch his underlying philosophy throughout its decade-plus run as a company. Coding is arguably the most indispensable and accessible skill to learn in the 21st century. Yet, for the majority of people, code represents a foreign language they can’t comprehend. The work published on this medium, though, gravitates to any number of communities. As an open source blogging platform, WordPress serves as a pillar for journalism everywhere. Mullenweg realized early on, when writing the software, the importance to leave this property open for developers. By doing so, WordPress became a gateway for a lot of them to form their own websites as they desire, which, in turn,...

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How to Use Your Devices to Watch NBA Action Anywhere

As a fan of the NBA, there’s always that recurring problem when you’re loyal to a team that’s not the Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, or any other large market team, and that is that you can almost never find your team’s games on TV. Usually, the average fan will just […]

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Experience Teams Up with Live Nation and Ticketmaster Through Mobile

Like going to sporting events, concerts represent a communal effect unlike anything else. These moments fans tend to anticipate and cherish over simply watching or listening to songs at home. Whether it’s an athlete or musician on stage, sometimes fans can’t help the urge to get closer to the performance. Now, fans attending concerts will have the option to be accommodated in similar fashion as when they go to a game. Experience, an event-focused mobile technology company, recently announced an exclusive partnership with Live Nation and Ticketmaster that will integrate their seating upgrade tech across these music and ticketing giants’ app properties. This deal certainly is a significant one among the array of in-venue seat upgrade apps in the marketplace....

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