This is an exciting time for sports fans as football is right around the corner. Now during the NFL Draft, fans can Sqor some exclusive content from the athletes themselves!
Sqor is a new sports social platform that will connect fans directly to the athletes. It is a channel for professional athletes to communicate with their fan base rather than posting on Facebook and Twitter. “Our goal is to facilitate the relationship between fans and the professional athletes,” says Social Marketing Manager Liz Kantor.
We have all been there before. Heading to the game and then making a move towards more promising vacancies in the lower level shortly after tip-off or first pitch. Squatting in empty seats closer to the court or playing field will usually get you thrown out by an usher or embarrassed by the actual ticketholder. Well, now there’s an app for that. Launched in November 2012, LetsMoveDown revolutionizes the fan experience by providing in-game seating upgrades and exclusive rewards such as concessions coupons and merchandise discounts directly to iOS- or Android-supported mobile devices. LetsMoveDown generates a new revenue stream back to the home team, helps offset the costs associated with “no-show seats” (seats left empty by ticketholders that don’t show...
Michigan. Louisville. Wichita State. Syracuse.
These four universities have punched their tickets and are heading down to Atlanta for the Final Four. Michigan hasn’t advanced this far in the Big Dance since a team dubbed the Fab Five. Louisville is making consecutive trips after participating last year in New Orleans. Wichita State, the lone Cinderella remaining, follows the trend of a ninth seed or higher reaching the national semifinals within the last three seasons. And a decade has gone by from the time when Syracuse’s last appearance led by someone named Carmelo Anthony.
Florida Gulf Coast’s #DunkCity and Wichita State’s Final Four appearance have surely taken the nation by storm these last few weeks. Both Cinderella runs benefited from the advances in technology, be it social media and mobile. George Mason’s historic trip in 2006 seems like a distant memory that one has to check YouTube for any remnants. I’m sure they wish their Big Dance story was talked about then through the sundry of outlets available at that time. In fact, Twitter’s Founder, Jack Dorsey, sent out his first tweet during March Madness seven years ago and now half of the 165 million users access the platform via mobile; and there’s about 3 billion more mobile phones by comparison today as noted...
If your Simple Bracket or printed out bracket hasn’t been busted by now, then you’re simply from another planet.
There are still some bets to be made off this Final Four Weekend. But, by and large, college basketball season is over and baseball enters into sports fans’ minds. Last night, the Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers with a final score of 8-2 in MLB’s Opening Night. The Astros debut in the American League isn’t the only new highlight this baseball season, though.