Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and Seat Bid are promoting the online ticket bidding marketplace by offering fans the chance to bid on two of Ballmer’s baseline courtside seats for the team’s Feb. 15 home game against the Atlanta Hawks. Ballmer hopes to drum up interest in Seat Bid, which he referred to as […]
While sites like Players’ Tribune and Uninterrupted look to create a player’s voice in the printed word or the visual, the spoken word in the form of podcast may be taking hold as well as a medium for regular expression, and even news. Now, podcasting as a medium is not new but it is certainly […]
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Technology and sports seem to collide more and more each day–instant replay, stadium experience, and performance have all been impacted. But technology may be impacting sports in a subtle way as well: through the men and women handing out the paychecks.
In the wake of Donald Sterling’s downfall, Steve Ballmer has made a bid to purchase the Los Angeles Clippers. This sale will put Ballmer, former Microsoft Chief Executive Officer, within a growing crowd: techies who have found a second life in major sports.