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Redskins App Will Give Season Ticket Holders Team News Before Media

The Washington Redskins’ FedEx Field does not have a storied reputation for a good fan experience. It is a stadium and experience that is relatively unchanged over the years, and plays to some of the NFL’s most undesirable fan personalities. Redskins’ president Bruce Allen recently announced plans to change this perception with an e-mail to […]

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Verizon Extends NFL Play to Foursquare; Lands Fios as Advertiser

  (Mashable) The expansion of NFL Play to FourSquare presents an opportunity for the NFL to solidify its relationship with fans in attendance, by giving them the ability to win prizes and contests only available via the app. FourSquare simultaneously benefits from the $1 billion deal since it is poised to experience more traffic from people who may not have been active users, but decide to download the application in order to enjoy the rewards presented by NFL Play.

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#NFLTechSeries 2013: Washington Redskins

(Patrick McDermott/Getty Images North America) Our 2013 NFL Tech Series provides a quick hit of tech insight on all 32 NFL teams up until kickoff of Week 1 of the regular season. Each feature includes the latest tech advances implemented by the organization in the effort to advance the team’s success… in a wide variety of venues. Stadium experience, fan engagement, mobile technologies, player performance and health, statistical data gathering and analysis… any and all aspects of the organization’s procedures in the effort to find success in the NFL is on the table. We’re uncovering those efforts, investigating those innovations and pondering the benefit they might provide, for the team, players and fans alike… today and looking forward. Today’s focus...

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