Artificial intelligence chatbots are one area where technology continues to evolve rapidly within the sports business. Entering this space is the Perth Wildcats basketball club — the first National Basketball League team in Australia to launch a chatbot with the addition of its newest recruit, Wilbot, which is aiming to engage and build stronger relationships with […]
M-ND, an experiential marketing company, last week rolled out a brand new activation at the New York Mets game. They did so through a partnership with the B+ Foundation, an organization that supports children fighting cancer. In hopes of making the night more special for the kids, M-ND unveiled their social media photo-sharing backpacks. “On gameday, […]
A new social network is paying users to post — as long as their content is verified. OnG.Social, the social media platform of parent company OneName Global, Inc., allows users to create posts using a centralized dashboard that can then distribute those posts on a user’s other social networks — Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. These […]
A week before the start of the PGA Championship, there was a drone flyover, and it was streamed live on Facebook so fans could see the front nine holes at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. The drone took off two days earlier than expected, but once raindrops could be seen on the camera, the […]
Facebook has announced that it will introduce Watch, a new platform for users to watch shows consisting of episodes with live or recorded content. For some television viewers, that will mean the addition of yet another alternative place where they can find sports content. Watch will have plenty of live sports and sports-related video on-demand […]
