Sports fans indulge in one month of madness for the NCAA basketball tournament. Whether or not their schools are in the tournament or not, fans fill out their brackets and follow the action all the way to the Final Four. This year, the NCAA has partnered with Tagboard, a social media platform that uses hashtags to […]
Sacramento Kings forward Anthony Tolliver and former NBA players Steve Blake and Caron Butler have invested in the social network app, Arbit, which works to connect users with their friends, brands and favorite athletes and celebrities through photo-polling. Users are able to create photo polls in the “Ask Arbit” upload screen, and the photos will automatically be […]
This week on SportTechie Now, MLS becomes the next professional league to stream games on a social media platform. March means baseball is almost here, and two performance trackers made big strides this week. For more in-depth looks at these stories, read the following articles: MLS and Univision to Stream Games on Facebook Live AAU Announces […]
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg found himself in a unique situation earlier this week as he rode both shotgun and drove a race car with NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt, Jr., approaching speeds of 175 mph. On Zuckerberg’s latest destination as he tours every state in 2017, he made a pit stop at Hendrick Motorsports before heading to Charlotte […]
The National Lacrosse League and Twitter announced on Wednesday a two-year exclusive live streaming partnership where Twitter will broadcast NLL “Games of the Week” during the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Additionally, playoffs, highlight footage and Champion’s Cup games will be delivered for free on Twitter.com for fans in the United States and Canada. Games live […]
