The World Surf League has to be “digital first” by default based on how its events rely on wave patterns and weather conditions. As a result, it can’t have a regular programming schedule with a traditional broadcaster. So after experimenting with Facebook Live over the past year, the WSL and Facebook announced this week that the surfing […]
Starting on Selection Sunday, fast food restaurant chain Wendy’s will be running a March Madness bracket campaign entirely on Twitter, it was announced Wednesday. With the integration on the social platform, NCAA basketball fans will have a few ways to create their own brackets via Wendy’s Twitter Direct Message and its Twitter account. Get The […]
On Thursday, Twitter announced it would be live streaming 1,500 hours of eSports content globally across more than 15 events in 2017. In a partnership with leading eSports companies ESL and DreamHack, Twitter will stream content around the ESL One, Intel Extreme Masters and DreamHack eSports tournaments, starting on March 4 at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice. Additionally, […]
As runners traverse the 26.2 miles of the Los Angeles Marathon on March 19, they’ll now be able to utilize over 40 on-demand location-based Snapchat Geofilters. Through a partnership between Snap, Inc. and the Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon, runners and spectators can now incorporate the marathon-themed overlays into the experience. Additionally, with more than 24,000 […]
Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon may have had the most tech-centric Slam Dunk attempt from Saturday’s NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest, but it was DeAndre Jordan who kept it socially-focused. Rapper and celebrity DJ Khaled, who documented Jordan’s entire first dunk on Snapchat, held a basketball in his other hand for the Los Angeles Clippers center […]
