Vine, the social platform best known for six-second NBA highlight reels and crushing UFC finishes, is shutting down its operation in the upcoming months. Vine announced Thursday it would soon be discontinuing its mobile app but maintaining the website. The news came in conjunction with Twitter laying off nine percent of its workforce (350 employees) despite […]
Twitter held its Q3 earnings call Thursday morning and addressed a number of topics, including the social platform’s live streaming deal with the NFL for 10 Thursday Night Football games. The most telling statistic from the call is that 70 percent of live stream viewers are under the age of 35, a number that the […]
Earlier this summer, the NBA and Turner Sports announced the creation of two new live weekly shows that would air exclusively on Twitter throughout the 2016-17 season. On Tuesday, it was revealed that “The Starters Twitter Show” and “The Warmup” would complement Turner’s traditional linear coverage of the league. Both 30-minute shows will be produced […]
The NBA announced that it has renewed and expanded its partnership with Snapchat to include more coverage of key games and fans attending games being able to use NBA-themed Bitmojis and Lenses. At games, your Bitmoji will have more outfits to choose from than the usual Forever 21, Bitmoji Casual and Bergdorf Goodman choices. With the NBA’s […]
Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops recently admitted he doesn’t usually sleep for 24 hours after a Sooners game because he is so hyped up on adrenaline. And in order to fill the time, he’ll pull out the trusty iPad and start critiquing the game. Stoops offered up some fun facts Tuesday night during his weekly […]
