“Where are we?” “Who did we play in the last game?” “What is the date today?” Those are some of the questions N.F.L. players are asked after they are hit in the head during a game. Next season, they are coming to an iPad. The mandatory postinjury sideline concussion assessment tool, instituted for the 2012 Continue Reading →
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It’s a great time to be a baseball fan. Spring Training has begun and opening day is little over a month away. Major League Baseball is helping you stay more connected to your team with its updated At Bat app on Android and iOS. The app will also be ready for BlackBerry 10 by opening Continue Reading →
For many followers of Major League Baseball, the February 21st update of the MLB.com At Bat application heralded the arrival of baseball for the 2013 season. But for an unknown number of At Bat app users, it also meant an unexpected charge of $124.99 on their credit card. In 2012, the At Bat app changed Continue Reading →
One of our favorite sports apps on any platform, MLB At Bat 13, is getting a nice update with the release of its spring training edition. An initial set of features is live in the app, but it will be updated with even more on the start of the regular season. Last year there was Continue Reading →
Now that the dust has settled and regular games are starting back up again, it’s important to take note of one of NBA All-Star Weekend’s biggest winners. We’re not talking about Chris Paul. We’re definitely not talking about 2 Chainz. We’re talking, in fact, about Twitter CEO Dick Costolo. The NBA, more than any other Continue Reading →
Wish you could sneak into the locker room of your favorite National Football League (NFL) team or see what it’s like to run out of the tunnel on game day? Google announced on Friday it’s bringing NFL stadium imagery to Google Maps, starting with an inside look at where the Indianapolis Colts play. By searching Continue Reading →
If anything, the blackout during the Super Bowl confused things even more regarding where companies should target their communications to customers. A multi-modal approach still seems to be the answer. Okay, so the blackout— The lights went out in the Superdome in New Orleans during last Sunday’s game. Because it takes a while for stadium Continue Reading →
Shelly Palmer chats with Antwan Lewis and Juliet Huddy on Fox 5’s Good Day Wake Up about the high tech Super Bowl. Continue Reading →
The numbers are in, and it turns out that the Ravens weren’t Sunday’s big winners. As in most major televised events, viewers took to Twitter in droves, sending over 24.1 million tweets during Sunday night’s game. For comparison’s sake, when Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney in November, that six-hour window generated 23 million tweets. This Continue Reading →
This year’s Super Bowl started with the Ravens crushing the 49ers. Then after a 108-yard kickoff return by the Ravens at the beginning of the second half, a power outage delayed the game for more than 30 minutes. Following the delay, the 49ers got their mojo working and the two teams, and two brother coaches, Continue Reading →