Sports Techie

Tag: fan experience

  • CheckinLine Fan Engagement Platform Targeting More NCAA Users

    CheckinLine has created software that centers on fan data, profiling and insight, plus research, conversations and databases. Their virtual service imitates the physical act of “camping out” or “queuing up” for swag and provides an engaging platform for organizations (sports, ticketing and events) to communicate with fans/supporters/members in an efficient and pro-active manner. Ben Flavel, CheckinLine Founder and…

  • Win 15K When You Predict the Best March Madness Bracket Data Set

    Intel and Kaggle have teamed up to introduce the new March Madness Learning Mania competition. The winner of this NCAA tournament based contest earns $15,000, may that be a Sports Techie community blog reader. I had a terrific opportunity to learn about Kaggle’s competition-based platform and Intel’s Big Data push towards business applications that can predict…

  • Post Sochi: The Technology Behind the World’s Largest Sporting Event via iQ by Intel

    The sports technology integrated into the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Russia was mind blowing as was the over $50 billion International event price tag. I was privileged to once again write for iQ by Intel about a trending topic wrapped in sports tech for the Sports Techie community blog. Sports + Tech By…

  • Jeff Gordon Goes Undercover in #TestDrive2

    The Sports Techie community blog may recall that last year Jeff Gordon went undercover in a Chevy Camaro to surprise an unsuspecting car salesman with an impromptu “race” in the test car. It is hilarious how Gordon uses the Pepsi Max Can Cam and Glasses Cam to entertain nearly 41 million YouTube views since last March.…

  • Manchester City Football Club Partners with iON in Exclusive Video Content Deal

    The news out of London today that Manchester City Football Club announced a new partnership with iON Cameras is an opportunity for the Premier League team to enhance the fan and youth player experience using sports technology products. The deal centers on the brand famous for their Shoot/Share™ Wi-Fi connectivity and point-of-view (POV) cameras, becoming City’s Official…

  • Univision Deportes Will Utilize Deltatre Augmented Reality During FIFA World Cup Brazil

    Customers and sponsors of Univision Deportes can soon look forward to having the newest deltatre augmented reality technology inside their studio setting that features visually compelling graphics, insightful data and football tactical analysis in real-time, for their upcoming FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 broadcast. The Sports Techie community blog touches on how their in-studio sports coverage project to provide…

  • Digital Scout Added To PlayOn! Sports Company Portfolio

    Digital Scout was purchased by PlayOn! Sports on Friday February 14th. PlayOn! Sports is the nation’s premier high school sports media company located in Atlanta, Georgia. They are the largest rights holder, producer, and aggregator of high school sports events distributed across television, the Internet, and mobile devices in the United States. It is an…

  • iSoccer Digital Training Platform Launches Second Round of Funding

    The morphing of sports, technology and gaming has delivered the Sports Techie community blog a start-up company in San Francisco that goes by the name, iSoccer. Scott Leber, CEO and Founder, iSoccer, spoke to me about their pioneering sports tech business model and his recently launched second phase of funding that will meet the current…

  • Campus Insiders Showcases All-New Website With Multi-Year Partnership with Cadillac

    Campus Insiders (www.CampusInsiders.com), the leading digital content syndication source and online destination for college sports fans, announced today the redesign of its site and content offerings, and a multi-year partnership with Cadillac. The Sports Techie community blog is excited to share this breaking news as the college basketball season winds down and the NCAA March…