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  • Drones In Sports Are Evolving Into A Low-Cost Competitive Advantage

    Drones In Sports Are Evolving Into A Low-Cost Competitive Advantage Drones in sport are a global trend the Sports Techie community blog is excited to cover with our investigation into this sports technology product pioneered by Arch Aerial, LLC. Kelly McClinton, Arch Aerial, Digital Marketing Manager, reached out via our Twitter handle and shared information…

  • Your 2014 GSS Start-Up Competition Finalists

    The Global Sports Symposium (GSS) Pitch Competition gives sport start-ups crucial exposure to top agencies, teams, leagues, and entrepreneurs in the sports industry plus the chance to win up to one month’s worth of advisory services from 1010 Capital, a global merchant bank that focuses on incubating, advising and investing in consumer brands and ventures…

  • Chelsea FC Manager Jose Mourinho To Train 5 Lucky Soccer Fans

    Jose Mourinho has partnered with Yahoo! Sports to give fans from across the world a special opportunity to meet and train with him at Chelsea and they wanted to let our Sports Techie community blog readers know about the opportunity. All that football fans need to do is submit a 10-second video of their most…

  • MLB PrePlay Enhances Second Screen, Fan Experience And Sponsor ROI

    The sports technology suite of PrePlay free apps allows you and your Sports Techie friends to predict every play of every game and earn currency while watching live sport broadcasts. MLB PrePlay is off to its second year and is the official Major League Baseball prediction game. The New York startup had 25 million predictions…

  • 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…

  • Get the Education You Need to Succeed in the World of Sports

    Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald knows that he will eventually have to retire from the NFL. To improve his chances of having a successful career after pro sports, the wide receiver has enrolled in online classes at the University of Phoenix. Motivated by a promise he made to his mother, Fitzgerald chose to pursue his…

  • Best, Brightest And Worst Major League Baseball Executives Of All Time

    The Evolution of the Major League Baseball General Manager has swung from former players to more education driven and sports tech advocating GMs. Sophia Barber from Sports-management-degrees.com shared the Infographic below with the Sports Techie community blog titled, “Play Ball! The Best, Brightest and Worst Baseball Executives of All Time.”  “Play Ball! The Best, Brightest and Worst…

  • Wayin Helps Clients Capture, Curate and Display Social Media Content For Fans, Advertisers And Sponsors

    How did Scott Johnson you go from golfing with Sun Microsystems founder and buddy Scott McNealy, to founding his own company that is Twitter Certified and worked alongside with the Denver Broncos all Super Bowl XLVIII season long, while Scott serves as Chairman? The Sports Techie community blog was able to speak with Kelsey Cullen,…