Tag: US Open

  • IBM Sports Tech Twitter Chat With Sports Techie And IBMer Jim Rushton

    IBM Sports Tech Twitter Chat With Sports Techie And IBMer Jim Rushton The first IBM Global Technology Services (GTS) Twitter Chat of 2016, on Tuesday, January 5 at 1PM EST, covers sports and technology. The social conversation will be co-hosted by me and current IBMer Jim Rushton, Global Leader / Partner, Sports and Entertainment Practice at IBM…

  • NBA, Turner Sports And NextVR Pioneer Virtual Reality Video For Fans

    NBA, Turner Sports And NextVR Pioneer Virtual Reality Video For Fans The National Basketball Association, Turner Sports and NextVR are pushing sports technology, virtual reality, sponsorship and the fan experience to new levels opening night when fans of defending NBA league champions, the Golden State Warriors and everyone else outside located Oracle Arena watching publically…

  • Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams Are Most Socially Marketable Before Wimbledon

    Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams Are Most Socially Marketable Before Wimbledon Adobe Digital Index Wimbledon 2015 analytics say Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are the top socially marketable tennis players making them the most likely male or female professional tennis players to sign with a sports-related endorser. ADI used a data sample from five million…

  • Plenty of Sports to Watch During the Summer

    Plenty of Sports to Watch During the Summer Feel like your sports watching goes into hibernation after the Super Bowl? Unbelievably, there is life post-season. Why not take on a new sport? There are plenty of sports to watch throughout summer, and you can start right now because the 2015 sports viewing season is in…

  • Kei Nishikori Play Tests Wilson’s “The Burn” Racket And The Court Can’t Contain Him

    Kei Nishikori Play Tests Wilson’s “The Burn” Racket And The Court Can’t Contain Him Wilson Tennis and Japanese superstar, Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open winner, have partnered up on “The Burn” racket. Because of his baseline dominance, this new performance racket was launched together with a funny YouTube video on the Wilson Tennis channel.…

  • Tennis Players Social Media Popularity – Infographic

    Tennis Players Social Media Popularity – Infographic Tennis players love social media because they get to engage with followers via their Facebook fan page and Twitter handles about their game, sponsors and loyal or new fans. The Sports Techie community blog has discussed this tennis topic in the past so it comes as no surprise…

  • SignalShare Expands LiveFi Offering to Create the First End-to-End Audience Engagement Platform for Live Events

    SignalShare Expands LiveFi Offering to Create the First End-to-End Audience Engagement Platform for Live Events The Sports Techie community blog last spoke to Signal Share, a top provider of mobile engagement solutions for mass audiences and live events back in March of 2013, so it was our pleasure to reconnect and chat with Joe Costanzo,…

  • Science on the Course Infographic: The Physics of Golf by Quicken Loans

    Science on the Course Infographic: The Physics of Golf by Quicken Loans Golf is as fun for professionals as it is for amateurs and casual players, you just never know exactly where the ball will go. My brother is the golf head in our family. Most all the Sports Techie community blog readers and followers are either…

  • The Tennis Show 2014 Sports Tech Products And Services

    The Tennis Show 2014 Sports Tech Products And Services Innovative sports technology will be on display at The 2014 Tennis Show in New York City, held at the Grand Hyatt in New York City and in conjunction with the Tennis Teachers, for the benefit of the Industry. This unprecedented event plans to invigorate the end…