PlayUp: The App for Sports Fans Seeking Sports Fans to Discuss 20k Live Games in Real-Time

The Super Bowl will be played in less than two weeks, the NBA, NHL, soccer leagues around the world and other sports in the midst of their seasons, and MLB pitchers and catchers reporting in less than a month, for fans of sport there’s no shortage of games to watch and scores to follow. For fans who want to not only watch and...

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LeBron James to enhance shopping experience in his new store – “Unknwn” – with 45 iPads

LeBron James, star of the Miami Heat, and one of (if not the) faces of the NBA, has a new shoe store – “Unknwn” – which will use Apple’s iPad to make buying your next pair of over-priced shoes more enjoyable than ever.  “Unknwn” will feature 45 iPads at kiosks, offering customers an interactive...

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NFL teams draft iPad to help them succeed

When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad he stressed that the device’s possibilities were limitless. Over a year and a half after the original iPad’s release we’re just beginning to scratch the surface of the tablet’s potential. The NFL has been among the first leagues to start implementing tablets into the day-to-day operations...

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Trying to save money? Do NOT attend a NFL game in person

Nov 20, 11 Trying to save money? Do NOT attend a NFL game in person

Posted by in Business, Infographics, News, Research, Sports

Despite their attempts to connect with fans using social media, you should NOT attend a NFL game in person if you want to save money. As we’ve profiled, many NFL franchises are worth more than a small nation and yet the owners of these teams still want more money, your money. The infographic below from Mint demonstrates in...

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Your favorite NFL team may be worth more than a small nation

  Following a lockout where NFL owners and players, billionaires and millionaires respectively, argued over amounts of money that would make the average fan’s head spin, football is back and so are the huge profits to teams and paychecks to players. The infographic below from Mint, takes Forbes’ valuation of each NFL team,...

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The Fantasy Sports Economy

Oct 30, 11 The Fantasy Sports Economy

Posted by in Infographics, News, Research, Sports

Fantasy sports are played in droves be it fantasy baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer or one of the most popular variants which many (myself included) will have their eyes on today, fantasy football.   A fantasy sport is defined as: “A game where participants act as owners to build a team that competes against other...

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