Jim and John Harbaugh will square off in Super Bowl 47 at the Superdome in New Orleans, LA on February 3rd
Every Friday, SportTechie delivers a collection of technology and social media happenings from the past week in sports to keep our readers up-to-date on the continuous innovations of the industry. This week we look into: how the NFL is pressuring a man to give up some pretty value trademarks for this years Super Bowl, how the Manti Te’o episode is a learning experience for many college athletics around the country, how Ooyala is teaming up with ESPN to beef up the Twitter presence of SportsCenter, and a look at how the San Francisco 49ers are winning the social media battle with Ravens nine days before the Big Game.
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- NFL Pressures man over “Harbowl” and “Harbaugh Bowl” Trademark
- Ads for Super Bowl ads Build Social-Media Buzz
- Social to Play Second String on Game Day Marketers debate value of Twitter, Facebook in Super Bowl mix
- Manti Te’o episode compels teams to advise players about social media
- Ooyala’s new Twitter Card support turns your Twitter feed into ESPN SportsCenter
- Edmonton Oilers Dominating Social Media
- Target Skips Super Bowl Commercial in Favor of Mobile Game
- FitStar Announces First App Featuring NFL Legend Tony Gonzalez
- Social Media: NHL is Hardly on the Radar
- San Francisco 49ers Win Social Media Super Bowl
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