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#CoolJob: Business Development Executive @ We Play

Sports social media agency, WePlay, are looking for a Business Development Executive for a full-time role in London.

New club app from Football League the answer to match-day internet access?

TribeHive is a business spun out from the Digital Stadium project run by the University of Sussex. Now being trialled at 6 different clubs, the technology looks to use smartphones to enhance stadia connectivity. One of the big issues faces clubs at the moment

Wimbledon 2014: A Digital Review

At the last Digital Sport London event we were lucky enough to have with us the AELTC’s Content & Communication Manager Alexandra Willis who gave some great insights and stats from this year’s championships [slides included]

City’s fan engagement loud and clear with social media voice messaging service

Barclays Premier League Champions, Manchester City, have expanded their global social media presence by joining the leading voice messaging service, Bubbly.

Manchester United launch ‘Social Media Hub’

Manchester United have been slowly expanding their efforts on social media with a new release that brings together all their channels into one place with their new Social Media Hub

Arsenal breaks 4m fans to become 3rd most followed sports team on Twitter

Over the last 12 months Arsenal have seen a rise in follower numbers on Twitter launch from 2.2m to just over 4m. This makes them the third most followed sports

Formula E launches, complete with social media ‘Fanboost’ feature

Formula E is the newest racing championship to launch and it has social media at its core. This week they’ve announced ‘Fanboost’ where fans can actually influence the outcome of the races!

Is Sponsorship being devalued by Social Media?

Does the traditional sponsorship model need altering to include further digital rights and should sponsors be negotiating harder to get this cover? Tom Kelk takes a look at this years FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Team GB launch interactive Pinterest Map showing history at the Olympic Games

Today, Team GB have launched an interactive Pinterest Map which looks at its entire history at the Olympic Games. From Launceston Elliot in Athens 1896 to the men’s curling Silver at Sochi 2014 and all the medals won in-between

NBA and Google team up to bring fans Google Hangouts live during the NBA Draft

NBA have teamed up with Google+ to give fans greater access by allowing them the opportunity to speak live with the top draft picks using Google+ Hangouts just moments after the players have been selected