The most clicked stories from this week’s #Sports include the 1st team to sell tickets through Facebook, the marketing Super Bowl, a new app called ExpApp, the Warriors’ Social Media Night, and social media on NCAA national signing day.

 
1. New York Red Bulls to Sell Tickets via Facebook

The Major League Soccer side are the first professional team to allow fans to purchase match day tickets through a bespoke Facebook ticketing app. Not only can fans buy their tickets, but they can also reserve seats for friends and family, so should you want to sit together, the system will reserve the seats nearby and message friends/family with the option to buy their reserved seats…

 
2. The Marketing Super Bowl: From Playbook to Hall of Fame

…We know it’s a big day for you, marketing professionals, and in that spirit Insightera has put together a Super Bowl infographic, below, detailing not the impending showdown between Ravens and 49ers, but the daily battles you face in marketing…

 
3. Get Closer to the Game with ExpApp

… Experience, an Atlanta-based start-up, has the solution to this issue with the ExpApp. This app enables franchises the flexibility to offer an in-game seat upgrade option to their fans. This feature is currently available with 11 teams, like the Los Angeles Clippers and the University of Tennessee, and will include the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Falcons later this year…

 
4. Warriors wear Twitter Handles on Warm-Ups for ‘Social Media Night’

The Warriors showed a little Silicon Valley influence during a 113-93 win over the Suns on Saturday, wearing warm-up shirts bearing Twitter handles and hashtags as part of “Social Media Night.” The blue-and-gold shooting shirts featured the team’s @Warriors handle with the hashtag #LETSGOWARRIORS on the front. The players’ handles appeared on the back of the shirt…

 
5. Is Social Media Taking the Surprise out of National Signing Day?

Sweaty, savage, steadfast and often sauced, NFL fans are an interesting bunch indeed. Who are they? Where do they come from? And what, generally speaking, is their deal? These are mysteries to which we may never truly have answers, but a slew of data released by Facebook on Monday does yield some fascinating insight into NFL fans’ online behavior…

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• Twitter Gives Players a Peek into the Fickle Nature of Fans
• Illinois Basketball Craziness Knows no End
• NFL Cheerleader makes Video Rebuking Hating Fans
• BBC Launches First Sports App For International Fans
• Ravens Use Ipads for Super Bowl Prep

 
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