Showing posts with label Basketball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Basketball. Show all posts

Tuesday

Raptors Social Media Night



It's the one and only Mark Cuban. Owner of Dallas Mavericks and Reality show superstar.

This past weekend I was invited to the 1st ever "Raptors Social Media" event. As you know I'm a fan of the Toronto Raptors and Social Media. To combine both interest was just an ultimate and unique experience for me. I find it interesting and smart that the Raptors organization has reached out to the fans using the Social Media channels. It's a level of engagement that is unprecedented within major sports organizations in Toronto. You will begin to see other teams follow suit. Open to anyone at a special discount via Social Networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook you had a chance to be invited to pre-game shootaround before the general public. This exclusivity brings value from a "Fans" perspective. We also received t-shirts from the @rtzfans who spearheaded this event in conjunction with the Toronto Raptors. If that wasn't enough we also got the opportunity to meet one of the players post game. In this case we met @Jerryd Bayless better know as the emerging young point guard for the Raptors. It was only fitting that he be the player selected for the postgame interview because he himself is an avid user of Social Media. He maintains his own blog and Twitter handle.


Shootaround. Practice makes perfect, right?





Here is Jerryd Bayless talking about playing in Toronto



Just want to Thank @RTZfans @Joelreilly @Nat77 @Bigthinkerjon @Raptors for making this all come together! Here's a quick look into the shootaround with Joel Reilly.



For more info on the night, check out RTZfans

Friday

NCAA on the Iphone



In the heat of March Madness a friend, "Mr. Currie from Jersey" alerted me of a new application for all you March Madness basketball fans. This software only works on WI-FI but you can stream the video from every game, live from your iphone. The cost is $4.99 and the application expires on April 6th, 2009. So if you are a baller go get this App now. Go North Carolina!!!
It's called CBS Sports NCAA MarchMadness On Demand.