Dr. Alex Fenton (University of Salford) and Guilherme Guimarães (Innovation at Grupo SBF / Founder at Block4 & Ativa Esporte) discuss Euro 2020, Copa America & social media. We also discuss Ben Brereton playing for Chile and Latin American players Read more…
In a much earlier post, I discussed my journey with computer games since the 1980’s. This post focusses specifically on a particular game, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BotW) on Nintendo Switch and thinking about travel and experiences when Read more…
What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a digital currency or cryptocurrency which has gained popularity since it started in 2009. It is owned and controlled by its users, peer to peer and has no central control like traditional currencies. It is Read more…
Alex Fenton (UK)University of Salford Guilherme Guimarães (Brazil)Ativa Esporte Christian Munaier (Brazil)Universidade de São Paulo Wasim Ahmed (UK)Newcastle University Introduction In our earlier white paper, Esports and Fan Engagement: Brazil vs England, we highlighted the growth of esports and compared Read more…
The term Internet of Things (IoT) dates back to 1999 and has become more popular in recent times to describe the network of various devices connected to the Internet. A poll on Consumer Affairs showed that although 70% of people owned Read more…
In part 3 of this blog post series about digital sport and fan engagement, we turn our attentions to the growing field of esports. Playing video games competitively has been around since arcade and home computer gaming became popular in Read more…
Digital technology is developing at an incredible rate and its impact on sports fans over the last decade has been nothing short of spectacular. In part 2 of this blog post series of digital sport & fan engagement, we turn Read more…
Part 1 of this blog post series of digital sport and fan engagement covers sports clubs and social media. It discusses the way in which clubs and players use social media platforms in order to reach fans and build their Read more…
Digital sport for fan engagement is a growth area as sports clubs and players seek to use new technologies to build their brands and reach new audiences. The business of sport is huge. To give some idea of the scale Read more…
In this final part of our digital sport and fan engagement series, we discuss smartphone apps. With around 4 billion smartphones on the planet, this provides an incredible opportunity for sports clubs to engage with fans on a global scale. Read more…