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Hashtag Hail Mary: Social Media Blitzes The Super Bowl

Advertising is always big business at the Super Bowl. Now companies like GM are working with Facebook, Twitter, iPhones, and Androids to make it even bigger.READ»

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How Tweeting Can Get You Fired

As the Department of Defense revisits its social-media policy (it simply calls for the secure use of sharing technologies), it has plenty of other industries' mistweets to learn from.READ»

Turning Your Business Into A People Magnet With Lessons From The NFL

How committed are your employees to your business? How much do they value their job with your organization? Are positions at your company always in high demand? The NFL has a thing or two to teach us about making a business into a magnet for talented and passionate employees.READ»

How UGG Got Its Y Chromosome Back

UGG, maker of the iconic Australian sheepskin boots that became beyond ubiquitous for women, wants to get back in touch with its original customer: dudes. To do so, it enlisted the help of fleet-footed Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. READ»

Green Sports Alliance: Go Green Or Go Home

Sports teams finally find something to agree on.READ»

During NFL Lockout, No Deep-Sixing Of Ochocinco

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, Chad Johnson Ochocinco, hasn't let the labor dispute dilute his brand.READ»

The NFL: A Smarter Game With A Better Business

In this excerpt from his new book, "Fixing the Game" author Roger L. Martin examines what the NFL can teach the business world about managing expectations and how CEOs are rigging the game.READ»

Gates Foundation Puts Whispers in Teachers' Ears With NFL-Inspired Tech

Teachers will get live in-ear feedback just like NFL coaches thanks to technology funded by the Gates Foundation. READ»

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Are Live NBA, NFL Games Coming to YouTube?

According to a Google director, YouTube is in talks "with most pro sports leagues" to potentially deliver live-streams of sports games later this year.READ»

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Prepare Like an NFL Coach

Companies can benefit by thinking about how NFL coaches prepare their teams. Many companies think of the launch as the moment when they tell the world about their new product, the equivalent of a Sunday afternoon football game. Except in business, success is based on hitting sales targets and not scoring points. READ»

When to Say I Quit!

We are in love with the image of an athlete who guides his team to victory against bigger, faster, and more skilled opponents. This hero story took a hit when Jay Cutler, quarterback of the Chicago Bears, allowed himself to be taken out of the NFC championship game.READ»

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The NFL's Content Blitz Will Now Cost ESPN $2 Billion Per Year

The National Football League and ESPN have reportedly finalized a deal extending their media rights agreement. The yearly licensing contract matches Facebook's entire income. Will fans be the biggest losers?READ»

Aussie Football Makes Waves in China, Ahead of NFL

Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall men in a single bound, look, up in the sky, it's AFL footy. In what is bigger than any religion Down Under, AFL Football is making a surprise inroad in the world's most populous country, leaving major codes like the NFL for dead.READ»

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NFL Fines Chad Ochocinco $25,000 for Tweeting, Delays Bugatti Payments

The NFL charges the football superstar $500 per word of his tweets. Will this affect his partnership with Rock Software?READ»

How Mike Tyson and Chad Ochocinco Made the Ballsiest App on the Planet

Rock Software CEO John Shahidi on iPhone apps, Kobe Bryant, and eyebrow-shaving athletes.READ»

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The Top 5 Blown Calls That Technology Could've Stopped

New technology should make flubbed calls a thing of the past.READ»

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Today in Most Innovative Companies

Daily news of note from our Most Innovative Companies, including Hulu, Warner Music Group, Google, and Microsoft.READ»

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Monster's NFL Director of Fandemonium

Monster Worldwide, together with The National Football League (NFL) announced that Monster will launch a unique promotion during Super Bowl XLIII in an effort to identify, recognize and reward one of football¹s biggest fans. Monster ...READ»