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2010 Lausanne ISMC – Panel on IT in Sports

Gabriel — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:00:24 +0000

Panel on IT in Sports in the 2010 Lausanne International Sports Management Conference

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How is the Verbier Xtreme leveraging the power of social media?

Gabriel — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:45:07 +0000

This Saturday (Feb 20, 2010), the 15th edition of the Nissan Verbier Xtreme by Swatch (full name), the final stage of the Freeride World Tour, will take place in the eponymous internationally-renowned Swiss Alps resort. I plan to attend, as it is just an hour’s drive away from my place -- and is usually very [...]

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A passion for sports

Gabriel — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:51:52 +0000

I just came back from an awesome 2-hour (road-)bike ride. Near-perfect spring conditions, dry roads, not too much traffic. Road biking (like running) mostly leaves your mind free to think – and I’m currently thinking quite a bit about sports (I have a triathlon and a marathon coming up in a few months), sports management [...]

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A look at “Sports and Social Media Projections 2010″

Gabriel — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:21:38 +0000

Jason Peck has put together an inspiring compendium on "Sports and Social Media Projections, 2010", in which a dozen US-based contributors provide a brief summary of their perspective on how the sports sector will leverage social media in 2010. Here's a short (highly subjective) list of my favorite quotes from the compendium.

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Dartfish of Switzerland – Leveraging the power of digital video for sports training (and more)

Gabriel — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:11:37 +0000

One Swiss company is doing a fantastic job at representing Switzerland in the field of sports technology: Dartfish. I was so impressed by his demo that I felt compelled to encourage all of you to get to know Dartfish better.

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European football in turmoil – management lessons

Gabriel — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:42:37 +0000

Over the last couple of weeks, several pieces of news (which most commentators have termed "scandals") have rocked what is Europe's most popular and best-funded sports franchise: football, or soccer for US readers.

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Why write about social media and Sports Management?

Gabriel — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:00:06 +0000

I thought I'd kick-start this blog with a few thoughts about why it could be interesting to write about sports management and social media.

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