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How Fox Sports will use virtual fans created in Unreal Engine to fill empty stadiums in MLB broadcasts

The Verge

Starting this weekend, the network will not only be piping in fake fan audio, but it’ll also be filling the stands with digitally rendered fans for its MLB broadcasts, starting with this Saturday’s Yankees-Nationals game. “We We believe the crowd and seeing people in seats is part of a broadcast.”.

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Start-up Marketing: How To Do It Right

Byte Technology

The results gave us a clear picture of the benefit of both Brand Awareness and Promotional Broadcast campaigns for Flourish. With a new online presence in place, we were able to use those listings and accounts as the channels for our broadcast campaigns. We were happy to comply and put our efforts toward broadcast campaign planning.

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The first NBA broadcast rendered with volumetric video puts basketball in the uncanny valley

The Verge

Tonight the Brooklyn Nets and the Dallas Mavericks game is notable for reasons other than the basketball genius of Kevin Durant and Luka Doncic, it’s the first opportunity for us to watch a full game broadcast live with new technology. Correction, March 16th 9:47PM ET: An earlier version of this story referred to the New Jersey Nets.

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Google’s Wing warns new drone laws ‘may have unintended consequences’ for privacy

The Verge

With that kind of language, you might think Wing is arguing that drones shouldn’t broadcast their location, yes? Amusingly, no: the Alphabet subsidiary just wishes they’d send it through the internet instead of broadcasting it locally. The cost of paying a third-party data broker to track and store that data.

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Free Webinar on December 12! Five Social Media Best Practices for NGOs in Asia Pacific

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Broadcast Web), Web 2.0 (The The webinar then closes with an exploration of social media ROI, and introduces a simple system on how to track and report on results. This webinar begins with laying a foundation for understanding the role of social media in the context of Web 1.0 (The The Social Web), and Web 3.0 (The

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The Top Five Mobile Messaging Trends for Fall 2024

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Beyond broadcasting their messages, organizations are using these platforms to foster interactive communities—and integrating mobile messaging with social channels can enhance this. Real-time engagement and feedback loop: Modern CRM systems can track and record interactions from text messages, allowing for real-time engagement tracking.

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Crime-tracking app Citizen now includes a premium-priced safety help line

The Verge

The crime-tracking app Citizen is now launching its own emergency response service, promising access to agents who can call 911 or keep tabs on a potentially dangerous situation. Citizen Protect is essentially a private safety help line that draws on smartphone features like location tracking. Protect, which costs $19.99

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