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Sports-Tool, Bryant Ung Dec 2010

Sports-Tool, Bryant Ung

Computer Science and Software Engineering

Creating events and finding people to play sports is a hard thing to do. The solution to this problem is to provide a web based interactive site that allows people to create and join different type of events and interact with each other by creating teams.


The Prospector, November 23, 2010, Utep Student Publications Nov 2010

The Prospector, November 23, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Turkey-less Thanksgiving


The Prospector, November 16, 2010, Utep Student Publications Nov 2010

The Prospector, November 16, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Students' Choice Awards: Best of Issue


The Prospector, November 11, 2010, Utep Student Publications Nov 2010

The Prospector, November 11, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Access Denied: Disabled students ask for building improvements


The Prospector, November 9, 2010, Utep Student Publications Nov 2010

The Prospector, November 9, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Border Research at Risk


The Prospector, November 2, 2010, Utep Student Publications Nov 2010

The Prospector, November 2, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Basketball Is Back!


The Prospector, October 26, 2010, Utep Student Publications Oct 2010

The Prospector, October 26, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: In the Shadows of a Smokestack


The Prospector, October 21, 2010, Utep Student Publications Oct 2010

The Prospector, October 21, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Race for Governor Heating Up


The Prospector, October 19, 2010, Utep Student Publications Oct 2010

The Prospector, October 19, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Roundabout Roulette


The Prospector, October 14, 2010, Utep Student Publications Oct 2010

The Prospector, October 14, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Walsh: 'UTEP is a very safe campus'


The Prospector, October 5, 2010, Utep Student Publications Oct 2010

The Prospector, October 5, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Homecoming 2010: Around the World


The Prospector, September 30, 2010, Utep Student Publications Sep 2010

The Prospector, September 30, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Lack of Funds Affects Students


The Prospector, September 28, 2010, Utep Student Publications Sep 2010

The Prospector, September 28, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: New Rules, No Fun


The Prospector, September 14, 2010, Utep Student Publications Sep 2010

The Prospector, September 14, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Unfortunate Step Ends Stellar Career


The Prospector, September 9, 2010, Utep Student Publications Sep 2010

The Prospector, September 9, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Natalicio Urges Agenda on SGA


The Prospector, August 31, 2010, Utep Student Publications Aug 2010

The Prospector, August 31, 2010, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Football Season Begins


Unfiltered?: A Content Analysis Of Pro Athletes' "Twitter" Use., Justin A. Shockley Aug 2010

Unfiltered?: A Content Analysis Of Pro Athletes' "Twitter" Use., Justin A. Shockley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

As new media grow, so do the users who navigate the virtual world. People and organizations are forced to adapt in order to stay relevant in a technologically driven marketplace. The sports world has been changed drastically because of new media. Athletes no longer communicate with the general public solely through traditional media outlets such as newspapers. Social networking sites such as Twitterallow athletes to directly communicate with mass audiences. This direct communication raises several questions with regard to dynamics of communication and uses of Internet portals. A content analysis examined professional athletes' "Twitter" posts to help …


Fantasy Football: Analyzing Fantasy Themes In America's Rhetorical Pastime, Frankie Christ Aug 2010

Fantasy Football: Analyzing Fantasy Themes In America's Rhetorical Pastime, Frankie Christ

All Theses

Fantasy football has emerged as a male-bonding experience of our online age. In understanding the formation of a rich rhetorical community, a close examination of how these fantasy football communities represent the larger culture is required. This thesis uses Ernest Bormann's theoretical framework of fantasy theme analysis to examine how the sharing of group fantasies creates a symbolic convergence. Once symbolic convergence has occurred, group members are then able to share rhetorical visions that shape their world's view. In the case of this thesis, Bormann's methods have been modified to better understand the small group dynamics of fantasy football participants. …


Sports Public Relations, Tom Isaacson Jan 2010

Sports Public Relations, Tom Isaacson

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


What Content Makes People Want To Use Sports Websites?, Cara Francesca De Carlo Jan 2010

What Content Makes People Want To Use Sports Websites?, Cara Francesca De Carlo

LSU Master's Theses

This study looked at sports websites to see how the variables information, humor, entertainment, community, and credibility affected sports website users’ intentions to use and re-use sports websites. Three groups of 25 and one group of 30 participants each completed a website viewing activity and corresponding survey. There were four website viewing activities (one for each group). The activities led participants on tours of ESPN.com, Deadspin.com, Football Outsiders, and Yahoo! Sports. Furthermore, the tours were designed to expose participants to the variables (as defined under disposition theory and uses and gratifications). Likewise, the corresponding survey assessed participants’ intentions to use …