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Introduction To The Special Issue: New Directions In Fantasy Sports Studies, Andrew J. Ploeg, Mihaela P. Harper

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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In 1989, my uncle invited me to join his rotisserie baseball league. I was thirteen years old at the time, and, already an avid sports fan, extremely excited to play. As the game was new to me, I prepared for the draft by combing through my baseball card collection and ranking players in my notebook at every position. The auction draft was held around my uncle's dining room table with a handful of his friends, many of whom were armed with the most recent edition of Glen Waggoner's guide to player value. Each of us bid on players, …

Communities Of Practice, Media Dependency, And Surveillance: A Virtual Search For Supremacy In Fantasy Football, Travis R. Bell, Alexander W. Morales, And Jaime Robb W. Morales, Jaime Robb

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

Technology has re-defined fantasy football as a mediated participatory culture fueled by three foundational concepts: community, information, and surveillance. This article explores how technology has shifted the focus of fantasy football participation from its origins in community to an obsession with competition driven by capital and a desire for supremacy. The Internet affords a symbolic construction of community that involves public discussion, human interaction, and relationships, and fantasy football communities were some of the first to navigate this space. The merger of virtual solidarity and real football allows us to understand these spaces as mediated and negotiated fantasy communities of …

Review Of Fantasy Sports And The Changing Sports Media Industry: Media, Players, And Society, Andrew J. Ploeg

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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Fantasy Sports and the Changing Sports Media Industry: Media, Players, and Society is a volume of essays dedicated to fantasy sports, games that, in 2016, attracted 57.4 million participants in North America alone. Nicholas David Bowman (Associate Professor of Communication Studies at West Virginia University), John S. W. Spinda (Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Clemson University), and Jimmy Sanderson (Director of Marketing, Communications, and Faculty Relations for Clemson Online at Clemson University) serve as the volume's editors. Together they have gathered the most comprehensive single collection of essays published on fantasy sports to date.

The Effect Of Using Social Media Marketing On Customer Engagement In The Public Sector: The Case Of The Zakat Fund, Sultan Faisal Ali Alremeithi

Theses

Social Media Sites (SMSs) are affecting a wide cross-section of marketing activities, including research, strategy formulation, advertising, promotions and sales. It is proposed that Social Media Sites (SMSs) are not only an addition to the modern marketer's toolkit, but mark an endemic and ecological change.

The purpose of this research is to investigate what antecedents determine a user's engagement with an account on a social media sites (SMSs).

Through their use, the social media have facilitated various business opportunities as well as providing the public sector with platforms through which organizations can engage current and future customers. Still, the huge …

2017 April, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for April of 2017.

March 30-31, 2017- Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Regular And Special Meetings, Central Washington University Central Washington University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes for the Regular Sessions of the Board of Trustees at Central Washington University, March 30-31, 2017.

Making Seconds Count, Kate Carlisle

Colby Magazine

After narrowly missing the Olympics, Steve Whelpley '05 returns to Mayflower Hill ready to help train the next generation of Colby rowers.

The Bates Student - Volume 147 Number 17 - March 29, 2017, Bates College

The Bates Student

No abstract provided.

The Collegian: March 29, 2017, The Collegian Staff

The Collegian, 2016-2017

Volume 132
Issue 20

The Legacy, March 28, 2017, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Ucc Minutes, March 28, 2017, University Curriculum Council

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.

03.27.17., Rudy Marquez

ASWC Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

March 27, 2017

The Gavel Gazette

No abstract provided.

Politics And Perceptions Of Women’S Golfing Abilities, Kelly Price-Rhea

ETSU Faculty Works

Dr. Kelly Price discovers a remarkable study showing a connection between tee box positions for women and the prevailing politics in the local area.

Wbc, Nba, And Nhl, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Now that the World Baseball Classic has ended and the United States has finally notched a WBC championship, it is time to reflect on the event. For me, it was a great success not because the U.S. won, although that was important, but rather for a number of other reasons.

2017 Program: Honors Student Symposium, University Of Dayton. University Honors Program

Honors Student Symposium

No abstract provided.

Event Satisfaction And Behavioural Intentions: Examining The Impact Of The London 2012 Olympic Games On Participation In Sport, Graham Brown, Stephen Essex, Guy Assaker, Andrew Smith

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

esearch question: Does event satisfaction influence future intentions to attend events and participate in sport? The research addressed this question by focussing on participation in swimming and the influence of watching the London 2012 Olympic Games; an event which sought to create a legacy of mass sport participation. Research methods: Surveys were conducted at the Olympic Aquatics Centre (n = 185) and at a Leisure Centre in Plymouth in south-west England (n = 135) making it possible to test for differences between people who experienced the London Olympic Games as a live event and those who watched the event on …

Daily Fantasy Sports Go “All In”: The Demise Of American Morals?, James Schwabe

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

The future of Daily Fantasy Sports throughout the United States remains uncertain. Although there have been numerous attempts to double down on the spread of gambling, the growing attraction to gamble has not been suppressed. With the recent proposed legislation and litigation over the legality of Daily Fantasy Sports, a new debate has emerged that implicates America’s desire to protect its “public morals.” Part I of this Note will discuss the intricacies of Daily Fantasy Sports and the allegations against FanDuel and DraftKings as of February 2016. Part II will analyze the current legal framework surrounding global internet gambling and …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Opinions
• News
• Features
• Puzzles

The Bates Student - Volume 147 Number 16 - March 22, 2017, Bates College

The Bates Student

No abstract provided.

Weekly News Digest 03/22/2017, Jenna Ray

Weekly Bulletin Archive

No abstract provided.

The Current Volume 27 : Issue 24, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Finance Minutes 03/20/2017, Finance Committee

Finance Committee

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, March 20, 2017, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

March 20, 2017

The Gavel Gazette

No abstract provided.

Meeting The Press, Shannon Shelton Miller

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Alum, John Greene, reflects on his sports media class's visit to the 2017 NCAA First Four open practices at UD Arena

Our 13,000-Seat Classroom, Shannon Shelton Miller

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Reflecting on how UD Arena hosting the NCAA First Four impacts students

Graduate Studies Fact Book

Graduate Studies Fact Books (2006-2017)

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, March 16, 2017, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Longitudinal Associations Between Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, And Healthy Dietary Behaviors In Adults: A Parallel Latent Growth Curve Modeling Approach, Youngdeok Kim, Jung-Min Lee, Jungyoon Kim, Emily Dhurandhar, Ghada Soliman, Nizar K. Wehbi, James Canedy

Publications and Research

Background Physical activity (PA) and healthy dietary behaviors (HDB) are two well-documented lifestyle factors influencing body mass index (BMI). This study examined 7-year longitudinal associations between changes in PA, HDB, and BMI among adults using a parallel latent growth curve modeling (LGCM).

Methods We used prospective cohort data collected by a private company (SimplyWell LLC, Omaha, NE, USA) implementing a workplace health screening program. Data from a total of 2,579 adults who provided valid BMI, PA, and HDB information for at least 5 out of 7 follow-up years from the time they entered the program were analyzed. PA and HDB …