August 28th, 2010

Football, Twitter, Beer. TweetQB Provides Two Of Three

We’ve written about Fanvibe (formerly FanPulse) a few times because they do a nice job mixing some of the hottest elements of the web these days (tweets, check-ins, gaming elements) with sports. And now we’re about to enter the peak time for sports in the U.S. with the NFL season about to kickoff. With that in mind, the guys behind Fanvibe have come up with a new football-specific iPhone app… → Read More

June 11th, 2010

YC-Funded FanPulse Launches Web App In Time For The World Cup, Scores Deal With The NHL

Back in February we wrote about a new startup called FanPulse that takes the check-in gaming mechanic popularized by Foursquare and applies it exclusively to sporting events. The premise is simple — checking in at a game lets you quickly connect with other sports fans, and also makes it easy to get real-time stat updates and even sports-related discounts (you can check it from your living room… → Read More

February 5th, 2010

Remotely Check-In At The Super Bowl And Trash Talk With Friends With FanPulse

The concept of “checking-in” has become popular in the location space. But as the concept gains popularity through the likes of Foursquare and Gowalla there’s no reason it can’t be extended beyond location. A new iPhone sports app, FanPulse, takes the idea of checking-in to sporting events — that you don’t have to be at, just be watching.

And the app comes at a perfect time, as of course, the… → Read More