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Sports Website Comparisons League Websites. MBAS 6320 - IT in Sports Larisa Mackey Chris Raynor. The Major Leagues. Evaluation: Criteria & Summary. Key Characteristics: Top Sites. Easy to navigate Clean look & feel High level of brand integration Substantial, well-organized content
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Sports Website ComparisonsLeague Websites MBAS 6320 - IT in Sports Larisa Mackey Chris Raynor
Key Characteristics: Top Sites • Easy to navigate • Clean look & feel • High level of brand integration • Substantial, well-organized content • Enables good user experience (e.g., regularly accessed content such as scores are present on the main page) • Easy access to individual teams and information • Strategic inclusion of key sponsors • Good use of now-current technology
Common Characteristics: Poor Sites • Domain name issues (i.e., MLS.net) • Cluttered content on pages • Plain look & feel • Low user engagement • Poor technology integration • Questionable user experience (e.g., certain functions ‘broken’ on certain sites)
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Key Takeaways • Good Practices • Professional, clean look/feel • Easy to navigate • Good user engagement • Integration / availability of current technology • Bad Practices • Unorganized content • Elementary / outdated website design • Poor brand integration • Limited use of technology (e.g., no sound/streaming video upon site entrance)