id	futfeat If the internet speed (bandwidth) increases in the future and wireless services expand, do you see yourself using the internet more, about the same, or less? if more, what are some features that you look forward to (optional)?	coolfut Please comment on the influence of technology on your sport consumption/sport entertainment experience:	comments Please leave any comments or suggestions in the box below, Thank you!
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14		While I was in Argentina, I was able to listen to ALL of my KC Chiefs games over internet radio. It was so WONDERFUL!
15		It helps. I use the inteernet to keep up with scores on tennis tournaments, being they aren't aired on tv often. I wouldn't be able to take it if I couldnt keep up with the players and the activity.
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17		It's easy for me to keep up with all the sports because of the internet. Plus, I can always find people online who share my interest in whatever sport i want to discuss at any given time ( message boards, for instance ).	Good luck with your project!
18		It is now easier and faster to get up to the minute news, stats, etc. Can also listen to live broadcasts on the net for non-local teams.
19	Being able to get information much faster.	I watch Television (ESPN) 5 hours a day and my local sports channels 3 hours a day. I surf the web and message boards around and hour and a half a day. Without these two things, I would not be able to live.	Get rid of the questions about cell phones and that stuff. Focus on the Sports Fans passion and habits during the event. Good Survey!
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24		My entire sports consumption/entertainment experience has changed a lot since I was a kid. Unfortunately, a large part of it is due to the labor problems and not technology, so I don't know how to answer this. I use to have a favorite team in each sport. I no longer do. I went years without watching or following any sport. I started watching again a few years ago. I guess as far as technology goes, I can get FAR more information now and I can get it far faster. Information overload almost. When I was growing up, the only real information came on gameday broadcasts and newspapers. Now I can find out anything about anything, and everything is talked to death. I used to have to wait to find out what happened throughout the day (aside from updates during game broadcasts). Now everything is updated to the minute on various websites. I have no idea if that answers your question. :-) Sorry. I'm not really sure how to answer it, without writing a book. But that's the crux of it. The amount of information and the speed with which the information is updated.	I might be willing to do the focus group thing. Depends on how much time it would take overall and at any one time. If you email me and let me know the details, I'll be able to let you know for sure. Good luck with your study.
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33		Technology is the only thing that allows me to follow my favorite teams now that I've just moved away from my hometown (and sadly, I don't have cable). Without the internet, I wouldn't be able to follow my team (the Chicago Bulls, baby!) at all. All I would get is a pathetic box score and/or a 1-2 line blurb in the Washington Post. I wouldn't be able to live with that. With the internet, I can find tons of info and follow my teams with the same vigor as if I was still in town and able to see all the games. Not to mention the interaction on message boards and blogs...its fantastic. I think blogging may be something that you may have missed in your otherwise thourough questionnaire. I think blogs play a big part...as big a part at message boards and chat rooms and whatnot. Its just another medium that makes technology that much better for sports fans. Also, I am a big fan of the WNBA and women's college basketball (I got to this link from the WNBA message board on ESPN.com) and those sports really don't get a lot of coverage in mainstream media, so the internet is really the best option to connect with other fans and follow your teams and players. I think that technology has really increased my interest in women's basketball in general because...you can't love what you can't see. Chicago doesn't have a WNBA team (although we will next year!) so we don't get much WNBA coverage at all. But ever since I've found thriving women's basketball communities online (such as the ESPN message board) I have become an even bigger fan. I've driven from Chicago to Indianapolis a few times to check out the Fever and now that I'm living in DC for awhile, I'm gonna check out the Mystics this spring/summer. Without the internet, there's no way I'd be so interested in these teams cuz I wouldn't know anything about them. Technology allows you to feel part of a team even when you are not living in the same city as the team. Technology is fantastic and I don't know what I'd do without it. I'd go nuts out here in DC if I couldn't follow how my Bulls were doing.	Sounds like a great topic of research. I hope the rest of your study goes well. Best of luck :-)
34		revolutionized the fantasy sports industry, thus the sports entertainment industry.	interesting survey. I'd be interested in finding out more about what your objectives are in putting together this survey. I am the owner of Fantasy Sports Wire. Thanks, Mike Jones
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39	Speed man speed instant messages that keep me up to date on everything	The better technology gets and the easier it becomes the more I will get addicted and involved	Hey anything you need help with let me know. I am a internet and sports addict, and anything I can get in over my head with I am willing to do.
40		More involved in whats happening. i.e.I check various Dodgers sites 2-3 times a day.	From Rajah
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45		I am now able to check the scores of all the games and see live stats in sports such as baseball, football, basketball... ect. It also alows me to get information that I could not get anywhere else. The radio is a way to hear new information as well.
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47	streaming online broadcast of live motorsports events from Europe and across the world	There is a vast landscape of racing enjoyed by millions worldwide that is relativly unserved in the US market. The technology that brings the world closer together should be able to bring these events to all.	Nice survey, I hope the results provide some useful information
48	Thing is, I us the ineternet ALOT now-a-days anywho...	Thing is, I am a BIG motorsports fan. As much as I love the SPEED Channel and the Outdoor Network, they don't provide a big enough variety of motorsports. So, I use news sites and fan sites to get results, pictures, and such. Also, I use the P2P service known as BitTorrent to download races, season reviews, & such that I can't get by any other means, so technology is a useful commodity. :)
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55	Faster Downloading of programs, music, videos. Downloading various things at once.	Good technology works awesome on sports.	I will participate if their is payment involved, my time is valuable and I wont give it up for free.
56		Technology is my life. Sports is my passion.
57	Tv on computer. Pay per show or event instead of cable packages where you don't watch 90% of the channels.	computer, instant info. more outlets to get news from.	too many cell phone questions. americans think big, like SUV's. PLasma tv screens, lounge chairs
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63		I have learned a great deal more about sports from going on and participating in Online Message Boards, I am a HUGE New York Knicks fan and I learn more and more everyday from participating in these Knick Message Boards. I also enjoy the games and the wins much more because I can experience it with Knick fans from all over the world.
64	having my brain directly linked to the internet.	i watched the superbowl on a 62" plasma hi-def tv and it was AWESOME. tv and radio are great mediums for sports entertainment, but they've been around awhile. newer technology developments like the internet and video games have greatly enhanced my sport consumption/sport entertainment experience. my main reason for having internet access is so i can follow sports more closely. and practically the only sports related products i purchase are video games.
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78	Live Video	I didn't watch sports as frequently before I started participating in online sports message boards. Now I'm addicted to ESPN.
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82		I loved espn.com about 3 years ago because they would have equal coverage of teams. It wasnt just what was on the TV, Radio, or Newspapers. Now you have to have insider for that. I though I use insider I dont not have my own account. About 5 of us use the same account because we find it to be not worth our while to fork out individual memberships. If they would taylor insider to the people paying like emails returned or specific articles each day/week on local teams (that are not written by local newspaper/radio personalities) i would consider paying out of my own pocket.	good luck dude. i think you are going to need it. If you are trying to find a way to make money through sports online you might want to keep that to yourself because it will be worth something. I get more info from blogs and message boards than i do the newspaper and radio.
83		I currently have a Nextel Phone and with Nextel Nascar Cup deal, I am able to get live updates on my phone and listen to the driver and there teams through my Nextel phone.
84	I use it alot right now, but if I can stream more events online in different places that would be great. For instance if I'm traveling and the hotel has wi-fi I would like to be able to watch my local NBA game on-line.
85		Every Day I get online and check espn.com and other websites to get my sports news.
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87		I video the important compitions such as all figure skating events and use to go to skating events in the area but cannot do so anymore due to disability..	Please submit findings to this message board. I'm curious about your results. from an old lady with more time than money on her hands.
88		I like the little lipstick cameras for their unique perspective they can provide, however, I find their over use by TV producers to be annoying. Keep it simple and show me the racing.
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94	Watching an enitre game on the web.	Technology has allowed me to catch up on games around the league if I miss it on TV or the game just ins't shown.
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106	live sports event streaming	It has been immense in the last 11 years, and I envision it to continue to be more and more.
107		I don't currently have a Cell Phone, PDA, or HDTV, which caused some of my answers to be skewed, since they are mediums I don't have access to. The internet, and overall speed of it (cable connection), allows me to visit such sites as ESPN.com, and my favorite sport and team specific sites, and message boards, at great regularity. If the connection was faster, it wouldn't matter much, since it's pretty much instantanious as it is. If it was slower, or I used a dial-up connection, it may hinder me from checking up on the lastest news, views, etc. I don't regularly purchase sports related items, or tickets, online, but it's a good way to see where your seats for an event might be, or what is available to purchase. I also play fantasy sports online with friends, the availability and ease of online playing make it much easier, and generally more fun, since you spend more time enjoying it instead of personally crunching numbers.
108	Better sports video clips.Basically, CLEAR highlights of a game (preferable college football & Motocross).Also,the highlight reels should be longer than some 20 seconds highlight film.
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122		Because of the availability of information on the internet, and because of message boards and sports specific fan websites, I have gone from being a casual fan of pro basketball to a fanatic - if you can get the difference. I see more live games as a result, purchase League Pass, and am more easily able to keep up with what is going on in the sports that I have a more casual interest in than basketball.
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129	Live sports games. Access to ALL sports games to follow any team in the country from basketball in the NBA to football in the NFL. Competition for the net to compete with viewing live games on TV.	Online sites such as ESPN, CNNSports, and other sports news sites keeps me up to date at my convience. Can't do that with TV when I tune in and have to wait for scores and news on the sports I only am interested in. Saves me time online since I'm free to choose what I want to see.	You're at CSULB? Cool, my cousin graduated from there last Summer in Bus. Management. Found your survey @ http://www.realgm.com/boards/index.php so I figure I help you out. Hope I helped you and will pass this along to my other forums.
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132		Well, television has certainly allowed respective sports figure to reach income levels that can best be described as ridiculous. As such, everybody with a small kid now hopes their child can be the next sports superstar.
133		Sports are a major part of my everyday life. Sports information from any area is valuable for me. Satellite radio is a very significant part of my sports information consumption.	Excellent survey questions.
134		I have foung the internet very helpful in obtaining information on my favorite sports and athletes. Whether the site be about the sport in general, or a specific athletes web-site, I have been able to learn alot.
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141	Better real time video	I'm afraid I'm old school and mostly rely on print and TV, although I use the web a lot to keep track of sports that aren't popular in the US ie tennis and soccer.
142		I use the internet almost everyday to get sports info. We watch sports every night! When I say every night.... I mean, EVERY NIGHT! :o)
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151		The advent of DirecTV/Dish has allowed me to view more of the sports that I enjoy. My local Comcast company would not offer the Fox Soccer Channel. DirecTV does and will soon offer GolTV as well. As a result, I switched to DirecTV several years ago. The improvements in digital video recording, e.g. TiVo, has enabled me to view soccer matches and news at more convenient times of day.
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153		Information regarding injuries needs to be more up to date and readily available. Otherwise it is fine the way it is.
154	vast amounts of information at my fingertips. Instant updates on sports injuries, organization moves, etc etc.	huge. TV obviously... but I use the internet extensively to do sports research, etc etc. I use resources to find things like player salaries and historical stats to spot trends before the masses. I could go on and on, but It's very influential.	if you need any more help in stuff like that, feel free to IM me sometime on either AIM / YIM - MLBrandow good luck with this!
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156		figure skating needs a new way to pick a winner.Let computer pick winner.. a program that deducts points whe using a perfect progrsm inserting from the perfect already in the computer. get rid of judges. they cheat even with this new way.	none
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166		As a soccer fan in the US, technology (the internet) has been extremely valuable, as most mainstream print/TV sports media ignore the sport. It's allowed me to connect with like-mided fans here and around the world!
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169		I realize that beer companies etc. need to make money too... but I think that some companies that are negatively attached to some sports, turn me off from watching them. It cheapens the athletes when sponsorship is given to any product..	very nice survey Thomas. Was easy to read, especially when you use the color coded item as you touch them. I will put together a list of email address's that you can send the survey too... send one to Dominic r_climber777@yahoo.com late Melissa
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172	more video clips of motor racing	I spend 1-2 hours a day using variuos motorcycle forums and web sites.	Interesting survey,obviously geared toward traditional stick and ball sports.
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201		Technology makes me uneasy. I don't even use computers...	I did it, but I am very suspicious that this is not a survey at all, but an attempt to gther e-mails for spamming.
202	the ability to get full screen videos and clips not highly cpmpressed clips and more info specific to my school and its teams. Maybe live video chats would be cool also.	Not much to say really. I hang out mostly on ESPNs message board. I get as fast or faster then standard news becasue all the teams fans are represented. The downbside is you get a lot of rumors and you have to wait for stuff to be confirmed but its still cool to be one of the first to know.	I couldnt live with out messages boards. Its a great time killer, news source, and place to let out some fustration. Good luck with the capstone.
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209		Technology allows me to bet on sports without the inconvenience of going to the local sports book or calling a bookie. It's also allowed me to get access to more info at a faster rate. Info like stats, injury reports and scouting to help me gamble.	Good luck!!!
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213		I am huge fan of Women's College BAsketball and the WNBA. These sports are coverd very little in the mainstream press and it is almost solely online that I am able to find news and up-to=date information about players and teams. Oline is the ONLY place where I can find information about recruiting.	There are some serious design flaws to your survey. You have forced me to provide answers to questions it is impossible for me to answer. I do not have or use some of the types of technology, yet never using them was not an option. This is likely to skew the validity of any results that you get. I would be leary of an advisor or committee head who did not catch that.
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216		As a result of better faster internet service, and availability of information about sports online, I watch the sports news on television much less than I did 10 years ago.
217		I'm perrfectly content with the Sportcenter morning edition.	Pimpin Aint easy!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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223		it has deeply lessened it, my local newspaper, the chicago tribune, has drastically reduced its coverage of many sports, including my favorite, horseracing, with the excuse that people can get the information from their website---good luck
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232	Having better bandwith for online sports viewing!!!!	It needs to improve!!!!!!!!!!
233		I am a Jaguar fan that lives in Hawaii so I need the internet to keep up with my team.
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236	more tv over the web	very influential. I spend hours everday on the internet looking at scores and message forums	nice survey
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251		The internet has vastly increased the amount and frequency of information I can get about cycling and FI. I have also made many new friends around the country and the world. Have learned of and subscribed to new print magazines. Satellite TV has brought more coverage and live coverage of F1 and cycling into my home. If the game has a stick and/or ball I am not interested. Usuallly rather do it than watch it. You forgot about video/DVD.
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253		I participate in a horse racing message board at ESPN.com. I text message and talk on my cell phone about all sports with friends. I use ESPN.com for sports info. I use use yahoo for fantasy sports participation.
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266		I view sports pages frequently at work because of convenience. The web has such a huge impact of everyones everyday life, because many people have access to the internet all day, everyday. On the weekends, I dont see people viewing these sports websites as frequently. I sure dont	Interesting survey. Myself being a web developer, Id redo the look of it! haha just kidding
267		I love the bridge tech. has provided for sports fans. The ability to "talk" sports with someone with similar interest at my convenience is great.
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291	NASCAR Track Pass, football	I am re-doing my living room this year for NASCAR/and next seasons football, with a New 32" TV, dvd recorder, and surround soud. I want to be ticketed for noise polution during the coming NASCAR season.	goo luck with your education
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311		I just use other media such as internet, radio, pda etc to get extra info. Just about everything I want to see real time I watch on live TV, as everything I am interested in is on broadcast.
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328		I like the wider more instant coverage technology has made possible. But I hate that all sports have been turned more into packaged products and not real sports. The Superbowl is the biggest joke ever.	I am not sure I am the type of sports person you are looking for. I only watch and participate in underground/individual sports. I am not a beer drinking, hanging out at the sports bar, ESPN watching type. I cannot tell you who did well in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB. But I follow sports like surfing, motocross, supermoto, Moto GP, World Superbike/Supersport, tennis, boxing.
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362		I am an avid follower and supporter of IRL IndyCar Series and Infiniti Pro Series racing. I keep abreast with the latest news and information about the IRL via the internet everyday. I attend 8-10 IRL events in person each season. It is BY FAR my favorite sport, and the only sport I follow on a truly regular basis. I do watch and enjoy NFL football and give token attention to MLB and NBA/NCAA basketball.	When you, or others, conduct surveys such as this, please give specific mention to the IRL racing series. Not all Motorsports fans are NASCAR fans. I follow the IRL, but do NOT follow or care about NASCAR!
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367	IAA (Internet Addicts Annonymous); Good luck with this survey	Technology is fine (of course it could always get better). There just needs to be access to all the records and stats of all the major sports of all time. I need a way to find out the overall record of 1994-95 FIU Basketball (I think that was the year) when they had the worst record of any NCAA qualifier in conference play.	Good luck with this survey and good luck with founding Internet Addicts Annonymous.
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371		The advent of cable-enabled narrowcasting is crucial as "niche" sports now get airtime. Look for timeshifting to become more important as sport becomes more internationalized.	The "check the box" data will probably be solid but I doubt the value of your graphic input as the responses will be too dependant on the quality of the video image. Are you sure that the test subject can identify the image?
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376	don't really care as long as it's not slow.	I stay informed of my favorite sport(action sport and track and field) through the internet because it's not like footbal that I get to see every monday night. It's records and games are only televised sparingly through out the year so I rely on the internet to check out various sites to see How athlets in my favorite sports are doing in there field. SO technology is super importent to me to not only see what is happening but for the athlets themselves.Technology is also vary importent in the Athletic field to clock in times and speeds. It plays a massive part at many angles with in the sporting community.	I hope someday they will have an action/extreem sports channel. Not just a week of x-games on expn, but a healthy, daily dose of it. That would make me happy.
377		technologs in sports is changing for thr good of the fan. for me i really like the different views or cammeras in the t.v bradcastings likie the on bort cams in auto raceing or the cam on the plate in baseball. but i like the up to the min up dates from outher games while watching outher games or events.
378	streaming live sports video	I tend to enjoy fringe sports or european sports that have a small market in the US and are therefore less available. the web allows for much better access to info, hi-lights, and interaction with fans of these sports. without the internet, for cycling coverage for instance, i would be hard pressed to enjoy it as much.
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389	Not having to search for access.	An increased level of technology is probably the only thing that can drag mtn biking into a more mainstream, viewer friendly and marketable sport.
390	Some sort of Hi Fi web umbrella that covers the city so you can get the internet via wireless from anywere	Live updates as cycling races happen across the world.
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