SB Nation, the largest and fastest-growing network of fan-centric online sports communities, selected WillowTree Apps as its Android development company.
The highly acclaimed SB Nation sports media app features:
NEWSFEED – Users receive all the latest sports news and commentary from the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, College Football and Basketball, MMA, Soccer, Nascar, Tennis and Golf. This content is updated real-time.
LINEUP – Users can customize their Newsfeed with content from your favorite blogs, teams and sports. The app is tied into SB Nation’s central platform, so users who make changes on their app will have that reflected across all media.
COMMENTS - Users can keep up with the discussion in real-time, read and reply to comments on any story, and even mark them as read.
JOIN COMMUNITIES – The app ties into the SB Nation platform, allowing users to join communities from the app, and have the changes reflected the next time they log in from desktop.
FOLLOWING - Users call follow individual news events and StoryStreams and then get notified when updates are published. This functionality is ground-breaking and allows users to passively be updated on the specific content they are most interested in.
FANPOSTS – Along with blog posts, users can read the most recent and recommended Fan Posts from their favorite blogs.
SHARE – Users can share easily share content via Facebook, Twitter and email, allowing rapid viral distribution of high-impact and breaking content.
“The WillowTree team worked side-by-side with our own developers on a very tight timeline to launch the SBNation Android app. Their expertise and attention to detail were invaluable in helping us manage this project within our timelines and budgets. We would definitely look forward to working with WillowTree again.” – Trei Brundrett, VP – Product & Technology, SBNation
Download the SB Nation Android App here.
