July 24, 2012 – PlayUp, a New York-based developer of a sports-oriented social networking application, is releasing a dedicated Olympics version of the product PlayUp 3.1. The app will feature real-time results, standings, leaderboards, social discussion and other geographically targeted content. PlayUp also is adding third-party integration into the latest app version, allowing brands access into the product.

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June 12, 2012 – If you’re looking for some fresh insight while watching Game 1 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night — or you’re just tired of talking the same old trash with your friends — feel free to whip out your phone and chat with an NBA star.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will be chatting with fans during the Heat-Thunder game on PlayUp, a free app for iOS and Android that brings fans together for sporting events. The app is simple: You pick the game you’d like to chat about, and then join a chat room to talk with fans about that game.

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June 12, 2012 – While LeBron James and Kevin Durant will be starring on the court during the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry and the Milwaukee Bucks’ Brandon Jennings will be starring in the social media world.

PlayUp, the first social network app exclusively for sports fans, socializers and gamers, announced Tuesday that Curry and Jennings will be chatting with hoops fans during the first two games of the NBA Finals.

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Rocky Elsom was the former captain of the Wallabies with 75 caps featuring as Wallaby of the year in 2008 with ex-Wallaby and Melbourne Rebels player Adam Freier holding 16 caps and who is the current president of the Rugby Union Players Association.

During each of the three matches in the series, both Elsom and Freier will be available in the Green and Gold Rugby PlayUp hangout providing their insights and banter on the game as it happens.

This provides a fabulous opportunity for sports fans to chat with the players like never before.

The Test Series starts this Saturday 9 June from 8pm AEST in Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium followed by matches in Melbourne on Saturday 16 June and Sydney on Sat 23 June.

To join the conversation with Rocky Elsom and Adam Freier download PlayUp for free from the App Store or use the web version

Social sports network PlayUp has partnered with the two major National Rugby League (NRL) supporter fan groups – the Manly Sea Eagles Silvertails and St George Dragons supporter group Dragon Fire – to offer fans a unique opportunity to talk with their support base about the action live via their mobile device.

Silvertails fans had their first opportunity to banter with one another via the App during the big game against the Bulldogs last weekend.

Silvertails founder Dan Hewes said the unique feature of PlayUp is that supporters can follow the score and feel more closely connected to other fans during the game without having to be there in person.

“We’ve partnered with PlayUp as we want to provide a live game experience for all Silvertails fans.

“This technology allows Silvertails fans to share their opinion about all the crucial big game moments no matter if they are at the game, at home or otherwise through their mobile device, “ Dan said.

On the back of the Silvertails, this week NRL St George Dragons supporter group Dragon Fire became the second supporter group to partner with the innovative social network and will provide a live game hangout in PlayUp during tonight’s game against the Cowboys.

PlayUp Founder and CEO George Tomeski explained that PlayUp provides sporting organisations with a fantastic opportunity to utilise its technology and interactive features for free to create interactive mobile chat rooms for fans.

“It’s a great advantage to be able to chat with like-minded fans during games and now clubs and supporter groups can use this mobile technology to provide their fans with a mobile social environment dedicated to the live game all connected to their existing social graph,” George said.

“Soon we’ll offer even more interactivity for supporter groups though multimedia, prediction based features and third party apps to enable anyone to create a dynamic real time environment.”

The St George Dragons game starts at 7.35pm tonight with the Manly Sea Eagles game kicking off at 2pm on Sunday.

A social media mobile phone app called PlayUp allows sports fans to start private “hangouts” – a kind of group chat forum – to discuss matches with friends from Facebook and Twitter.

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PlayUp is an interesting entrant into the niche social media market. As an app for the iPhone, it allows you to discuss a particular game as it’s happening in real time with fans all around the world. And during the Super Bowl, that includes St. Louis Rams Running Back Steven Jackson and Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson, who’ll be interacting in real time with fans.

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March Madness is right around the corner and an app released late last year could help you keep up with what your friends and fellow sports fans are saying during the games.

PlayUp, the social sports iOS app, has crept into Apple’s top 10 sports apps since it launched globally in October 2011, and the company plans to roll out an Android app soon. PlayUp has bounced through the top 10 sports apps and is now ranked ninth.

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Innovative Sports Social Network App Becomes First-Ever Fan Engagement Partner Across Collegiate Conferences PlayUp, the first social network app exclusively for sports fans, socialisers and gamers, announced today it has partnered with the America East, Southern and Sun Belt Conferences for the upcoming men’s and women’s conference basketball tournaments. This marks the first “Fan Engagement” partnerships in collegiate conference history.

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