Making sure Facebook works at the Super Bowl

With less than two days until the big game, there is still a lot of preparation for Super Bowl 50. The Broncos will play the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016.

Here & Now sports analyst Mike Pesca joins host Robin Young to preview the game.

Visitors to the Super Bowl Village in downtown San Francisco must pass through metal detectors and are greeted by city police officers dressed in green fatigues and guarding the area with assault rifles.

These high-tech attendees are also more likely to use Facebook’s support of Apple’s Live Photos, which animates iPhone photos.

Advertisers will pay a reported $5 million for a 30-second spot (that’s $170,000 per second) during the game.

Fans cannot bring in backpacks, purses, coolers or a plethora of other prohibited items, and can expect pat downs and to pass through metal detectors, Miller said. You find a jersey you like in the online store and purchase it. By the end of the first quarter, your new jersey is delivered to your seat along with a free foam finger.

In the buildup to the big game, Centerplate, the concessions and hospitality provider for Levi’s Stadium and numerous other stadiums around the league, provided Business Insider with photographs and information regarding the food that will be offered on Sunday. If you order food and/or merchandise, you’ll have to go pick it up.

“Every year, fans (coming) to the Super Bowl become more connected and more tech savvy, but this year presents an fantastic opportunity in terms of technology, given Levi’s Stadium’s state-of-the art technology and the connectivity in and around the Silicon Valley”, Michelle McKenna-Doyle, the NFL’s chief information officer, said via email.

As Gizmodo.com put it: “As people get worked up over the game, they neglect a few important things – like not double-dipping”.

Even when fans are not at the stadium they can learn new things about their team by being notified when they drive past a training facility, original stadium site or even the home town of a beloved player.

That motto – “if you see something, say something” – can be tricky if you don’t know the right contact.

But Levi’s Stadium is a special case, and if you ask Webster, it’s where all stadiums are eventually headed.

“We are always informed by recent events and what we see in the world situation”, he said.

In addition to offering a more engaging stadium experience, fan involvement platforms can also allow fans to see a more personal side of the athletes they idolize.