Social media feeds everywhere were set ablaze during prime time football games on television during the NFL Referee Lockout. Whether you were on Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler, Google+ etc, you were sure to see more than one of your friends (aka angry football fan) post about the terrible calls during the games. To give you an example, during one…
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MLB Playoffs Round Two: Comparing the Teams via Social Media
Here we stand with four teams left, each series destined to be a grueling battle for its league-respective pennant. Coincidentally, the four teams with the most Twitter followers heading into the playoffs are the four that remain. By this logic, we ‘ll be looking at a New York Yankees/San Francisco Giants World Series in due…
Social Media In Sports: NFL Head Coaches To Follow On Twitter
Two weeks ago, Sports Networker highlighted a handful of Division-I college football head coaches who are utilizing social media in sports to their advantage, specifically twitter. According to a recent survey, roughly half of the 120-plus coaches are on the social media platform. However, the same cannot be said for the 32 head coaches in…
Yicketty! Hall of Fame Influencer Joins Twitter During Retirement Season
After about 18 and a half seasons in Major League Baseball, Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) launched his personal, verified Twitter account. To be fair, the 140-character social media site has only been online since July of 2006 and only popularized in the last few years. In the approximately 120 days @RealCJ10 has been active, Chipper has…
MLB Playoffs: Comparing the Matchups via Social Media
With the Wild Card playoff games over and done with, protests denied, and the Division Series games underway, it’s time to look at the remaining matchups a little closer. Be it from loyal fans or playoff bandwagoners many of the remaining teams have strong online presences, but how do the teams stack up in terms of…
Professional Athletes Respond Via Twitter To ESPN’s Documentary, Broke
On Tuesday night, ESPN aired Broke, a “30 for 30” documentary directed by Billy Corben outlining the financial rise and fall of many professional athletes. After earning millions of dollars playing the game they’ve loved, countless superstars have thrown it all away. “More money, more problems,” is the tagline according to ESPN. “Broke digs into…
Social Media In Sports Making Its Way Onto More College Football Fields
The state of Florida is leading the college football world as of late with its latest inovations in social media in sports. Two weeks ago, the Florida State football program implanted its twitter handle (@FSU_Football) onto the field in Tallahassee, Fla. Just this past weekend, Central Florida followed suit as it stenciled in @UFC_Football into the…
ESPN’s Top-10 Ranked Players Compared Via Social Media (#NBArank)
ESPN.com along with the TrueHoop Network recently ranked NBA players from No. 500 all the way to No. 1, which was claimed by the Miami Heat’s, Lebron James. At Sports Networker, we took the top 10 players from the list and compared them across the social media networks of facebook, twitter, and youtube. Check out our findings…
Social Media In Sports: College Football Head Coaches On Twitter
As social media in sports becomes ever more present and popular across the Twitter platform, Division-I college football head coaches are taking a more active role as well. According to a recent survey, half of all FBS head coaches have a Twitter account. While some coaches like Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher have banned Twitter outright, other…
ODU Football Twitter Ban Among Most Restrictive In College Football
Florida State football head coach Jimbo Fisher issued a twitter ban for his program in mid-July. It was the second time during his tenure where he’s had to enforce such a policy. Now, we have the ODU football twitter ban as head coach Bobby Wilder went one step further by instituting a year-round twitter ban for as…
How Sports Teams Are Using Pinterest To Engage Fans
Thanks to Pinterest, I now have 162 uses for a mason jar. Give me five minutes of exploring Pinterest’s boards and I could plan a dream wedding with a stunning dress, decadent cake and creative center piece (using a mason jar of course, what could be more whimsical?). Although the reports say that Pinterest is…
Professional Athletes Remember 9/11 Attacks Through Social Media
It’s been 11 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States. For the weeks following the events that shook Americans sense of freedom and security, sports became the great escape for fans from coast to coast. Fast forward to the present and professional athletes from the four major sports took to social media…