The #2012Election saw Barack Obama and Mitt Romney go head-to-head on the campaign trial, in the battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania, and on nationally televised debates. Late Tuesday night and into the early morning hours on Wednesday, the #2012Election finally had a decisive winner, and America had its president for the next four years…
Archive | Social Media in Sports
5 NBA Teams to Follow on Google+
We’ve already covered Facebook and Twitter as we highlight the NBA on social media and which teams are dominating social media. We now move over to Google+ where some franchises are utilizing the growing social networking site. Some of these you’d expect based on geographical location and demographic, but other medium market teams are really…
4 Highly Talked About NBA Teams on Facebook
Whether you like it or not, social media is one of the most accurate ways to gauge what people are interested in. It doesn’t mean people always post the most accurate opinions, but at least you can see what they’re interested in. This is even more true when it comes to sports. Just hop on Facebook…
Top 10 Most Followed NBA Teams on Twitter
The 2012-13 NBA season is amongst us and fans, players, coaches and teams themselves are beginning to take to Twitter. The variation in followers across the league goes from teams having less than 100,000 to nearly three million. Let’s take a look at what some of the top accounts do and don’t do well to…
Brooklyn Nets Amping Up Social Media In Sports Presence For 2012-13
With the 2012-13 NBA season just underway, the excitement surrounding the Brooklyn Nets is ever present on social media. The Nets’ digital team’s commitment to branding the team through social media in sports has increased exponentially since the end of last season. Since the spring, the Nets have grown their Twitter followers from 93,000 to 1630,00 while they’ve…
Social Media In Sports: Inside Look At The 2012 World Series (INFOGRAPHIC)
The San Francisco Giants have ranked among Major League Baseball’s best in utilizing social media in sports to their advantage. And with the 2012 World Series wrapping up just a few days ago, the Giants not only came out on top in the four-game sweep over the Detroit Tigers, but they also won the social…
Teams Keeping Fan Interest During the NHL Lockout On FaceBook
Lockouts. You may win a better collective bargaining agreement or revenue sharing plan, but you won’t win friends or fans by keeping them out of the arena. With the NHL lockout already consuming the first two weeks of the season, sponsors, season ticket holders, employees, and local business owners are wondering how much their fortunes…
MLB World Series: Comparing the Teams via Social Media
Finally, we’re here. The World Series. There’s no greater stage in sports, no greater moment than the last out made each season, and no greater battle between the two teams than the one for…social media supremacy! With the last two remaining teams having been decided and the World Series underway, we know how the teams…
Washington St. Issues Twitter Ban For Football Program Effective Immediately
Late Tuesday night, Washington St. football head coach Mike Leach joined the growing list of Division-I coaches issuing a twitter ban to their players. Ironically, Leach has his own account on the social media platform, but he’s been silent the past two weeks. Additionally, the Cougar football program doesn’t actually have its own account. Florida State’s…
How Do College Football Fans Watch Games On Saturday: (INFOGRAPHIC)
Saturday’s in the Fall mean only one thing to millions of Americans: it’s GameDay. In the latest Discover Card Fan Loyalty Poll, students, school boosters, and other college football fans were polled to see where their favorite places are to watch the big game: in front of the big screen or live with 85,000 of…
Top Teams Keeping Fan Interest During the NHL Lockout on Social Media
Lockouts seem par for the course nowadays in the world of sports, and the NHL is no exception. While angry hockey fans await a collective bargaining agreement to come between the NHL and the Players Association, the teams themselves struggle to keep fans engaged on social media. Why? Because the number one rule in social media engagement is to…
Players Voice Opinions With League’s Handling Of 2012 NHL Lockout
The 2012 NHL Lockout began at 11:59 p.m. on September 15, and since then, there’s been minimal progress made at the bargaining table between the team owners and the NHL Players Association. On October 4, the NHL postponed the start of the regular season, which was supposed to start on October 11. In all, 82…