When the world’s best athletes convene every four years to celebrate the majesty and pageantry that is the Olympic Games, organizers hope that the world focuses on the spotlight of sport, not the shadow of scandal. Unfortunately, despite the best intentions of Olympics’ officials and organizers, breaches in sports ethics ranging from players cheating to…
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Sports Social Media Leaderboard for the EPL
With social media in sports becoming increasingly important and always managing to raise a debate, a new concept has been introduced to the social media world. Last week a London-based, sports social media company We Play, launched a social media leader board in collaboration with Leaderboard and ExaLeague. The Social Media Premier League table is…
UEFA Euro Cup 2012 in the Social Media Era
It’s been a whiplash-inducing ride watching the Euro Cup for the past nine days, and I mean ‘watching’ them on Twitter! Nowadays, it’s not just a simple act of going to your local pub, paying for the pay-per-view fees they charge for admission and relishing your favorite pint while watching a match here and there with…