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The Power of Social Media in Sports

By Bryan Mcwilliam on May 17, 2013 in Social Media in Sports

The world is dominated by the internet. At any given second, you can roll your office chair up to a computer, whip out your smart phone or connect through your gaming console to find up to the second news about pretty much anything. Sports is no different. The second a big highlight play happens orRead more →

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Mayweather Tops Sports Illustrated’s List of 50 Richest Athletes in 2013

By Sean Larson on May 15, 2013 in Sports Business

For the second consecutive year, welterweight boxer Floyd Mayweather topped Sports Illustrated’s annual list of the 50 richest athletes in professional sports. Last year, Mayweather took over the top spot from Tiger Woods, who had held the spot every year since Sports Illustrated began compiling the list in 2004. From just two fights this yearRead more →

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Why LeBron James Could Be the Most Underpaid Athlete in Sports

By Sean Larson on May 2, 2013 in Sports Business

Despite being one of the top 1% income earners in the world, one could make a case that LeBron James could actually be the most underpaid athlete in professional sports. James earns $16 million per season, the 13th biggest salary in the NBA. Which means that there are 12 players making more money than LeBronRead more →

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Marketability of Miami Heat Now That the Streak is Over

By Michael Rudd on April 1, 2013 in Sports Marketing

What happened to the bad guys?! The Miami Heat have lost. 27 W’s in a row, though. The 2nd longest regular season winning streak of all time. It doesn’t mean anything unless they win the title (which they will) but it sure would be a nice sidenote to this season to go along with theRead more →

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Half Court Shot Promotion: A Sports Marketing Opportunity at its Finest

By Michael Rudd on February 28, 2013 in Sports Marketing

And now Ladies and Gentlemen your attention PLEASE! Sports Networker, yeah who would name their kid that, has the opportunity to win $25,000.00 if he can make this one time shot from half court. Put your hands together and cheer him on! Sports Networker shoots, it’s up, it’s close, oh boy just off to theRead more →

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The NBA’s College team: The Indiana Pacers

By Michael Rudd on February 14, 2013 in Sports Marketing

Fanatics are Alive and Well in the NBA I feel that a lot of my friends who don’t watch the NBA like to give it a lot of flack. The common misconceptions that I hear range from “They don’t play defense in the regular season” to “The fans are boring” to “They are just allRead more →

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Athletes, Personalities Sound Off Via Social Media About #2012Election

By Mark Burns on November 8, 2012 in Social Media in Sports

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 yearsRead more →

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Professional Athletes Respond Via Twitter To ESPN’s Documentary, Broke

By Mark Burns on October 4, 2012 in Social Media in Sports, Sports Media

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 intoRead more →

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ESPN’s Top-10 Ranked Players Compared Via Social Media (#NBArank)

By Mark Burns on October 1, 2012 in Social Media in Sports

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 findingsRead more →

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London 2012 “Socialympics” Proves Twitter Is The New Sports Bar (INFOGRAPHIC)

By Mark Burns on August 17, 2012 in Social Media in Sports

Olympic organizers dubbed the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as the first ‘Social Media Games’ or better yet, the ‘Socialympics‘. With Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and a variety of other social media platforms for athletes’ voices to be heard, the International Olympic Committee had the unduly task of regulating and monitoring competitors’ comments. However, when the dust settled,Read more →

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NBA Social Playoffs: And The Winner Is?

By Holly Koski on May 9, 2012 in Social Media in Sports

What if the NBA Championship wasn’t decided on the court, but rather from social media follower numbers? This infographic done by The Score, takes all on court performance out the window and shows who would win the NBA Championship if it was determined by social media. Here is the breakdown of the winner of theRead more →

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