This week’s Top News In #Sportsbiz includes the NFL RedZone as a perk for “The Membership Club” and the Jacksonville Jaguars creating “Stand United Fridays” to engage fans. Other news includes the Galaxy Gear being pre loaded with MyFitnessApp, Beaver Stadium attendance dropping, and MLB teams trash talking on Twitter. Get in and get your…
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The Top News in #Sportsbiz – 08.19.13 – 08.26.13
There is a lot of great news coming from the world of #sportsbiz this week. On top, Twitter advertising partnerships may be where the sports business world is headed. In other news, the Dodgers’ win streak leads to a local business boom, how the US open will be utilizing more technology this year, the healthy…
Social Media Wall At US Open Among Newest Social Projects In Sports
If seeing your tweets on a small screen isn’t enough for you, perhaps the US Open of Tennis has just the thing: a giant social media wall 50 wide by eight feet tall. So get ready to hashtag #usopen with your clever thoughts and ideas. Fans everywhere are eager for more social media interaction, and…
Jay Bilas Calls Out NCAA for Player Likeness Violation
It seems the NCAA has been in the business of playing the hypocrite card as of late, at least judging by the series of Tweets released by ESPN’s Jay Bilas. The NCAA is up in arms about reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Johnny Manziel, allegedly profiting from signing autographs. At the same time, Jay Bilas has…
The Top News In #SportsBiz – 7.29.13 – 8.5.13
Social Media In Sports JP Arencibia is done with Social Media Social media can be a great place for fans to interact with their favorite sports stars and vice versa. On the other hand, it can prove to be too much for some. Everyone has seen stars come and go on Twitter and fans can…
Pros and Cons of Constant Sports Media Coverage
Has all of Twitter gone Crazy?!?! It’s everywhere. And it’s in your face all of the time: Sports Media Coverage. I actually recall days just ten years ago when SportsCenter would air a live episode at 7am and then air the same one over and over again all morning long until another new one at say…
How Sports Teams Can Start Using Hashtags on Facebook
Facebook just announced the rolling out of their newest feature: hashtags. While hashtags are not a new concept in the world of social media, their functionality on Facebook should be something exciting for brands – and in particular for sports teams. It’s Already Intuitive Sports fans that love to converse about their teams and chat…
Long-Form Conversations: Perfect Marriage of Twitter & Sport?
As the Boston Bruins punched their ticket for the NHL Stanley Cup Finals this past weekend, TV commentators quickly reminded viewers about how close they came to elimination at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Conference Quarter-Finals. Without question, Game 7 was the most dramatic contest of the entire Playoffs. Surprisingly, a…
Tips on How to Cover a Sporting Event Through Twitter
Whether you love it or hate it, Twitter has changed the field of sports journalism. Just last decade, the only way to follow along with a sporting event was to either attend it yourself or by tuning in on television. Now, any fan can log onto Twitter during the game and, simply by following the…
The Power of 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 or…
2013 NFL 1st Round Draft Pick Twitter Accounts
Another National Football League draft has occurred. The Kansas Ciy Chiefs left the draft with top selection Eric Fisher, while the Minnesota Vikings scored the biggest haul, grabbing three first round picks. The New York Jets picked up a couple of highly touted prospects, while the Buffalo Bills took the only quarterback in the first…
The MLB Fan Cave
A social media junkie’s dream, and a job every baseball fan wishes they had! In its third season of existence, the MLB Fan Cave has taken MLB’s social media presence to a whole other level. Over 25,000 baseball fans applied this year to become a Fan Cave Dweller and live for a season in the…