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…
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…
Top 9 Most Followed NFL Twitter Accounts
With the dawn of social media, fans are now turning to Twitter to follow their favorite teams first-hand at a split-second pace. NFL organizations have quickly grabbed hold of this concept and are taking advantage of the added exposure for their clubs. Some just do it better than others. Top 9 Most Followed NFL Twitter…
6 Women Tennis Stars to Follow on Twitter
The best thing about social media platforms like Twitter is that followers can stay connected with the people, topics and events that matter most to them. There are a number of top female tennis players who regularly update their fans with their itinerary, matches, travels, thoughts, rants and more. Of course, these tweets also include…
Top 7 NBA Player Twitter Accounts During Olympics
Note – The following list is not based on who has more number of followers and who doesn’t but is based on who has more tweets apt to the Olympic events and who tweets more often. It is also based on whose tweets are of most recent events and whose aren’t. Also, only verified Twitter…
3 Examples of Social Media Disasters During 2012 Summer London Olympics
Social media giant Twitter has grown to over 500 million users and an average of 340 million tweets per day (August 2012) and is continuing to grow. Athletes, fans, and team/organization representatives have used the site to connect to one another and build an online relationship. But as is too often the case in these…
Twitter Chats: Great Way to Learn from Sports Industry Professionals
The intersection of sports and social media has been an ever increasing way for young career-minded individuals to interact with leading professionals in the industry. Twitter Chats covering sports business, sports media, public relations, and other related topics have become extremely popular across the social media network. If you don’t already have a Twitter account,…
Bengals Coach Marvin Lewis Implements Twitter Ban During Training Camp
The Cincinnati Bengals just started training camp this past weekend, and head coach Marvin Lewis is already making headlines. Upon players’ arrival at camp in downtown Cincinnati, Lewis informed his team of an official ‘Twitter ban’ that will last at least through the duration of camp. After consulting with some veteran players, Lewis came to…
2012 #ASG Social Media Victory
Baseball’s summer classic, the annual All-Star game, wasn’t all that of an exciting game on the diamond, but proved to create quite the discussion over social media (Twitter in particular). Yesterday, the team at Mashable, dove into the MLB’s social media success with the help of social TV analytics company, Bluefin Labs. Click on the link…
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…