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Socialympics: How Social Media and Blogging Has Boosted Sports Media

Convince & Convert

Sports have been played, enjoyed by spectators and covered by the media since well before the advent of smartphones and social media. But it’s no question that the development of social platforms has changed how we play, enjoy and cover sports. Twitter is the new sports ticker. Facebook is the new hub for fans.

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Live-Tweeting Events: 5 Must-Reads

Firebelly

Learn everything you need to know about live-tweeting events in these five must-reads. Follow These Best Practices for Live-Tweeting Events By Jennifer Beese Social media and live events go hand-in-hand. Everything from conferences and award ceremonies, to television shows and sporting events are talked about on social.

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Will Twitter Own Live Event Updates?

Ignite Social Media

Despite their lack of properly dealing with harassment and abuse or having an edit button, their stock doesn’t seem to be hurting (more on that in another blog post). Where Twitter may struggle with some of the above, they are a great source for keeping up on live events. I sure hope they expand this to other events!”?

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How Professional Sports Teams Can Use User-Generated Content and Influencer Marketing

Pixlee

The sports industry took a major hit in 2020. According to Statista , the US sports industry lost $2.2 During this time, sports teams globally were scrambling to figure out ways to recoup losses and maintain overall engagement. There’s more to sports merchandising than just jerseys. Use Content to Build Fan Loyalty .

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Augmented Reality in Sports

Freelance Social Media

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Augmented Reality in Sports by cinta5 on January 28, 2010 [tweetmeme]Just wanted to share a couple of videos with you. The augmented reality stuff isn’t bad either About the author Jacinta wrote 70 articles on this blog.

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9 Inspiring Examples of Higher Education Institutions on Social Media

Social Media Strategies Summit

It also gives the university an opportunity to promote highlights of its events calendar, feature profiles of former students, and get more eyes on its news stories. In particular, Baylor was applauded for its “high-quality content”, focusing predominantly on campus life and the successes of its sporting teams. Image source.

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Behind the Curtain of a Sports Social Media Giant

Convince & Convert

Baseball is different from other sports because of the frequency of games (almost every day during the season), so that means there is new information to push out to fans almost every day, as well: time and place of the game, the lineup, sponsored messages, photos or videos, ticket availability, and updates within the game.

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