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Facebook Adds New Fantasy Games Element to Tap into the Rising Popularity of Fantasy Sports

Social Media Today

The option will provide more engagement potential for The Social Network, tapping into the rising popularity of fantasy sports.

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Reeling in: How A Social Network For Sports Fishing Won 7m Users

Forbes Social Media

The Swedish startup Fishbrain is already the biggest sports fishing app and social network in the world, but it wants more. Fishing is big business.

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Adidas Teams With Champs Sports To Create Instagram Mini Series

The Realtime Report

Following their impressive World Cup ad campaign, Adidas has teamed up with Champs Sports to create four different online shows that will air only on Champs Sport’s Instagram page. Social Media Campaigns Adidas Champs Sports Instagram Instagram video MINI online video social video Starbucks'

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[Infographic] Facebook Is NOT The Largest Online Social Network, Email Still Rules!

SocMed Sean

Contrary to popular belief, Facebook is NOT the largest social network on the planet. So the numbers are clear that more transactions are sent via email every day, but is email really a social network? Business deals, holiday parties, family gatherings, sporting events, humorous content, and yes…even sex.

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Social Networking Stats: Global Spending on Facebook Ads Increases 50%, #RLTM Scoreboard

The Realtime Report

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. . Social Media Statistics Facebook Kenshoo social networking statistics' Facebook: 1.23 billion monthly active users. via Facebook. via YouTube.

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Most-Tweeted Sports Event In History: Germany vs. Brazil

The Realtime Report

During Tuesday’s semi-final match, where Germany dominated host nation Brazil with a 7-1 victory, tweets reached a peak volume of 530,166 tweets per minute – making it the most talked about sporting event in Twitter history. The match itself generated 35.6 millions tweets total.

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Social media and the rise of fantasy sports

Sprout Social

You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to know how much sports fans love to share updates about their teams on social media. Fantasy sports have played a huge role in shaping fans’ communities and conversations on social platforms. What are fantasy sports? This isn’t a surprise.

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