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Social media and the rise of fantasy sports

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million in 2003. So in early 2003, we’ve got over 15 million people playing fantasy sports online. They’ve used hashtags. We’ve written a lot on how powerful the right hashtags can be for your brand. Check out Ritetag to find popular hashtags in your niche. Because people could place bets online.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise. Myspace: “A place for friends” (2003) Friendster rival Myspace (originally styled as MySpace) quickly became the go-to site for millions of hip teens. As the story goes, Twitter early adopter Chris Messina, proposed the hashtag for organizing tweets.