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Social media and the rise of fantasy sports

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million in 2003. 61% read more about those sports (online, on social media, blogs, on ESPN, etc.). 61% read more about those sports (online, on social media, blogs, on ESPN, etc.). And what did social media and fantasy sports? So in early 2003, we’ve got over 15 million people playing fantasy sports online.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

Hootsuite

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.