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Facebook Releases New Report on Evolving Sports Engagement on Social Platforms

Social Media Today

In the lead-up to the Superbowl, Facebook has published a new report which looks at how social media has changed the way people engage with sports content.

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How to use social media in sports to keep fans engaged

Sprout Social

The integral role of social media in sports is hard to ignore. Heck, it’s hard to find an athlete that isn’t engaging with fans via social in some form. Meanwhile, real-time sporting events and competitions are prime for social media engagement. The current state of social media in sports. The takeaway?

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Adidas Social Media Strategy: Sporting Online Traction Globally

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This iconic footwear and sports apparel brand is well-known, no matter which part of the world you’re from. Dassler brothers — Adolf and Rudolf — started a sports footwear business from their mother’s laundry. The rest is sporting history. million Facebook: 40.95 Adidas Football on Facebook: 26.71

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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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Facebook Launches Yet Another New App, This Time Focused on Live Event Engagement

Social Media Today

Facebook's experimental NPE team has released its eighth app, with a live-sports companion tools called 'Venue'

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How COVID-19 has changed social media engagement

Sprout Social

As with our earlier look at the best times to post this year, the way we get this data is similar to how Sprout’s Optimal Send Times determines the best times to get engagement at an individual account level. For our insights on how reaction to COVID-19 has reshaped behaviors on social media, read on: Updates to Facebook times to post.

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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? And what did social media and fantasy sports?

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