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#whoisup For London?

Last week I wrote a post that focused on Eye of the Fan which is an innovative campaign run by Turkish Airlines.  This operates via a series of cameras that are attached

See Basketball Through the ‘Eye Of The Fan’

Guest Post:  Tom Kelk is a tech/sport blogger and Account Exec at global social media agency We Are Social.  You can find him on Twitter (@TomKelk), LinkedIn and his blog. Eye of the

Interview with Southampton FC’s Jim Lucas

It has been a little while since our last digisport interview on UKSN.  We’re delighted to welcome Jim Lucas, Communications Officer at Premier League outfit Southampton.  The club is settling

AC Milan and Chelsea celebrate Twitter landmarks

It used to be all about Facebook fan landmarks but these days Twitter appears to be the leading light for sports teams.  It’s always nice to see clubs acknowledging fans who

New #DigiSport Job: Social Media Manager at Pitch PR

A great role at one of the country’s leading Sports Communications agencies has come up. Pitch is looking for a Social Media Manager to work across its range of sporting

Southampton FC Hit 100k Twitter Fans…. With A Special Thank You From The Players

A quick post about a video that was flagged up on Twitter by the guys at LiveWire Sport.  Southampton have been doing a great job in using social media platforms

Vine: Are Football Clubs Making The Most Of Their 6 Seconds?

Vine should offer clubs a wonderful opportunity to engage with their audience. It’s taking what Twitter did for writing, and applying it to video. However, the question stood; Are you able to capture the necessary inside 6 seconds?

Hillsborough: LFC Fans Pay Their Artistic Tributes on Facebook

Social media has many detractors but when used for good, it can be an unstoppable force and the campaigners for justice have used it with great effect in recent years. Liverpool FC show us how they are utilising in tribute to the 96 who lost their lives on this day in 1989

Can We Help Combat Football Violence With Social Listening?

Following the problems at the FA Cup semi-final between Millwall and Wigan, Steven Woodgate looks at how communication and social listening can help in different ways

Making Change In Sport Doesn’t Always Come Easy: The MySeatz Story

Founder of start-up MySeatz, John Jenwood, talks openly about the barriers and learnings he made when trying to launch his digital business and why (this time) it didn’t work

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