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Great use of Storify by FC Barcelona to mark Messi milestone

After Barcelona’s 7-0 thumping of Osasuna in La Liga yesterday (Sunday 16th), the club put together a Storify on their website that showed the players congratulating each other on Twitter.

Lotus Race to Pole Position in Formula One Social Media Ranking

The first ever index ranking Formula 1 teams according to social media performance has been launched – Lotus top the league, ahead of Williams and Red Bull who claimed second and third places respectively.

#DigiSport Job: Communications Assistant Internship @ Rugby Players’ Association

A unique opportunity for an internship within a well-respected rugby organisation has arisen at a very exciting time for the sport with the Rugby World Cup 2015 fast approaching.

How to boost the stadium experience, 3 problems & solutions

Guest Post: 3 major problems in football stadiums that can be solved with beacons, iBeacon technology and a mobile app

Welcoming @NUFC to the World of Social Media

Newcastle United’s official Twitter account has been relaunched to bring supporters a much-improved service, starting with a new, simpler name of @NUFC. Here is the inside track to an unexpected relaunch

UK Sports Network… A New Beginning

Rather than starting off the week with a post about the latest happenings within digital sport, I wanted to put something together that is a bit closer to home. Anyone I have met or been to a recent event will know that I’ve been getting VERY excited about what is happening behind-the-scenes at UKSN.

Sponsored Race Photography + Social Media Sharing: An Emerging Model

Leading companies are utilising instant social media photo-sharing tech and fast photo tagging to offer race organisers a new solution to a commercial problem

The Special One signs with Yahoo and starts blogging on Tumblr

In a clever move by Yahoo they have brought The Special One into the fans space. By launching a new Tumblr blog for José it means that he will be giving his insights about the Premier League and World Cup

The Global Sports Symposium: 15th May

The Global Sports Symposium, which is being presented by the same team behind the US-based Ivy Sports Symposium, this student-run event, will bring together the leading decision-makers of the industry for a day of networking, discourse and learning on 15th May

Hull KR fans get exclusive digital content through new SmartPicture app

Rugby League club Hull KR are turning to digital to help revitalise a traditional mainstay of a sporting event, the match day programme, by launching the SmartPicture app