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Daniel McLaren
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Dan is the Founder & CEO of Digital Sport. Can be found at sports industry events and heard every week on the Digital Sport Insider podcast. @DanielMcLaren

Facebook changes and what they mean

Last week Facebook held its annual F8 conference where it announced a raft of changes that will come into effect in the coming weeks. Here’s a quick look at what is worth taking note of.

Valencia promote Twitter account on their shirts

You may have seen me tweet about this last night and it is something that is really interesting and will set many minds ticking at different sports organisations.

adidas competition to win Champions League tickets

an interesting concept by adidas that brings some fun to a competition entry using video without making it to difficult to put together. What would you do for tickets?

Facebook Row at Wembley – England v Wales

Last night saw my friend and fellow social media advocate Daan and myself invited to Wembley to watch the England v Wales Euro Championship qualifier. What was the social media twist you may ask….

How Do Your Fans Tell If Twitter Accounts Are Real or Fake?

One of the problems many sports and company find is trying to distinguish to fans/consumers what are real accounts on Twitter and Facebook and what are fake. Here’s how you can make it easier for your fans.

IPC Releases Social Media Guidelines for London 2012 Paralympic Games

Yesterday saw the International Paralympic Committee release their guidelines on the use of Social Media during the games in London next year. In a refreshing change to the normal reaction to new technologies, especially those that affect communication, they are encouraging athletes to maximise its use.

Transfer Deadline Day – how to keep up to the second with news

We saw an explosion of activity on Twitter back in January as the football Transfer Window in the UK came to a close. Today is going to see an even bigger day online take place as rumours go flying around and reporters work until they can do no more. Who would want to miss out on this fun day of mayhem?! Here’s how to keep up with the action…

QPR and Social Media

With the recent takeover of the club by businessman Tony Fernandes and his immediate impact on the club (new signings in the pipeline, reduction in ticket prices). My thoughts turned to what may change within the club from a digital point of view as well.

20,000 tune in for 1st ever FA Cup game live on Facebook

1,149 people turned up to the stadium in Ascot (a great result for the club) and over 20,000 people tuned in to Facebook to watch the game online. This could have been seen as a gamble by the FA and Budweiser UK as this had not been tried before

Ryan Babel has his Twitter account hacked

This afternoon ex-Liverpool winger Ryan Babel found out about the pain that hacking can be. There have been cases when this has happened to corporate accounts but I think this is forst time a footballer has fallen victim.