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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

Tiger Woods Twitter Q&A Session

The former world no.1 golfer was having a lesson in how to use twitter and a Q&A was a great way of learning how to respond as well as gain more followers….and more respect from sceptics to his appearance on the platform.

UKSN Influencer Award 2010 – who would you nominate?

As part of our celebration of the year we want to find out who you see as being the most influential person here in the UK when it comes to Social Media within the Sports Industry. All you have to do is fill in the survey you will find on this post and that pops up on the main webpage.

Glamorgan Cricket – PR & Social Media #Fail

The Welsh club have created a PR storm with captain, director of cricket and chairman resigning but what have they done on their social networks to deal with it? and what presence do they actually have?

Man City Bring Fans to the Centre of their iPhone App Development

Manchester City this week announced an innovative plan that brings fans ever closer to the heart of the club when it comes to the development of its iPhone app.

Human or Corporate – How Should You Approach Twitter?

Most twitter accounts are nameless, faceless corporate entities but more putting a human touch to their online presence. Does it matter which you do and does it affect your success?

Is there such a thing as too much content on a Facebook page?

There are no set guidelines as to how to run a Facebook Fan Page or a book to tell you what/when/why when starting out so we do have to make it up a little as we go along. One of the most difficult balancing acts to achieve is on the amount of content.

Facebook Deals Launched – Can Sport Benefit?

This week has seen the US launch of the new model for Facebook Places as businesses look to make the most of the Facebook popularity and the ‘must-have’ geolocation technology.

Phil Neville trending worldwide on Twitter explained

Ok, today has been weird with Phil Neville trending on Twitter around the world. Not what or who you would expect on a normal Thursday for football in the UK.

The 21st Centrury (R)evolution of the Match Day Programme

How do you make match day information available to those who come to the game in a format they like without incurring huge costs of printing. Has the intro of gadgets such as the tablet iPad saved the day?

NBA Releases Mobile App for In-Game Checkins

NBA Digital have released their own app that allows fans to check-in at game venues and also when watching games on TV/online.