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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

UK Sports Network & Sports Networker Event in London

The UK Sports Network & Sports Networker have teamed up for an exciting sports professionals networking event at the Sports Bar & Grill, Marylebone in London on Monday 17th May at 6.30pm.

Sports Networking Event (Preston)

Thursday 22nd April was an important day for me and The UK Sports Network as it saw the inaugural sports networking evening taking place at UCLan in Preston. With about 35 local sports industry professionals coming together for an evening of networking and a presentation from social networking expert and MMU senior lecturer Jeff McCarthy.

UKSN / FundSport Sponsorship Seminar – 14th April

Last week saw our first entry into live events under the joint banners of The UK Sports Network and FundSport. It has been a dream of mine for the last couple of years and it was a great feeling to make it a reality.

SportBusiness Group Sport & New Media Conference

It has been a novel feeling this last couple of weeks with the UKSN site being seen as a viable press source with an invite to the Puma Media Launch last Tuesday and this week seems me attend the SportBusiness Group Sport & New Media Conference in Manchester.

Interview with Lewis Howes, founder of Sportsnetworker.com and author of LinkedWorking

Daniel McLaren interviews author and social media pioneer Lewis Howes about his journey, his new book and social media in sport.

I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn

Anyone who has been on LinkedIn will know this phrase very well, either through receiving it or sending it out. For those of you who don’t know, this is the standard message you are given when sending a request to connect with someone on the site.

Does Cricket Get Social Media?

Following on from Ash Read’s article on the Facebook and Twitter Premier League, Daniel McLaren decided to take a look at one of our other major sports…cricket.

Grassroots Sports Sponsorship Seminar

FundSport.com and The UK Sports Network are proud to announce the creation of a new event to be held at Suffolk FA nr Ipswich on the 14th April with speakers including Fiona Green and Alex Alley.

Is LinkedIn Enough?

I and many of you who read this will be massive fans of LinkedIn and what it can do for your business and your own profile. But is it enough just to make new contacts, start discussions and become thought leaders?

Liverpool FC and Social Media

As Head of Content for Liverpool Football Club I obviously take a very keen interest in this subject and we’re obviously very proud of our success so far in the world of social media. We have put a lot of thought and invested a lot of time and effort into making the experience for our fans an enjoyable AND interactive one on both Facebook and Twitter and this is why we believe we are the most popular Premier League Club on BOTH sites.