The response to my article yesterday on the furore around The FA Cup tweet that ‘mocked’ Harry Kane has been fascinating. People who work in social media day-to-day have put their thoughts down and I’d love to hear more. Check it out here and get involved in the conversation.

Tonight is a big night as we’ll be discussing social media & sport at our latest Digital Sport Manchester event. The FA Cup tweet has thrown up some great questions that we’ll certainly discuss and get views on. So the timing of our trip north is great. Keep an eye out on #DSManchester for the latest from it and we’ll have videos from it over the coming days.

Henry Winter: Social media and sports journalism (mrrichardclarke.com)

Rich has been getting some great guests onto his podcast with current Middlesbrough player Rudy Gestede last week. This week is another brilliant one with one of the most respected football writers in the country, and profilic Twitter user, Henry Winter. This is one I’m listening to as I’m writing this as I head up to Manchester. Some great insights before my panel tonight.

LinkedIn Adds Snapchat-Like Video Filters And Text Effects (wersm.com)

LinkedIn videos is something I’ve played with and plan to do a lot more of, and this gives us another reason to take the platform seriously for video too. If you’re concentrated on b2b with your work then you should be doing this and at least giving it a try.

As Twitter suspends a pitching guru, MLB considers loosening its social-media restrictions (sports.yahoo.com)

How should rights holders protect their copyright is a question that always come up during this social media era. The MLB is one of the most protective but is this starting to change as they realise that some of these accounts are actually benefiting the league and should be embraced and worked with, not shut down?

Everton Make Mascot History (evertonfc.com)

A good news story for the day. This is a great way for a club to make a big difference for young fans who would love the opportunity to attend a match, but due to their conditions cannot do so. Fantastic work by Scott McLeod and his team in making this happen.

Fan data – who, what, why and how (leadersinsport.com)

A new report from the people at Leaders with input from some of the best in the business. One to download and take time out to have a read through.

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