Tag "social media"

UKSN Event – 22nd January w/ Richard Ayers Q&A

To help celebrate our 3rd birthday we’ve put together an event here in London to start the New Year with a bang! Come along and get together for a drink with friends old and new in the industry. With us we will have Richard Ayers who will be taking part in a Q&A session, which UKSN founder Dan McLaren will be hosting

20m strong voice-blogging service Bubbly launches in UK with Rio Ferdinand

Today sees the official announcement that Bubbly, the worlds leading voice blogging service (or social network), has launched in the UK. With 20 million fans across the world, it’s hitting our shores with all-new celebrities, including football superstar Rio Ferdinand

Digital Tennis: The 2013 Australian Open

With the Australian Open starting on Monday, the first Grand Slam of 2013, we take a look at what they doing on social media and mobile to make it the most ‘social’ tennis tournament yet

Rio highlights how Twitter can be used for good

Twitter and footballers is a mix that usually attracts the wrong types of headlines. But this time Rio Ferdinand has shown how it bring people together and be a force for good

Sport Communicators and Social Media – Next Steps

We are now on the seventh and last part of the research into sportstars’ use of social media and issues surrounding reputation management by Steven Woodgate

Nike takes Social Media in-house

Nike has taken management of its social media marketing in-house and away from its digital advertising agencies in an effort to get closer to its fans

Social Media and Sport – 2013 Predictions

It’s that time of year again where we take a look into our crystal balls to predict what will happen in social media and sport in 2013. This year we have the help of Amy Jo Martin, Adam Bader, Shergul Arshad and Oscar Ugaz. Do you agree with them?

UEFA get slammed by Social Media users

Guest Post: Jeremy Taylor from Our Social Times takes a look at the reaction to the UEFA fine for racism served out to Serbia and how Paddy Power have gained from the publicity

Why better Social Media policies are needed in Sport

We are now on part 6 of this seven-part series by Steven Woodgate about why the sporting industry needs a better and a tougher social media policy to handle its star employees.

Sailing and Social Media

A look at the world of Sailsport – how they connect with fans using social media and avoiding vanity metrics. Guest post by CEO of Pilote Media, David Fuller