Tag "twitter"
Social Media & Sport – the importance of interacting with, not just talking at fans
Following on the from the success of his last article here on UKSN, Iain Taker takes a look at how sports bodies and clubs interact with the public through digital media
Macheda latest player fined for Twitter outburst – what is the solution?
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time you will know that this is certainly not the first time a player has got into trouble on Twitter. For the last 3 years there have been regular instances of this happening. So what is the answer?
Golf and Social Media in 2012
Whilst other sports have been slowly integrating social media into their game, golf has been slow to catch on. Here we look at what, why and where it is going
Man City’s Vincent Kompany to host post-match interview with fans on Twitter and Facebook
The club’s supporters are being offered the chance to grill the Belgian international by tweeting their questions to @vincentkompany and using the hashtag #askvincent.
Super League steps up Social Media presence with Twitter hashtags
At the beginning of February the RFL announced teams will be using specific Twitter hashtags for the upcoming season. It sounded interesting so we found out more…
Football, Racism and Twitter
Last week long-time Twitter fan and Manchester City defender Micah Richards quit the social media platform after becoming a target of racist abuse over the last few months. Here we take a look at the problems and how it can be dealt with
The Social Media Match-Day Experience – Be Useful!
The first aim for any club is to make match-days the most memorable, fun experience possible both on and off the pitch. Are clubs doing this with social media? Is there another way?
Surrey Storm score top marks with Twitter competition
It’s not often we get to talk on here about sports other than the big 3. So its nice to get to hear about a social media campaign by another sport, like Netball, and one that others can take something from.
To Tweet or not to Tweet, that is the question
Is Social Media an opportunity or potential threat? This is a guest post by lawyer and footrball agent Iain Taker on athletes use of Twitter and the opportunities for good and bad it presents – and advice on how to reduce those risks
Win “The Ultimate Sports Social Media Job” with Xfinity
Comcast’s Xfinity Service is launching a contest to hire an individual who will serve as the new voice of Xfinity in the sports social media space and go behind-the-scenes at some of the biggest nationwide sporting events in 2012, sharing exclusive insights and updates with fans.
