Social Media in the Sports World
Transcript of Social Media in the Sports World
SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE SPORTS WORLD
Timothy Proud
Social Media & Sports Gives fans another
platform to connect with their favorite sports
Many of the popular athletes have Facebook fan pages or Twitter accounts
Has also changed sports journalism
Facebook Fan pages keep
fans updated about news and events
Most times its run by a fan and not the actual athlete
Can also follow sports blogs via status updates
YouTube Allows fans to watch
replays and highlights of their favorite players
Some players even host weekly video shows
Different YouTube Channels allow users to follow specific sports and players
Twitter Most direct player
to fan interaction Top followers:
Dwight Howard, Lebron James, Reggie Bush
Huge impact on sports journalism
Sports Journalism Impacted greatly
by social media Many sports
reporters have created social media profiles
Has led to some reporting issues Sharing key stories Ethics are in
question Reliability
Work Cited http://
www.businessinsider.com/all-sports-news-will-now-be-broken-on-twitter-2010-12
http://twitter.com/#!/JoseCanseco http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/
DeSeanJackson10 http://
www.businessinsider.com/twitterverse-knew-world-cup-results-way-before-they-were-shown-on-tv-2010-12
http://www.examiner.com/sports-culture-and-psychology-in-national/worries-around-sports-personalities-and-electronic-communication
http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/03/05/social-media-has-place-sports-world