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Wildcats step up Twitter game

Following the lead of the @LAKings the @PerthWildcats have thrown down the challenge to an entire country!

Jump on board Australia & give it a retweet.

Sports YouTube Merry Christmas message

We love a good sports Christmas message here is a few to watch while you wait for Santa to arrive…

From Collingwood Magpies

From the Perth Wildcats

From West Coast Eagles

From South Sydney Rabbitohs

From Adelaide Crows

From Melbourne Storm

From Melbourne Demons

From GWS Giants

From North Melbourne Kangaroos

From Hawthorn Hawks

From Cairns Taipans

From Western Bulldogs

From Sydney Swans

From LeBron James

From the YouTube Time Machine…

From Chicago Bulls

From Los Angeles Lakers

From Denver Nuggets

From Houston Rockets

NBA teams are busy preparing to play this Christmas day..so here’s last year’s message

But here is the best present…

What are your faves?
Hit us up in the comments with more sports holiday messages we can add.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holiday from Sports Geek.

Social Media Ladders around the Leagues

September 2011 Social Media Ladders for the AFL, NRL, NBL, A-League & Big Bash.

AFL Vs NRL, #SB45 & March Madness

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AFL vs NRL – the battle for social media fans

The AFL has the early lead just topping the magical 1 Million social media fan mark with the NRL closing in on 1 Million fans.  Interesting to note the AFL fans have taken to Twitter with twice as many tweeps than the NRL.  Read on…

@AFL vs @NRL in a social media arms raceDid you miss #SB45 AKA Super Bowl?

Social media was the big winner at the Super Bowl along with the Green Bay Packers of course #gopackgo.  Check out our take of the big plays on the Super Bowl Sunday from Foursquare, Visa with Twitter, Facebook & not forgetting the ads on YouTube.

March Madness – NCAA streaming online

NCAA® is March Madness time, not only can you watch all games online, iPhone or iPad they are encouraging fans & bloggers to bring in more viewers by providing an easy toolkit to advertise NCAA® March Madness on Demand®.  Additionally they are helping fans follow teams on social media with the Social Arena.  Follow March Madness on Facebook.

Charity Baskets case study – $11k raised in 11 days

Facebook, Twitter & EventBrite all important to drive ticket salesHere’s a quick look back at the Charity Baskets event that started with Daniel Eade pulling together an array of NBL legends for a exhibition basketball match to raise money for victims of the Queensland Floods.  See how Sports Geek pulled together digital platforms for a great result in this infographic.  Thanks to all the players & partners involved in helping with a great cause.

Calendar a mess? Get Tungle!

Want to untangle your calendar?Sports Geek can not speak highly enough of Tungle!  It helps book meetings with clients across timezones in multiple countries without emails & phone calls to coordinate everyone’s calendar.  Need to speak to @SeanCallanan then just send a Tungle request.

Check out this video it explains “What is Tungle.me?”

Links we liked…

What makes a good hashtag – The Oyston Project (featuring #madeupbaseballfact)

Facebook ‘Like’ Button Takes Over Share Button Functionality

Facebook users like the NBA. A lot. | ProBasketballTalk

N.F.L. Players Shaken by Duerson’s Suicide Calculation – NYTimes.com

Fans are stepping up to the plate with At Bat

The NBA Embraces The Digital Water Cooler – SportsMoney – …

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Great to catch up with Sydney #digisport crew

FB Fan Counter

March 2011 – 319,180
2011 Target – 1,000,000

Like our clients to help us reach that goal
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$11k raised for #QldFloods in 11 days

Facebook, Twitter & EventBrite all important to drive ticket salesHere’s a quick look back at the Charity Baskets event that started with Daniel Eade pulling together an array of NBL legends for a exhibition basketball match to raise money for victims of the Queensland Floods.

Sports Geek used digital marketing & social media platforms to market the event & sell the tickets.

The infographic below created with the iPad app Popplet shows all how all the pieces came together in a fast & furious 11 day period.

The end result was raising over $11,000 for Variety to distribute top flood victims in Queensland & Victoria.

You can still watch the game online for a donation of only $5.

How the digital platforms helped raise over $11,000 for Queensland Floods
Click image for PDF version

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