Are you on Pinterest? Pinterest is another network that is gaining momentum, that allows people to share great visuals via Pins & Boards.
Has an artsy & creative feel & there is some good photography sites drawing great traffic from Pinterst.
Sports Geek Tip: Always include strong visuals with all news articles, they can be pinned & draw fans back to your site.
Here is one such find I pinned to my Infographics board.
Source: readwriteweb.com via Sean on Pinterest
Are you on Instagram? We are follow @SportsGeekHQ on Instagram.
Many sports teams & brands are starting to branch out to connect with fans using Instagram.
Good to see Kevin looking to further develop Instagram building on a user base of over 15M.
Look at some of the reasons why:
Is your team on Instagram? Tag them on this Instagram post or in the comments below
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Sports Geek is going to be hosting a Sports Geek Networking Night on November 17th, being held at the Melbourne Aces ABL Opening Night fixture against the Brisbane Bandits.
Thanks to Aces GM Windsor Knox & Gary Hubbard at the Aces for helping us set up this event for Melbourne’s sports digital community.
Tickets for the Networking Night are available now! Click here to buy, if you liked the World Series you should check out the ABL entering it’s second season.
Buy Tickets to Sport Geek Networking Night
Ticket are only $10 so why not enjoy taking in some sport instead of working at the game like you usually do.
Stay tuned for some added extras for attendees to the Sports Geek Networking Night.
In case you missed it, Sports Geek was in the business section of The Age & Sydney Morning Herald on Friday, September 30th, talking about how sports can leverage social media & connect teams with sports fans. See how the tweet reviews came in using Storify.
Thanks to new staffer at @SportsGeekHQ Dion Bennett (@Dion_Anthony) the Best of the Digital Sports World (AKA #BODSW) is back at SportsGeek.com.au.
Here is some you may have missed:
Make sure you keep an eye out as he brings you all the latest in the digital sports trends from around the world each week.
Got an article worth adding, send us a tweet tag it #BODSW.
Congratulations to the Manly Sea Eagles, 2011 NRL Premiers
A big shout out to one of Sports Geek’s clients, Manly Sea Eagles, who took out this season’s NRL premiership in impressive fashion over the New Zealand Warriors! Special congrats to Jessica Ivers (@jivebong) who helped drive the Sea Eagles digital platforms in 2011, she was a vital cog for the Sea Eagles digital community and will be missed by Sea Eagles fans. We wish her all the best on her new challenge.
Commiserations, too, must go to the Collingwood, who went down to a great Geelong outfit in the 2011 AFL Grand Final. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your perspective) there was no #callananshimmy this year.
One more quick note on the NRL and AFL finals; We came very close seeing an All-Sports Geek Grand Final in both codes this year,with clients Collingwood, the West Coast Eagles, Melbourne Storm and Manly Sea Eagles duking it out during the Preliminary finals for a spot on the Grand Final stage.
A brilliant effort from all clubs, and we wish them well for Season 2012.
Not long now until the Big Bash League kicks off. Sean presented at the Big Bash League teams at Cricket Australia’s Digital Day last week to help give all the teams a kick start in developing fan bases via social media for this exciting competition. Have a look at how all the teams are faring in the race for social media fans.
Sports Geek is currently working with the Sydney Thunder and we are excited to work with brand new franchise with another Sports Geek client ANZ Stadium to call home. Expect to be #thunderstruck!
Facebook Power users are switching over to Google+ and Twitter
How Facebook affects College students
More Facebook friends linked to bigger brain areas
How location-based services can put businesses on the map
March 2011 – 319,180
June 2011 – 478,450
August 2011 – 733,492
October 2011 – 903,757
2011 Target – 1,000,000
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The NBA draft for the Minnesota Timberwolves for 2011 also saw the successful launch of Sports Geek’s new product Sports Digital Passion (Sports DP).
Sports DP is a web application that grades a social media fan based upon the support they show for your team via Twitter and Facebook. It also allows for data capture of email addresses for both your team and your sponsors.
Check out our case study on the Minnesota Timberwolves or for more information on how to get this for your team contact Sports Geek
Sean recently presented at the the @SEATConference in Los Angeles. The panel discussion looking at sports digital case studies from SF Giants, San Antonio Spurs & Play Network was kicked off with the Sports Digital Revolution available on the SportsGeekHQ YouTube video.
Collingwood midfielder & Norm Smith Medalist Scott Pendlebury is the latest sports star to join Tout. Check out his first Tout made at Sports Geek HQ, it was featured on Tout’s popular page along side Shaq.
Check out the video with all the sizzle of Tout since Shaq used Tout to announce his retirement.
Quick and easy to use – you can Tout from your iPhone or iPad and upload it to tout – either via the web or their simple app
Pendles can also be found on Facebook and Twitter and his website ScottPendlebury.com.au.
Great guest post by Daniel Pinne gives his thoughts, albeit as a die hard essendon fan, in his guest blog about the launch of Bomber TV
If you haven’t listened to Bill Simmons candid discussion with NBA Commissioner David Stern you should (Listen here). Great insight into the NBA lockout & must listen for any fan of the NBA but also of sports business. Also try out AudioPress great for listening to podcasts via streaming.
David Stern interviewed by Bill Simmons on NBA Lockout
Facebook Messenger App Could Replace Texting
The Engagement Trajectory: How Consumers Socially Engage with Brands
An NFL Coach Sells His Mercedes To A Cafeteria Worker For 20 Bucks
Great infographic on the social web every 60 seconds
State of the Internet
March 2011 – 319,180
June 2011 – 478,450
August 2011 – 733,492
2011 Target – 1,000,000
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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…
Did 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.
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.
Here’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.
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?”
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 – …
March 2011 – 319,180
2011 Target – 1,000,000
Like our clients to help us reach that goal
Collingwood
West Coast Eagles
Manly Sea Eagles
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Cricket NSW
Alpha Sport
Big League
Modern Fishing
Australian Golf Digest
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