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Danica Patrick in the Daytona 500 is Huge for Social Media

By Matt Qualman | February 17, 2012

Danica Patrick has long been a media darling. Some of this stems from her professional driving career and some of it is the result of her often posing in a swimsuit or appearing practically nude in her Go Daddy commercials.  And with roughly 500,000 followers on Twitter (@DanicaPatrick), she is firmly planted as a Social Media darling.  But will her hype last… Read the rest

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Athletes Can Drop the Ball When Using Social Media

By Dave Thomas | August 19, 2011

Many of us who follow the sports world have read or heard about some of the Twitter gaffes that professional or collegiate athletes have made in the last few years. Mistakes, in fact, that have led to crack downs by teams or schools, who in many instances now warn athletes that their actions are being monitored and taken seriously. Among some of the notable mess… Read the rest

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Shaq’s Twitter Legacy

By Anthony Rodriguez | August 4, 2011

Anyone that tunes in to ESPN Sportscenter can see how drastically athletes on Twitter have changed reporting.  I think back a few weeks to Shaq’s retirement.  As one of the most prolific basketball players of all time retired, most media coverage promoted O’Neil as not only a great player but also a media darling. Perhaps, sports history will tell a differen… Read the rest

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Pippa Middleton: 260 Fan Pages and Growing…

By Lara Solomon | June 20, 2011

Back in May Erik wrote about the Facebook page dedicated to Pippa Middleton’s Tush, at that time it had 215,000 LIKEs, now it has over 233,000 LIKEs, plus there are another 260 Facebook pages dedicated to her!  Interestingly of the pages dedicated to Pippa only 2 are about hating her….   The Pippa phenomenon is HUGE, with over 7 million results for her on… Read the rest

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Television Goes Social!

By Amy Kattan | June 13, 2011

If you’ve been watching television the last few months, you may have noticed the abundance of hashtags on your television screen. Television networks are starting to recognize the impact that Twitter has on television viewers.  As a result, networks are starting to display hashtags on televisions screens during your favorite shows.  These hashtags are… Read the rest

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215,000 “Like” Pippa Middleton’s Tush on Facebook

By Erik Qualman | May 2, 2011

Social media discussions and posts can help predict many things from the spread of the flu to election results. Or who will be a break out 2014 Keynote Speaker? Now we can also lump in identifying a new sex symbol.  Following the royal wedding festivities a Facebook page titled Pippa Middleton Ass Appreciation Society sprung up. As of last night there were 90,… Read the rest

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Royal Wedding Takes Over Social Media

By Matt Qualman | April 26, 2011

Royal Wedding discussions are taking over social media. According to London-based independent search marketing specialist and technology firm Greenlight, new research shows that in the past seven days the nuptials are getting one new mention every 10 seconds. The aforementioned figure is expected to grow exponentially as the wedding date approaches… Read the rest

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