Archive for 'Leagues'
Sport Fan Connect announces GreyCupFanConnect.com
Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by Trevor Turnbull.
We are thrilled to announce that Sport Fan Connect will be working with the 2009 Grey Cup Festival to drive social media awareness through a number of online contests that implement Twitter, Flickr photos and YouTube videos. Each of these contests utilize social tools that make it easy to share information and connect with other [...]
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CFL fans talk about the Grey Cup Festival
Posted on 07. Nov, 2009 by Trevor Turnbull.
Last night saw a big game with playoff implications between the BC Lions and Edmonton Eskimos. Unfortunately, it wasn’t much of a game as the Eskimos laid a beating on the Lions which secured them the final playoff spot in the CFL’s Western Division.
While at the game, I took time to chat with some CFL [...]
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30 Ballparks and a Baby – Their Social Media Story
Posted on 18. Oct, 2009 by Trevor Turnbull.
Trevor Turnbull from Sport Fan Connect interviews the winners of the Capitals-Fan Connect Contest – Roberto, Judy and little Sofia (otherwise known as @30ballparksbaby).
The three of them visited all 30 MLB ballparks over 90 days this summer using social media (blog, Twitter, Facebook) along the way to connect with the league (MLB), teams and other [...]
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Capitals-Fan Connect Winners – Featured Interview
Posted on 17. Oct, 2009 by Trevor Turnbull.
We recently ran an online contest called Capitals Fan Connect where we asked entrants to submit a video or written story explaining how they connect with Sports using social media. Roberto, Judy and Sofia Coquis (otherwise known on Twitter as @30ballparksbaby) were our winners.
We met them the night before the Washington Capitals home opener at [...]
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Can social media impact a dying sport – like Jai-Alai?
Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by Trevor Turnbull.
Now that I have landed in Ft. Lauderdale, I am continuing to work on uploading all of the great video and content we gathered throughout our travels on the Sport-Fan Connection Tour. While here, we figured that we should take in some local sporting events. Of course, Florida has a number of professional sports teams [...]
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NY Jets Experience & Social Media
Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by Trevor Turnbull.
By far, one of the highlights of our Sport Fan Connection Tour was the September 27th NFL game between the NY Jets and Tennessee Titans. The day began early as we made our way to the wet parking lot to partake in some pre-game tailgaiting. We ran into a great group of guys from New [...]
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Video Interview: Kathleen Hessert – Sports Media Challenge
Posted on 09. Oct, 2009 by Trevor Turnbull.
As our sports tour has continued to lead through the S.E. USA, we found our way to Charlotte, NC and had the pleasure of speaking with Kathleen Hessert (President of Sports Media Challenge). We discussed the different ways Professional, Semi-Professional and Collegiate athletics are approaching social media and she shared some insights into how some [...]
