Category Archives: sports

Using Social Media to Pick the Super Bowl Winner

Tweet Before the first snap of the NFL season was taken, I made a prediction for the Super Bowl champion. Like many of the pundits who get paid the big bucks, I was wrong. Unlike those folks who pick based on their guts, film breakdown or past trends, I used all of YOU to pull…

Will Social Media dub Brady or Vick MVP?

Tweet A funny thing about popularity contests is that there can be only one winner. Friends, families and coworkers can be set into heated shouting matches pulling for their candidate, player or horse. So it’s been pretty entertaining watching the heated debates on the NFL’s MVP for the 2010 season with opinions from everyone from…

Can a brand recover from a Decision?

Tweet This post originally ran on the Sports Mole, but I wanted to share here in case you missed it. In July, one of the sporting world’s most popular brands saw its stock instantly drop with a simple decision. Now this was not any run-of-the-mill screw-up that we’re accustomed to, but rather a guy who…

Social Media Crowns New York Yankees World Champions

Tweet As the leaves begin to change, the baseball world turns the page to the postseason. Eight teams enter with one walking away with some hardware and the title World Champion. The first pitch will be thrown on Wednesday night, but between now and then, everyone and their mother will make a playoff prediction. Instead…

Using Social Media to Predict the NFL Season

Tweet Every year, industry pundits announce their selections for the upcoming NFL season using everything from their gut to film study or Madden simulations. Heck, I even know someone who won the office pool one year picking based on jersey colors. I am sure some of you have some half insane methodology as well. This…

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MLB’s Social Pulse

Tweet Major League Baseball is one of my favorite sports to watch, but I have to complain that the sport is tied to history and tradition rather than embracing change. Remember the hoopla surrounding rolling out instant replay or the perfect game called off because of human error? As frustrating as it is, MLB does…