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Which Paralympics Athletes Got The Most Twitter Followers?

Lauren Dugan — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:00:46 +0000

The Paralympics closing ceremony – which featured Coldplay and Rihanna playing out the Games – was a hit with viewers this week, many of whom took to Twitter to discuss the eleven day event.

And, just like the Olympics before them, the Paralympics created a handful of digital stars out of its top athletes. So which athletes got the most social media love?
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How The Olympics Impacted Social Sharing [INFOGRAPHIC]

Lauren Dugan — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:00:57 +0000

The London 2012 Olympic Games was a spectacular event, both in itself and online.

Athletes shot to superstardom on Twitter, brands increased their recognition and positive sentiment simply overwhelmed Twitter.

So how did the world share their elation during the Games? Take a look at this infographic on Olympic social sharing to find out.
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How To Improve Your #SocialFitness Using Twitter

Mary C. Long — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:33:57 +0000

There was a Twitter chat on #SocialFitness the other day, did you catch it?

Folks spent the hour discussing ways social media can impact real life goals – like the Olympics and, of course, fitness.
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Which Olympic Athletes Take The Gold On Twitter? [STUDY]

Lauren Dugan — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:00:05 +0000

The Olympics has done more than just send some budding athletes into new sports super-stardom – it’s actually made some of them Twitter celebrities! OK, while it might not be as impressive to win a few hundred Twitter followers as it is to win a gold medal, it’s still interesting to see just how much social exposure the Games gives to its athletes.
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Twitter Reaction To USA Women’s Soccer Win [INFOGRAPHIC]

Mary C. Long — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:15:12 +0000

The women’s Olympic gold medal soccer game between the United States and Japan just aired in London.

How did Twitter respond to this highly anticipated match up? We have an infographic that shows you!

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Searching For Spare Olympic Tickets? There’s A Twitter Handle For That

Mary C. Long — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:00:34 +0000

Frustrated that you can’t buy tickets to the sold-out Olympics, even though you can see the empty seats on tv?

There’s a Twitter stream that lists these previously unavailable seats and you can snap them up if you’re quick!
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Twitter’s Trending Events Highlight Olympics

Mary C. Long — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:25:55 +0000

Alongside the other Twitter trends and promoted products, you may have noticed a fairly new arrival, Twitter’s ‘trending events.’

And you also may have noticed they appear to be exclusively focused on the Olympics.
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Want To Track The Olympic Athletes With The Most Online Influence?

Mary C. Long — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:24:47 +0000

We recently shared a story on the most socially sponsorable Olympic athletes, and now we’re going to help you take that a step further.

Want to know how the most popular athletes rank, in real time, according to their social media influence? It’s not set in stone and keeping track of these folks’ fluctuating popularity can be tricky.

Well, the folks at Kred are giving you a way to do just that.
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Want To Track Olympic Chatter On Twitter? Check Out CheerMeter

Mary C. Long — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:00:11 +0000

Are you wondering which events, athletes or brands are getting the most Twitter buzz during the Olympics?

Well, the folks at Socialbakers launched their Olympic “Cheermeter” this past Thursday and they just may have the info you’re looking for!
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Twitter Suspends Journalist After NBC Complains

Mary C. Long — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:30:35 +0000

If you’re attempting to watch the Olympics from the U.S., no one needs to tell you how miserable the coverage is. And if you’re on Twitter, you’ve likely tweeted the #NBCFail hashtag in frustration more than once.

But what if doing so resulted in your account getting suspended? If you retweeted one specific tweet from journalist @guyadams that may just happen!

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Olympic Officials To Spectators: Don’t Tweet, Unless You Have To

Lauren Dugan — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:00:45 +0000

We’ve heard time and time again how effective the pairing between Twitter and sports events has been, but this is possibly the first time we’ve heard from sports organizers that fans shouldn’t tweet.
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The Social Olympics And The Twitter Games [INFOGRAPHIC]

Shea Bennett — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 06:00:38 +0000

While it’s actually been quietly chugging along for a couple of days now, the 2012 London Olympics really starts today, with the opening ceremony set to take place at 9pm UK time (4pm ET).

As we’ve discussed before, this is the first Olympics that will be covered in real time by social media, and Twitter will play a huge part. Indeed, everybody is forecasting data records to be set – the BBC is expecting one terabit per second of traffic.

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Which Olympic Sponsors Are The Most Talked About On Twitter? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Lauren Dugan — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:00:40 +0000

Can you name one Olympic sponsor? Five? Ten? Apparently, lots of social media folks can, and do, name them on Twitter.
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Who Are The Most Socially Sponsorable Olympic Athletes? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Shea Bennett — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:00:03 +0000

As you might have noticed, celebrities have taken to social media in their droves. For professional athletes, these channels have allowed them to engage and interact with fans, naysayers and rivals, providing an almost endless supply of quotes and stories for the mainstream media.

With the 2012 London Olympics now officially underway (although the opening ceremony is, strangely, taking place tomorrow), the profile of the athletes taking part in these Games has never been higher. But which of these sporting stars’ personal brands is numero uno amongst potential sponsors?

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London Eye To Become Twitter Sentiment Gauge During Olympics

Lauren Dugan — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:00:22 +0000

The London Eye will be transformed during the Olympics to show global Twitter sentiment towards the Games. The more enthusiastically you tweet, the brighter the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe will become.
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