Comments on: How do you think social media is affecting the sport of football? http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2009/09/how-do-you-think-social-media-is-affecting-the-sport-of-football/ The Neurotic Genius of Soccer in the Digital Age. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:42:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Social Media –> Beeinflusst Web 2.0 den Sport « TD Digital – Social Media, Web2.0 und Football http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2009/09/how-do-you-think-social-media-is-affecting-the-sport-of-football/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Social Media –> Beeinflusst Web 2.0 den Sport « TD Digital – Social Media, Web2.0 und Football Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:55:45 +0000 http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/?p=844#comment-626 [...] How do you think social media is affecting the sport of football? [...] [...] How do you think social media is affecting the sport of football? [...]

]]> By: Joe Cummings http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2009/09/how-do-you-think-social-media-is-affecting-the-sport-of-football/comment-page-1/#comment-603 Joe Cummings Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:12:42 +0000 http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/?p=844#comment-603 Social media has brought results into real time no matter what the match, no matter what the league, no matter what the country you can find find the score. What usually follows the reporting of the score is a statment that identifies ones allegiance and then the fun begins. Connecting fans across the globe is for me the most wonderful part of social media. Joe Cummings CEO and Executive Director National Soccer Coaches Association of America Social media has brought results into real time no matter what the match, no matter what the league, no matter what the country you can find find the score.

What usually follows the reporting of the score is a statment that identifies ones allegiance and then the fun begins.

Connecting fans across the globe is for me the most wonderful part of social media.

Joe Cummings
CEO and Executive Director
National Soccer Coaches Association of America

]]> By: Amanda http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2009/09/how-do-you-think-social-media-is-affecting-the-sport-of-football/comment-page-1/#comment-602 Amanda Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:55:58 +0000 http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/?p=844#comment-602 From Twitter: @justjen @vandey01 w/no question it's an adjunct for the lack of coverage of women's soccer around the world. I'm more informed now than ever before. From Twitter: @justjen @vandey01 w/no question it’s an adjunct for the lack of coverage of women’s soccer around the world. I’m more informed now than ever before.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2009/09/how-do-you-think-social-media-is-affecting-the-sport-of-football/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Amanda Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:54:41 +0000 http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/?p=844#comment-601 From Twitter: @socialmediainfo: @vandey01 - Not sure how this is changing football but I find it crazy that @beckham has more than 72k followers and doesn’t even use it. From Twitter: @socialmediainfo: @vandey01 – Not sure how this is changing football but I find it crazy that @beckham has more than 72k followers and doesn’t even use it.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2009/09/how-do-you-think-social-media-is-affecting-the-sport-of-football/comment-page-1/#comment-597 Amanda Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:58:08 +0000 http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/?p=844#comment-597 Thanks Patrick! Thanks Patrick!

]]> By: Patrick Evans http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2009/09/how-do-you-think-social-media-is-affecting-the-sport-of-football/comment-page-1/#comment-596 Patrick Evans Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:57:58 +0000 http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/?p=844#comment-596 Social media has been brilliant for athletes in general. It's just such a very authentic medium to connect with fans on their terms, rather than, say, while they are out eating dinner with the family. Plus, the European-based players like Freddy Adu, Charlie Davies and Maurie Edu, have an easy way to keep their fans informed. For football in the U.S. in particular, it has the potential to be a game changer. With social media, football fans can easily connect with each other and new football fans can easily learn more about the game and find like-minded individuals on Facebook, Twitter, etc. You can find blogs - in English - on pretty much every club side in the world. It might prove that football doesn't need the coverage fans thinks it deserves because they can provide the coverage themselves via these platforms. Social media has been brilliant for athletes in general. It’s just such a very authentic medium to connect with fans on their terms, rather than, say, while they are out eating dinner with the family. Plus, the European-based players like Freddy Adu, Charlie Davies and Maurie Edu, have an easy way to keep their fans informed.

For football in the U.S. in particular, it has the potential to be a game changer. With social media, football fans can easily connect with each other and new football fans can easily learn more about the game and find like-minded individuals on Facebook, Twitter, etc. You can find blogs – in English – on pretty much every club side in the world. It might prove that football doesn’t need the coverage fans thinks it deserves because they can provide the coverage themselves via these platforms.

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