soccer - SocialTimes.com http://socialtimes.com Your Social Media Source Copyright 2012 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:39:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Two Arrested After Sending Racist Tweets to Newcastle Football Two teenagers have been arrested over racist tweets  they made towards an English footballers as problems with social media and sports connect to rise in England. Samuel Ameobi, an English born athlete of Nigerian descent, logged into Twitter one day to find his page vandalized. continued…

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]]> Anthony Marcusa http://socialtimes.com/two-arrested-after-sending-racist-tweets-to-newcastle-footballe_b83397#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/two-arrested-after-sending-racist-tweets-to-newcastle-footballe_b83397 http://socialtimes.com/?p=83397 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:49:23 +0000 Pro Soccer Teams Trade In Names For Twitter Handles On Their Jerseys Social networking and sports seem to be involved in a love-hate relationship, with some athletes finding themselves caught in Twitter snafus while some teams have been banned from tweeting altogether.  But one football club—Mexico’s Jaguares—is fully embracing Twitter.  This month they’ve done away with their traditional jerseys, replacing their names with their Twitter handles!
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/pro-soccer-teams-trade-in-names-for-twitter-handles-on-their-jerseys_b83161#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/pro-soccer-teams-trade-in-names-for-twitter-handles-on-their-jerseys_b83161 http://socialtimes.com/?p=83161 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:04:48 +0000 Viral Radar: UNC Asheville Goalkeepers Face Off In Real Life Game Of Angry Birds Angry Birds YouTube videos have proven to be almost as popular as the addictive iPhone game itself, racking up millions of views.  In the latest Angry Birds-inspired video to go viral, UNC Asheville goalkeepers Lassi Hurskainen and Dan Jackson face off in a match of real life Angry Birds.  The video has already been viewed over 1.7 million times since it hit YouTube a week ago.
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]]> Megan O'Neill http://socialtimes.com/unc-asheville-angry-birds_b80734#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/unc-asheville-angry-birds_b80734 http://socialtimes.com/?p=80734 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:25:11 +0000 YouTube to Present All 26 2011 Copa America Matches All 26 matches of 2011 Copa America, to be held in Argentina July 1-24, will air live on YouTube, including pool play, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the championship match.

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]]> David Cohen http://socialtimes.com/youtube-to-present-all-26-2011-copa-america-matches_b66770#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/youtube-to-present-all-26-2011-copa-america-matches_b66770 http://socialtimes.com/?p=66770 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:45:48 +0000 Professional Footballers’ Association To Address Social Media Issues This Summer Major sports leagues still are not quite sure what to make of Twitter, which has simultaneously allowed players to interacts with fans on a direct level and made for a platform that is easy to misuse. One sports governing body, however, is attempting to find a way to use the medium successfully. continued…

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]]> Anthony Marcusa http://socialtimes.com/professional-footballers-association-to-address-social-media-issues-this-summer_b65356#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/professional-footballers-association-to-address-social-media-issues-this-summer_b65356 http://socialtimes.com/?p=65356 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:05:08 +0000 Passionate ‘Fans’ Force Manchester United Footballer Off Twitter In a rare instance in the virtual world of Twitter, it is not the user that has forced himself off the medium due to an errant Tweet, but instead vehement followers that shut down an account. It was a quick but saddening experience for Darren Gibson, midfielder for English Premiere League powerhouse Manchester United, and all of 23 years old. He signed up to Twitter, surely optimistically, only to be bombarded with two hours of nonstop abuse and harassment from fans of the team. continued…

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]]> Anthony Marcusa http://socialtimes.com/passionate-fans-force-manchester-united-footballer-off-twitter_b59574#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/passionate-fans-force-manchester-united-footballer-off-twitter_b59574 http://socialtimes.com/?p=59574 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:40:47 +0000 Royal Television Society Recognizes CNN’s South Africa 2010: Twitter Buzz CNN‘s South Africa 2010: Twitter Buzz received an award in the category of Innovative News at the United Kingdom’s Royal Television Society Awards.

South Africa 2010: Twitter Buzz enabled fans following FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa to monitor and visualize Twitter activity, providing an interactive visualization of how many Tweets per minute each topic generated, as well as photos representing soccer topics generating the most buzz, which changed sizes as the number of related Tweets fluctuated. Categories included players, teams, and topics, and fans were able to browse back through an archive of Tweets from the past 24 hours.

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]]> David Cohen http://socialtimes.com/royal-television-society-recognizes-cnn%e2%80%99s-south-africa-2010-twitter-buzz_b54705#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/royal-television-society-recognizes-cnn%e2%80%99s-south-africa-2010-twitter-buzz_b54705 http://www.mediabistro.com/webnewser/?p=12491 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:37:58 +0000 Qatar 2022 World Cup Bid Gets Boost from Facebook Qatar 2022, which is attempting to bring the FIFA World Cup to the Middle East for the first time ever, is getting a big kick from Facebook, as its page on the social network has drawn more than 500,000 fans.

The host nations for the 2018 and 2022 soccer tournaments will be announced Wednesday.

Qatar 2022 said its Facebook page has received Likes from countries including Egypt (90,000), Jordan (45,000), Saudi Arabia (38,000), Qatar (31,000), Lebanon (23,000), Nigeria (22,000), Palestine (18,000), Ghana (17,000), the United States (14,000), Kenya (14,000), Israel (10,000), and South Africa (6,000).

The organization added that U.S. English was the most common language used to access its Facebook page, at 265,000, followed by Arabic (113,000), U.K. English (60,000), and French (20,000).

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]]> David Cohen http://socialtimes.com/qatar-2022-world-cup-bid-gets-boost-from-facebook_b54179#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/qatar-2022-world-cup-bid-gets-boost-from-facebook_b54179 http://www.mediabistro.com/webnewser/?p=9885 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:36:12 +0000 The World Cup Guide To Facebook Soccer Games: Bola, FIFA Superstars, The Winning Goal and Epic Goal fifalogo

As the World Cup is just a week away, social game makers are all abuzz about which Facebook game is going to benefit the most. The first big soccer title, Bola, was initially developed by Three Melons then strategically acquired by Playdom. EA Sports and FIFA have teamed up (like usual) to bring FIFA Superstars to Facebook. Now, Fox Sports and Watercooler have entered the fray with Epic Goal. Which of these games has what it takes to win the World Cup of Facebook soccer games?

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]]> Neil Vidyarthi http://socialtimes.com/the-world-cup-guide-to-facebook-soccer-games-bola-fifa-superstars-the-winning-goal-and-epic-goal_b13909#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/the-world-cup-guide-to-facebook-soccer-games-bola-fifa-superstars-the-winning-goal-and-epic-goal_b13909 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=13909 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:29:24 +0000 Dynamo Games Plans Shift from Mobile to Social with Soccer Tycoon dynamologoDynamo Games, maker of the popular Championship Manager iPhone game, is yet another developer who is now attempting to release their first social game for the web. The Dundee-based developer is making a transition from publishing PSP and iPhone games to include social games on the web. Dynamo is winner of several TIGA awards for best mobile games, and are part of a wave of mobile companies extending their games into the web and social space.

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]]> Neil Vidyarthi http://socialtimes.com/dynamo-games-plans-shift-from-mobile-to-social-with-soccer-tycoon_b13159#disqus_thread http://socialtimes.com/dynamo-games-plans-shift-from-mobile-to-social-with-soccer-tycoon_b13159 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=13159 Wed, 19 May 2010 11:20:55 +0000 Watch Online Premier League and UEFA Champions League Football Games For Free Searching where to watch online Premier League and UEFA Champions League games I found several interesting posts/guides of how to make it possible to see these games online for free. You can check out this nice guide of using SopCast which is one of the most popular tools to stream TV online using p2p technology.

But unfortunately using SopCast isn’t enough to watch all leagues and all your favorite sports. That’s why I searched a little bit deeper and found this site where you can find all major leagues in many different sports together with link to service which provide possibility to watch current game online for free.

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