On March 15, 2016 my American sport in the 21st century class discussed sports and the media. We went over roles of the media, changes to sports as a result of the media, the golden triangle of media and sports funding, and social media and its categories. Here you can view what we discussed:
Roles of the media
1. Inform
2. Entertain
3. Educate
4. Advertise
Changes to sports
• Schedules and starting times
• Length of halftime periods
• Television timeouts
• Expansion and formation of leagues
Media and sports funding Golden Triangle
Social Media
-a
group of internet applications that allow the creation and exchange of user
generated content
Categories
-Communication services (Facebook, twitter, Pinterest,
Tumblr)
-Entertainment –(hulu, youtube, tv.com, virtual worlds,
vimeo, Instagram)
-Professional networks-Linkedin, plaxo, eZdia
-Multimedia- ustream, skype, livestream, flickr, blubrry.com,
periscope
-Smart phone apps (fanvision, zinzcam, thuuz, at bat 14)
-Mobile couponing (groupon, living social)
Here is an article titled "How social media have changed sports" by Jackson DeMos posted November 14, 2011 on USC News. In this article he highlights the discussions of a group of panelists consisting of owners and executives and their views on media and social media.
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