Did You See the Tweet?

Did You See the Tweet?

In the Sunday paper in Wisconsin, the feature article in the sports section was on the… I really could not give an answer. Yes, there is still a Sunday newspaper, but the only time I would be reading it is if I am at home and my parents had left it laying around. To pick up a newspaper, and read it with a cup of coffee in hand, is not the way most young adults think. This is because the generation that is growing into adulthood, and our society in general, is more concerned with technology.

Sports scores are now available at the touch of a phone screen, tablet, or on a computer. A way that people are getting these scores is through social media. Social media is updated every minute, giving viewers the ability to see if their team is on top. Social media is not only the way people are able to view scores, it is a major form of marketing. It allows for companies and organizations to be ‘in the now’. Social media is always developing and has the ability to intrigue viewers while scrolling through an online feed.

Scores are not the only thing easily accessible. When an individual clicks on a link, it opens them to many other links, pages, pictures, or videos. Social media really allows our society to be one with their favorite teams and to continue to stay interested between downs, innings, or in any sporting situation. It leaves friends asking each other, “Did you see that tweet?”.

Do you believe that sports organizations now depends on social media sources, such as twitter, to keep the younger generation interested? Why?

How often do you use social media, if at all? Is it your main source for on the go sports information and scores?

Source: https://blog.sysomos.com/2016/08/26/social-media-trends-sports-marketing/