The impact that such networking websites like Facebook and Twitter have had on sports is higher than you may think. More than 80% of sports fans monitor social media sites while watching games on TV, and more than 60% do so while watching live events (statistics). With that being said the tremendous impact that social networking has on televised sports is not nearly as unbelievable as you would think. Between both of the largest social networking providers (Facebook & Twitter) twitter has the most vital information regarding sports because of the ability to follow many more athletes than Facebook. Celebrities, athletes, and sport networks tend to use Twitter more often than Facebook assuming its because of the amount of characters you can put it in for one post. After certain important or historical events occur in sports it is usually immediately tweeted on Twitter for further discussions directly after the event has occurred. All of these tweets that happen everyday do have some sort of positive outcome believe it or not. The Arizona Cardinals Wide Reciever Larry Fitzgerald said that he would donate an extra ten cents for every follower he had on twitter for breast cancer awareness. Some athletes tweet about their personal lives or something that has happened to them that their fans or non-fans can strictly relate to. To feel that personal connection between another famous individual I feel helps you realize that you are not the only one feeling that way, or is potentially in that position. That type of similarity I feel is very important and is a great example of a positive outcome that social networking has had on sports. To watch just the game is a sin, you have to be watching the game while watching highlights from other games, tweeting about what just happened, and critiquing other players from your rival team. To look at a more negative outcome some famous athletes have even been suspended and fined for inappropriate tweets about their coaches, other players, or staff. Posts from players can be an extremely controversial thing and could backfire oh how you actually feel about that your supposed favorite athlete. There may be a few things you find out about them through their tweets that aren't so inviting as you assumed. Coming to my conclusion, as you can tell social networking has an enormous impact on televised sports and will continue to put forth this type of impact, or possibly even more of an impact in the future.
The impact that such networking websites like Facebook and Twitter have had on sports is higher than you may think. More than 80% of sports fans monitor social media sites while watching games on TV, and more than 60% do so while watching live events (statistics). With that being said the tremendous impact that social networking has on televised sports is not nearly as unbelievable as you would think. Between both of the largest social networking providers (Facebook & Twitter) twitter has the most vital information regarding sports because of the ability to follow many more athletes than Facebook. Celebrities, athletes, and sport networks tend to use Twitter more often than Facebook assuming its because of the amount of characters you can put it in for one post. After certain important or historical events occur in sports it is usually immediately tweeted on Twitter for further discussions directly after the event has occurred. All of these tweets that happen everyday do have some sort of positive outcome believe it or not. The Arizona Cardinals Wide Reciever Larry Fitzgerald said that he would donate an extra ten cents for every follower he had on twitter for breast cancer awareness. Some athletes tweet about their personal lives or something that has happened to them that their fans or non-fans can strictly relate to. To feel that personal connection between another famous individual I feel helps you realize that you are not the only one feeling that way, or is potentially in that position. That type of similarity I feel is very important and is a great example of a positive outcome that social networking has had on sports. To watch just the game is a sin, you have to be watching the game while watching highlights from other games, tweeting about what just happened, and critiquing other players from your rival team. To look at a more negative outcome some famous athletes have even been suspended and fined for inappropriate tweets about their coaches, other players, or staff. Posts from players can be an extremely controversial thing and could backfire oh how you actually feel about that your supposed favorite athlete. There may be a few things you find out about them through their tweets that aren't so inviting as you assumed. Coming to my conclusion, as you can tell social networking has an enormous impact on televised sports and will continue to put forth this type of impact, or possibly even more of an impact in the future.
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