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Are You Ready For Some #MLBDraft?

I have been waiting for today for a very long time.  The beginning of the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft is just hours away (it kicks off at 6 p.m. EST on MLB Network and MLB.com) and will last well into Thursday, until the final pick of the 50th round. It is easy to laugh about […]

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NCAA Clarifies Social Networking Rules For Agents

The NCAA took notice of a recent popular post on this blog: Coaches Can Talk To Athletes On Twitter/FB. What About Agents? Not only was the post published, but I tried reaching out to the NCAA on Twitter to answer the question.  A week and a half went by with absolutely no communication, and then […]

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Coaches Can Talk To Athletes On Twitter/FB. What About Agents?

The NCAA has formally approved the use of Twitter for recruiting purposes.  This is definitely big news for college coaches, who will use Twitter to sent direct messages to high school recruits.  But what about agents?  Agents are bound by strict NCAA regulations that prohibit contact with a student athletes until a certain point of […]

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Social Networking Sports Agents

Twitter Continues To Gain Strength In The Sports Industry

Twitter has taken over the United States.  Athletes, celebrities, and even Oprah are spending their days tweeting.  I just reached 1,000 followers and I am truly starting to enjoy this whole Twitter experience.  Many in the sports industry have begun to tweet.  So someone had to create a list of sports personalities on the service.  […]

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Social Networking Sports Business

Should You Hire A Social Media Consultant?

As more and more athletes and their agents begin to accept social media devices, professional leagues are also gaining a strong presence on the social networking sites.  However, whereas the athletes are publicly posting information that is widely disseminated to a large audience of followers, the various leagues have decided to create much different identities […]

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Shaq Tweets New Endorsement Deal

Stay tuned-prepare for SHAQ to “enlyten” you!!! 4:19 PM Mar 26th from TwitterBerry Just like that, Phoenix Suns big man and social networking all-star Shaquille O’Neal made sports marketing history. By using Twitter, Shaq bypassed traditional media outlets to let his 500,000-plus followers know directly about his new endorsement deal with Enlyten, a maker of […]

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Interview with Jim DeLorenzo, VP Octagon Digital

Jim DeLorenzo is a multifaceted professional in the sports industry. An attorney by trade, Jim is currently the Vice-President of the Digital sector of Octagon. In today’s social media craze, Jim and his staff at Octagon Digital, created Twackle.com in response to the massive explosion of Twitter. Jim, the founder of Twackle.com took a few […]

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Not a game…we’re talking about Twitter

“We’re talking about Twitter here.” That was Charlie Villanueva‘s comment regarding Bucks coach Scott Skiles‘ decision to ban the use of Twitter during games, after Villanueva’s half-time “tweet” during Sunday’s victory over the Boston Celtics.  Villanueva’s response sounds comically similar to Allen Iverson’s “practice” rant, and although the Milwaukee forward did not think there was […]

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Social Networking Sports Business

Twackle…The Sports Fan’s Twitter

It hasn’t even been a year since mega-agency Octagon brought in Jim DeLorenzo to run the newly created Octagon Digital division, but they are already making moves to establish their presence in the digital media and social-networking worlds.  The company has launched Twackle.com, an aggregation engine for sports-related material on Twitter.  By using your Twitter […]

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LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and You

No matter who you are and what industry you work in, social networking sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook are most likely a part of your life, or should be. All three platforms are very different from one another, and each provide their own unique benefits. As a sports agent, how can/should you be using […]