In an ever growing social media world , professional sports teams are even starting to use sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google +, and even Pinterest to better stay connected with their fans. In the past it was tough to be able to reach out to everyone. Back then it was just paper advertising, and things of that nature. Teams like the New England Patriots use all sorts of social media to stay connected with all their fans.
I follow the Pats on Facebook, and Twitter. Everyday they have something new to report about the team. Whether it be actual team, or roster news or what the Patriots are doping in the community. Just recently the Patriots posted that players Jullian Edelman, and Matthew Slater took a trip to UMASS Children's Hospital to visit sick kids. The Patriots posted pictures of the event on Facebook, and Twitter.
Another way the team reaches out to its fans is posting links on Twitter and Facebook to the team site. They do this when the want fans to vote on certain things. An example of this is a link was posted on Twitter so that fans could put their vote in for who gets inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame this fall. it is a competition based only on votes of the fans, and through social media the Patriots get their votes. It is a good way for fans to feel a part of the team. The Patriots also post players birthdays on Facebook, and twitter telling fans like this post to wish so and so a happy birthday.
Patriots wide receiver Chad Ochocinco is a freequent so called "Tweeter", and he posts at least 30 tweets a day. When he first came to the patriots last summer he posted on twitteer with the permission from the team , a competition. The competition was for fans to compete for the right to have Chad live at their house for 2 weeks. Fans had to tweet him, letting him know why he should go live with them. It was a fun thing he did to interact with his new fans here in New England . later on in the season he posted on Twitter that the first 200 people at Sylvia's restaurant in Harlem N.Y by 7pm will have their meals paid for personally by Chad. Chad does a great job of using social media to interact and promote himself among his peers and fans.
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