Sports are outright one of if not the most viewed on television but has that changed? Has social media took a leap over just watching sports on the television or listening to it on the radio or reading about it in the newspaper. Well in 2006 a thing called twitter was launched and from there on the way sports will be heard/viewed will be forever changed. Social media is a thing to talk about for the ages and in my opinion changed the sports industry. The major types of social media that is used in the sports industry would have to be Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Can there be benefits to having a social media for sports player? Also is there down sides to having a social media account for sports players and coaching staff.
Social media has taken over the sports industry the way players communicate, the fans comments and reactions and all around just connecting with fans. In my opinion the major types of social media I see players/reporters use twitter and instagram. Now a days there is no TV nessacary if you have a smart phone and enjoy twitter or instagram you can just look at the profiles and you can see the scores and if anything …show more content…
The thing that is different from then to now is no one was in their privacy they didn’t have social media during that time their lives were almost private. The way you got to hear about sports, what the players thought about was through the television, or in the newspaper. Well today is a new day and we are in a new era that social media is just taking over. Social media is and easy way to catch up on you favorite “Instagram stars” (King pg1) they post who they are, they show the fan base what they are like outside of being a professional, you can get recaps of what they did that night that they thought was rewarding and so on and so
Social media has taken over the sports industry the way players communicate, the fans comments and reactions and all around just connecting with fans. In my opinion the major types of social media I see players/reporters use twitter and instagram. Now a days there is no TV nessacary if you have a smart phone and enjoy twitter or instagram you can just look at the profiles and you can see the scores and if anything …show more content…
The thing that is different from then to now is no one was in their privacy they didn’t have social media during that time their lives were almost private. The way you got to hear about sports, what the players thought about was through the television, or in the newspaper. Well today is a new day and we are in a new era that social media is just taking over. Social media is and easy way to catch up on you favorite “Instagram stars” (King pg1) they post who they are, they show the fan base what they are like outside of being a professional, you can get recaps of what they did that night that they thought was rewarding and so on and so