LeBron Twitter Saga: The Final Chapter
July 8, 2010 by
Tonight at 9 pm (EDT), NBA superstar LeBron James will announce what has cluttered news and social media for weeks: where he’ll play next season. At RowFeeder, we’ve been tracking Twitter and Facebook mentions of LeBron for the past week and a half, collecting over 500,000 posts on the story. As the rumors swirl, Twitter and Facebook [...]
Social Media Predicts LeBron to Knicks: Analysis of “the Buzz” for King James
July 2, 2010 by
Today, July 1st, marks the first day of free agency for the biggest free agent in the history of professional sports, LeBron James. As to be expected, Twitter and Facebook have been flooded with LeBron buzz, with people both speculating the NBA superstar’s top choice as well as urging him to choose their favorite team. [...]
Lakers vs. Celtics: Social Media Breakdown #NBA
June 8, 2010 by
The 2010 NBA Finals are underway with a classic battle between the Lakers and Celtics. Over 10 million people tuned in to watch game 2 on ABC and we tracked nearly 500,000 Tweets and public Facebook posts mentioning Lakers or Celtics during the game. The series is tied at 1 game a piece with the [...]
NBA Tweets
April 21, 2010 by
Just before the Lakers and Thunder (aka Zombie Sonics) tipped off game 2 last night, we started tracking “Lakers” tweets in a spreadsheet with Rowfeeder. From tip off until mid-night we captured over 45K tweets at an average pace of 172/minute! The game turned into a great battle down the stretch with the Lakers pulling [...]