Social Media's Effect on the Sports World by Devin McCoy https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0 The positive and negative effects Social Media can have on sports. en-us 2023-05-10 12:13:17 UTC 2023-05-26 12:44:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3c0.png How quitting College Football for Social Media brought an Athlete millions devinmccoy https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2585414342 Donald De La Haye was a punter for the University of Central Florida's football team, but at the same time began making money from the website YouTube. At the time, you were not allowed to make money, meaning De La Haye had to decide between his YouTube and football careers. He is now one of the largest football influencers with over five million subscribers.]]> 2023-05-10 12:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2585414342 NBA Star's Shoe Deal Terminated after Twitter Post devinmccoy https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2604988111 2023-05-25 14:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2604988111 The Rise of Short-Form Media devinmccoy https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2604996592 With the rise of platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, the demand for long forms of content has decreased severely in favor of shorter content. For example, if someone wants to watch a movie, but the film is too long in their eyes, they will watch a summary of that movie on a social media platform. This is the same for sports as well. In the picture shown, an estimated 73% of the viewers shown are more likely to watch a six-minute highlight, than to watch the full game unfold.]]> 2023-05-25 15:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2604996592 The Growing Need to Satisfy Viewers Outside of the Sport Itself devinmccoy https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2605022015 2023-05-25 15:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2605022015 NBA Creates its own form of Social Media to Enhance Engagement devinmccoy https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2605024809 2023-05-25 15:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2605024809 How NFL Teams compete for Incoming Fans through Social Media devinmccoy https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2606150866 2023-05-26 12:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2606150866 College Athletes are Now Allowed to use their Image and Likeness to make money, which includes Social Media Revenue devinmccoy https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2606154253 2023-05-26 12:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2606154253 Social Media Damaging the Reputations of Athletes devinmccoy https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2606166288 Information travels at a rapid speed with easy access to social media, but this is a blessing and a curse for many, and athletes are no different. There have been many instances of people losing opportunities due to posts made years prior. It has almost become common for an athlete to lose opportunities over vulgar social media posts or videos. ]]> 2023-05-26 12:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/devinmccoy/6wx7hoxjftzknsy0/wish/2606166288