Friends or followers? The relations between German soccer clubs and their fans on Twitter
| Contribuinte(s) |
Postigo, H. |
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| Data(s) |
2013
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| Resumo |
This paper shows how soccer clubs from Germany’s first division have started to use Twitter. Analysis is based on tweets from and to club accounts as well as on follower numbers, and specific clubs are selected for case studies. This approach reveals that Twitter mirrors the conflicts between professional sports and traditional fandom. |
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application/pdf |
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| Publicador |
Association of Internet Researchers |
| Relação |
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/69881/1/Friends_or_Followers_%28final%29.pdf http://spir.aoir.org/index.php/spir/article/view/852 Weller, Katrin & Bruns, Axel (2013) Friends or followers? The relations between German soccer clubs and their fans on Twitter. In Postigo, H. (Ed.) Selected Papers of Internet Research, Association of Internet Researchers, Denver, pp. 1-6. |
| Direitos |
Copyright 2013 The Author(s) This article is ©2013 Authors, and licensed under CC BY-NC-ND. |
| Fonte |
ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation; Creative Industries Faculty; School of Media, Entertainment & Creative Arts |
| Palavras-Chave | #200101 Communication Studies #200102 Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies #200104 Media Studies #sports communication #fandom #Twitter #football |
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Conference Paper |
