I just caught this today on Twitter and wanted to share: Win a Suite (22 tix) against the Blazers tomorrow night. Respond #Timberwolvesgiveaway by Noon tomorrow to be entered. (1 winner @ random) The Minnesota Timberwolves sent this out from their Twitter account as a way to reward people for following them on Twitter and surprise/delight a fan. The T-wolves only have a little over 150 followers now [...]

Everyone’s feeling the pressure from this recession and budgets are being cut/tightened. Now, more than ever, it’s important for teams, athletes and agencies to get what they can for free. While there are many other reasons for getting involved in social media, engaging fans and customers online via social media is a great way to build relationships and save money; the cost of doing business [...]

As reported in today’s Sports Business Journal, Octagon Digital has launched Twackle, a free service that aggregates sports conversations on Twitter in a user-friendly dashboard. Twackle makes it easy to see what sports fans are talking about on Twitter by pulling in sports content from both official news/team sources and general Twitter conversations. So, if you’re a hockey fan you can [...]

Keith Bloemendaal runs a company called Raleigh Fence Contractors and has over 20 years of experience in the construction industry. Due to the competitive nature of the industry, Keith realized he needed a way to differentiate his business from the others out there. He recently started promoting his business online, blogging and participating in social media websites and communities. Now, he’s [...]

I had to post this great video by Kip Bodnar, a PR/Web 2.0 professional, discussing why he prefers Twitter over Facebook. If you’re a complete newbie to Twitter, you might want to check out Caroline Middlebrook’s Big Juicy Twitter Guide to learn more. Watch Kip’s video here. There are a growing number of people who prefer the more personal/real-time connection that Twitter offers [...]