Man Utd top 3 social media rankings as PL tops 700K connections in a week
November 21 – Premier League clubs amassed a whopping 700,000+ new social media connections in the week ending November 13, with more than 277,000 of them on Instagram.
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Twitter stats: big money Man Utd top new followers table for third week running
November 14 – The past week has not been the most productive week for Twitter follower gains in the Premier League with attention focussed on World Cup qualifiers.
Twitter ranking: Chelsea pick up pace as Man Utd edge Arsenal to top table
November 10 – There were less tweets this week across the Premier League clubs – down from 4,914 to 4775. But there were more new followers across the league, up to 215,00 from 202,766 last week.
Liverpool find Facebook friends as Man Utd notch 100K+ on Instagram
By Paul Nicholson
November 7 – Liverpool’s re-emergence as title chasing force this season is having a stimulating effect on its social media and Facebook likes in particular.
Twitter: West Ham get vocal and top tweet chart, as Spurs look a little left behind
November 3 – It was a strong week for twitter activity last week with a total of 4,739 tweets from the Premier League teams, the second highest week this season after the 5,085 tweets in week ending Sunday September 18.
Double top: Man Utd return to lead weekly Twitter and Facebook rankings
By Paul Nicholson
October 28 – It has been a strong week for growth in Twitter numbers with nearly 270,000 new followers across the Premier League clubs who were seemingly unaffected by the hackers who broke into the US based Dyn servers that brought the social media platform down.
Man Utd tops three key social media platforms with Arsenal or Chelsea second
October 25 – A comparison of Twitter Followers, Facebook Likes and Instagram Followers across the Premier League shows that Manchester United dominates on all three social media platforms.
Arsenal top Twitter league for second week running, as Man Utd pass 9m mark
By Paul Nicholson
October 20 – Arsenal topped Manchester United in the weekly Twitter followers table for the second week running. The Gunners’ 52,900 new followers is a marked jump for the club, in comparison to the tail off in growth Man Utd are experiencing.
Arsenal out gun Man Utd on Twitter but Red Devils dominate Facebook
By Paul Nicholson
October 12 – Arsenal, for the first time in a year, have topped Manchester United in the weekly Twitter followers growth chart, though they still remain behind the Manchester giants by almost 700,000 followers overall.
PSG app takes fans on Parc des Princes stadium tour
September 23 – Paris Saint-Germain has launched a new app, Fansparc, which is designed to give fans an immersive experience of PSG’s stadium, the Parc des Princes.
Playerhunter launches as social app to connect players and clubs
September 23 – A new social network designed to help players connect with clubs, scouts, agents and coaches has launched. Playerhunter aims of simplify the process of trawling for players, checking them out and speeding the time to contract, while at the same time opening up the number of opportunities to find the clubs that would work for them.
Man City link with new launch Ballr app for fan engagement in Asia
September 22 – Manchester City have announced a regional partnership with newly launched mobile fan engagement technology company Ballr. The Ballr Live Fantasy Sport App will become an official partner of Manchester City in China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore.
Twitter stats: Liverpool keep nose ahead of Chelsea as Sunderland find their voice
September 21 – There was a big increase in twitter activity this week with Premier League clubs making nearly 1,400 more tweets taking the weekly total up from 3,650 last week to 5,090 this week. This produced more new followers for the week, up 17,000 from 217,000 to 234,000.
Twitter ranking: Man Utd imperious but Man City show signs of life
September 14 – Manchester United again dominated the Twitter weekly ranking gaining with Arsenal in second place and passing the 8 million total follower mark.
Stoke City hire Rippleffect for digital revamp
September 8 – Premier League Stoke City has signed sports digital agency Rippleffect to rework its digital platform including the club’s main website (stokecityfc.com) and online retail store (scfcdirect.com).