Stephen Curry up for NBA Social Media Awards
Stephen Curry has already achieved a number of milestones in his short NBA career. As a Golden State Warrior, he set a league record for most three-pointers made in the 2012-13 season. Curry’s accolades also include an NBA Sportsmanship Award in 2011, along with winning the NBA Skills Challenge that same year. As a highly talented player, Curry is also very active on the NBA social media scene. In fact, he interacts with fans on a daily basis, while sponsoring monthly contests on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media networks. As a media and sports icon, Curry was recently nominated for 3 NBA Social Media awards. Curry’s nominations have generated a huge buzz within the NBA and online sports communities. In fact, fans can easily vote for Curry by visiting the NBA Social Media Awards site now. The NBA is the first professional sports league to televise their social media awards. According to NBA officials, the awards are designed to honor several NBA players that made huge social media headlines this year. It also gives the fans a chance to vote for their favorite players within a fun and interactive environment. The event is set to air on June 12th, 2013, at […]
Stephen Curry Becomes First Pro Athlete to Embrace Vine
A week after Twitter released its new Vine app, Warriors guard Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) used the rapidly growing platform for his monthly #SC30 contest Wednesday night.
@StephenCurry30 Christmas Carol Contest
On the 30th of every month, Stephen Curry (who wears #30 for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors) runs a contest through his Twitter account, @StephenCurry30. Curry uses the contests as a fun way to engage with his fans and gives away prizes including autographed pictures, authentic team gear and more. With the holidays approaching, Curry put a seasonal twist on Nov. 30 contest. He asked fans to record and post videos of themselves singing Christmas carols. Whomever submitted the funniest video would win a personal Skype chat with the NBA star. “ Ok, here are the details for today’s #SC30 contest. We’re going to do it with a holiday flavor! To enter: Record (cont) tl.gd/efcufe Stephen Curry November 30, 2011 12:00:31 PM EST ReplyRetweet Shortly after posting the contest details and rules, the first video came in. It was a sign of things to come — from groups… TwitVid TwitVid November 30, 2011 8:51:45 PM EST To duets… 10 Days of Christmas Remix dukeeg4 November 30, 2011 4:26:20 PM EST To solo performances… #SC30 Contest Entry dreday0201 November 30, 2011 5:05:56 PM EST These fans probably won’t have record companies breaking down their doors. Video6.wmv cornja17 November 30, 2011 4:18:31 PM EST But it quickly became apparent that Curry has some dedicated fans who are willing to set aside their […]
NBA Star Turns Trick Shot Into Fan Reward
On the 30th of each month, NBA fans eagerly await the announcement. They wonder — what’s the challenge this time? And most importantly — What can we win?
The #SC30 contests put on by Warriors guard Stephen Curry have allowed the NBA star to creatively connect with his fan base. He’s asked them to sing, he’s asked them to write, and in return, winners have received prizes including autographs, memorabilia and a 1-on-1 video chat.
The Spiracle Anthem
Introducing The Spiracle Anthem To appreciate our tale, you have to go back to the beginning. Spiracle Media was founded in 2011 by three former sports anchors in the Charlotte market. The team originally focused on helping professional athletes leverage their online presence and brand. Among their earliest partners was Golden State Warrior and global NBA superstar Stephen Curry. The founders had a connection to Steph from his time at Davidson College. After a few years in the social media space, the business shifted toward all video. It’s this new focus that created the foundation for significant growth, serving as the catalyst for the Spiracle Media of today. Despite the significant challenges of 2020, the company is confident that they will emerge even stronger than before. So what’s the deal with the anthem video? Late in 2019, members of the Spiracle team took on a top secret project. The nature of the project was kept under wraps from both myself and Tim. As part of the process, we were invited to a beer summit where we were questioned and recorded for 90 minutes on just about every topic you can think of. The overall body of work that went into […]
Not Enough Made of Sports Social Media Trolls
A Rebuttal to USA TODAY’s Christine Brennan I’ve always highly respected Christine Brennan. She’s rightfully won a handful of journalism awards while paving the way for women in the industry. But a piece she wrote this week titled “Too Much Made of Twitter Rants on Athletes” badly missed the mark about sports social media trolls. Fieldhouse Media founder Kevin DeShazo already wrote a solid response, but I can’t help feeling the need to share some thoughts as well. Brennan argues that we should essentially just ignore trolls who attack athletes on Twitter. Since most of them have small followings, it’s not like many people are seeing their venom. She then quotes Robert Thompson, the director of the Bleier Center for Television & Popular Culture at Syracuse University, who says, “What amazes me is how much attention the professional journalistic establishment pays to a lot of this stuff … Twitter is being covered now as though it’s the most important thing in the world.” As Twitter-obsessed as I am, I do agree many of us heavy users are often guilty of exaggerating its significance. It’s always important to remember the majority of America still doesn’t use Twitter – including Thompson. Well, he may look at […]
