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#CongratulationsTokyo

Monday, September 9, 2013 | By Lewis Wiltshire (@LewisWiltshire) [20:21 UTC]
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People from around the world joined Japan on Twitter to celebrate Tokyo’s winning bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.Read more…

Time for football!

Friday, September 6, 2013 | By Lauren Fraser (@lfraser), Sports Partnerships [17:44 UTC]
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Twitter brought football fans closer to the NFL kickoff game between the Denver Broncos and the Baltimore Ravens.Read more…

MLB's #ASG: All the stars, all the stats

Wednesday, July 17, 2013 | By Elaine Filadelfo (@urchkin), Communications  [06:25 UTC]
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Baseball is all about statistics: ERA, OPS, BABIP. So how about some Twitter stats from last night’s All Star Game? In total, there were over 1 million Tweets about the game, with a peak of 23,000 Tweets per minute for Mariano Rivera’s relief appearance.Read more…

This Week on Twitter - July 15

Monday, July 15, 2013 | By Alexandra Valasek (@AlzValz), Communcations [16:02 UTC]
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Wednesday, July 17; 9:00 p.m. ET Sports lovers can follow @ESPYs and #ESPYS for all-access coverage of ESPN’s one-night celebration of the best athletes and moments in sports. @ESPYs will provide behind-the-scenes photos and Vine videos ofRead more…

This Week on Twitter - June 24

Monday, June 24, 2013 | By Alexandra Valasek (@AlzValz), Communications [16:07 UTC]
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Thursday, June 27; 7:00 p.m. ET Basketball fans can tune in to the #NBADraft this Thursday on ESPN (@ESPN). Follow the NBA (@NBA) for behind-the-scenes NBA Draft photos from the Twitter Mirror throughout the night.Read more…

A king, a cup, and a legend

Friday, June 21, 2013 | By Omid Ashtari (@omid), Sports Partnerships [18:33 UTC]
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What a week for sports fans. The NBA Finals came down to the @MiamiHEAT and @Spurs battling into the final seconds in Game 7, the @NHLBruins and @NHLBlackhawks have put on a gritty battle for the Stanley Cup, and a baseball legend shared 63 years of history in 140 characters.Read more…

This Week on Twitter - June 17

Monday, June 17, 2013 | By Alexandra Valasek (@AlzValz), Communications [16:03 UTC]
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Monday, June 17 (ongoing) Soccer fans can tune into Univision (@UnivisionSports) to watch the FIFA Confederations Brazil Cup (@FIFAcom), and become the “third analyst” of the tournament. Fans’ Twitter commentary will be featured on pre- and post- game shows, and fans will have a chance to participate in on-screen Twitter polls about best and worst plays andRead more…

#FollowMe: Create an instant Twitter highlight reel

Thursday, June 13, 2013 | By James Buckhouse (@buckhouse), Editorial Guerrilla [17:03 UTC]
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If you wanted to capture your Twitter style in a beautiful highlight reel, how would you go about it?

Now you can uncover your most engaging photos, Vine videos and Tweets and turn them into a highlight reel of your best moments on Twitter with just a few clicks.Read more…

This Week on Twitter - June 9

Sunday, June 9, 2013 | By Alexandra Valasek (@AlzValz) [19:53 UTC]
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Sunday, June 9; 4:10 p.m. ET Major League Baseball (@MLB) and Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) are teaming up for the first-ever in-game Twitter takeover during the Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) vs. Atlanta Braves (@Braves) game, live from Dodger Stadium. The hilarious @funnyordie crew will be tweeting, posting photos and Vine videos from @MLB, @Dodgers and @BravesRead more…

This Week on Twitter - Apr. 29

Monday, April 29, 2013 | By Alexandra Valasek (@AlzValz) [12:00 UTC]
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Monday, Apr. 29 - May 3; 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT This week kicks off #ComedyFest from Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral). Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) and Carl Reiner (@CarlReiner) will answer questions in an “in-Tweet” Livestream event hosted by Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow). Fans should follow @ComedyCentral and @MelBrooks (who will be posting his first Tweet on Monday) for more information. The rest of the festival will celebrate comedy, comedians and everyone who likes to laugh.Read more…
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