Rugby League on Twitter

[GongPanther]

Although @trendsaustralia had them both trending

Another telling factor kn that link shows the Sydney Morning Herald at 10th spot,with NEWS Ltd nowhere to be seen.:lol:

 

[Timmah]

In the end 4,100 uses of the new hashtag beat 2,800 of the old one.

A further 343 used the #NRLBroncosRabbitohs one which was the original one the NRL put out with the draw last season.

Even with the new tag gaining the majority I think it's a loss for the NRL's new style, as a huge proportion of people stuck with the old.

 

[insert.pause]

Twitter do ratings now, which is why the NRL are so keen for everyone to adopt the same official hashtag, I personally think the new one is better because it is clearer and instantly recognisable, a couple extra characters aren't a big deal.

 

[ek999]

In the end 4,100 uses of the new hashtag beat 2,800 of the old one.

A further 343 used the #NRLBroncosRabbitohs one which was the original one the NRL put out with the draw last season.

Even with the new tag gaining the majority I think it's a loss for the NRL's new style, as a huge proportion of people stuck with the old.

You have to expect there to be some users continuing to use the old hashtags for a while yet. But the NRL's reasoning for the change is solid and I think they made the right decision

 

[Timmah]

The reasoning is horrible IMO, when weighed against additional space and the inconsistency between certain clubs.

The system wasn't broke and didn't need fixing.

 

[El Diablo]

Clearly people stuck with what they're used to

that's not hay my trends for Aus showed

the new hashtag is still trending now

Australia Trends

#IWD2015
Harrison Ford
Melbourne
Victoria
#auspol
#vote5sos
#WorldBookDay
#NRLBroncosSouths
Guy Sebastian

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

In the end 4,100 uses of the new hashtag beat 2,800 of the old one.

A further 343 used the #NRLBroncosRabbitohs one which was the original one the NRL put out with the draw last season.

Even with the new tag gaining the majority I think it's a loss for the NRL's new style, as a huge proportion of people stuck with the old.

For the first game of the year,i think its ok....

 

[Twatface Magee]

#nrlparman and #nrleelsmanly both trending tonight

 

[Lockyer4President!]

It's good to see common sense has prevailed and more importantly that it's already being taken up pretty quickly in the first round.

 

[El Diablo]

#nrlparman and #nrleelsmanly both trending tonight

still trending now

Australia Trends

#NRLEelsManly
#DavisCup
#INDvsWI
#nrlparman
Harrison Ford
Titans
Forrest Gump
#uncon15
WACA

 

[carlosthedwarf]

Mascord was still using the old ones. Given that they're shorter it makes more sense to use them

 

[ek999]

Just noticed that the match day threads here have the old style in the banners. Wouldn't it be better to have the official one?

 

[Timmah]

Nope, the banners are tied to the website's live updates which like the LU twitter will continue to use the old ones.

 

[Saint Doc]

Just noticed that the match day threads here have the old style in the banners. Wouldn't it be better to have the official one?

Nope, the banners are tied to the website's live updates which like the LU twitter will continue to use the old ones.

 

[ek999]

Nope, the banners are tied to the website's live updates which like the LU twitter will continue to use the old ones.

Doesn't that mean that LU users are being given the wrong hashtag to use? If LU gave the correct hashtag we wouldn't have so many using the old one

 

[Saint Doc]

Doesn't that mean that LU users are being given the wrong hashtag to use? If LU gave the correct hashtag we wouldn't have so many using the old one

But timmah likes the old ones because he invented them, so it's better to promote the old ones and then be outraged people are still using them

 

[ek999]

It does seem rather childish by LU to not use the official match day hashtag

#TimeToLetGo #UseTheOfficialNRLHashtag #ItReallyIsntThatBigADealTimmah

 

[Timmah]

Doesn't that mean that LU users are being given the wrong hashtag to use? If LU gave the correct hashtag we wouldn't have so many using the old one

The NRL themselves have encouraged fans to use whichever they like. For LU's purposes, there are several reasons the old ones work better.

But timmah likes the old ones because he invented them, so it's better to promote the old ones and then be outraged people are still using them

Outrage really doesn't have a whole lot to do with it tbh.

It does seem rather childish by LU to not use the official match day hashtag

#TimeToLetGo #UseTheOfficialNRLHashtag #ItReallyIsntThatBigADealTimmah

Nothing to do with letting go or a big deal either. They don't fit in our update console, they give less space to tweet actual content, and they're inconsistent. We're sticking with the old ones - and I have the backing of the entire LU team who gives up their own time to be part of what we do.