Rugby League on Twitter

[madunit]

Twitter is for twigs with ponytails.

and wendell sailor

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

I tried to get into it but it sucks arse.

 

[DecoyRunner]

What's "Twitter"?

 

[malleekid]

Latest post on the bulldogs twitter..

NRL_Bulldogs NRL Bulldogs:
Captain Andrew Ryan talks about what it's like to play in front of big crowds htt p://goo.gl/bTBrg #DogsvDragons #BU11DOGS

 

[applesauce]

Clubs are f**king idiots, no wonder nothing trends.

They should be collectively organising this to maximise exposure. Do they even know how this shit works.

No-one will see #bu11dogs unless they search that exactly (but everyone who knows as the hashtag bu11dogs would already be following them). At least if they made it #bulldogs if someone was searching for the AFL or any other teams or bulldogs topics they would see the NRL bulldogs...

Tonights should be:

#nrlsgidogs

 

[nko11]

Seems both clubs are using #DogsVDragons now, i have no idea. The NRL need to get there sh*t together.

 

[Borat.]

AFL puts out a list of "official" hashtags each round

 

[BunniesMan]

Clubs are f**king idiots, no wonder nothing trends.

They should be collectively organising this to maximise exposure. Do they even know how this shit works.

No-one will see #bu11dogs unless they search that exactly (but everyone who knows as the hashtag bu11dogs would already be following them). At least if they made it #bulldogs if someone was searching for the AFL or any other teams or bulldogs topics they would see the NRL bulldogs...

Tonights should be:

#nrlsgidogs

You just learn that now? Like the AFL the hashtags should come directly from the official NRL twitter, that way every fan would know, not just the specific teams fans. Then it gets trending and it brings in neutrals. The way they're doing it now is only good for each teams rusted on fans.

 

[Doomednow]

Twitter a mess? More and more I find myself preferring it to any other social media. Up to the minute news reports, sports results. Has been my primary news and media source for the Arab Spring. The league unlimited account is actually well managed and active, and my team has an unofficial imposter who has decent game updates. Sure, I occasionally hear about someone's awesome sandwich, but its limited to 140 characters and is preferable to the self indulgent wank of some f**king idiots I know on facebook. Twitter is social media for grown ups.

In regards to hashtags, last year it was #NRL2010 for all games. Usually I would see team names replaced by hashtags as well. For example, Try to Coote for the #panthers with kick to come #NRL2010.

No reason why the same can't be used this year. #NRL2011

 

[Coaster]

Facebook is like jail, u sit around & waste time, u write on walls and u get poked by ppl you dont know

 

[Timmah]

Twitter a mess? More and more I find myself preferring it to any other social media. Up to the minute news reports, sports results. Has been my primary news and media source for the Arab Spring. The league unlimited account is actually well managed and active, and my team has an unofficial imposter who has decent game updates. Sure, I occasionally hear about someone's awesome sandwich, but its limited to 140 characters and is preferable to the self indulgent wank of some f**king idiots I know on facebook. Twitter is social media for grown ups.

In regards to hashtags, last year it was #NRL2010 for all games. Usually I would see team names replaced by hashtags as well. For example, Try to Coote for the #panthers with kick to come #NRL2010.

No reason why the same can't be used this year. #NRL2011

Twitter itself is a fantastic medium for those who want news quickly and succinctly (provided you follow the right people).

Cheers for the compliments on our LU Twitter, we're pretty happy with the growth it's provided for the site too.

Someone mentioned the AFL put out the official hashtags early in the week. What I've noticed about the NRL official twitter is that it often is just a news service with little or no fan interaction or general tweeting.

 

[BDGS]

Twitter is for twigs with ponytails.

That's why timmah uses is on it.

 

[Timmah]

Try English next time BDGS.

Your crusade against me is actually becoming funny. Go hard son.

 

[Timmah]

Joke around? :lol: WTF are you on about?

You're deliberately trolling and thread hijacking.

 

[BDGS]

Ligthen up timmah, ffs.

I'm not trolling I have an genuine interest in this topic, I made a comment about you in jest as a joke. You sook about it. Why not joke back? You know for a fact that I'm on twitter too, so maybe there is a joke around that.

 

[Timmah]

Had no idea you were on Twitter.

You have a short history of trolling though, no denying that ;-)

 

[Flapper]

What I've noticed about the NRL official twitter is that it often is just a news service with little or no fan interaction or general tweeting.

Yeah it's f**king garbage. The Wests Tigers one isn't much chop either. Souths Twitter is probably the benchmark for NRL teams at the moment.

 

[Timmah]

Souths Twitter (IMO) is probably a little too "chummy chummy". The Bulldogs, Dragons, Rabbitohs and even Eels do provide a good service IMO

 

[Timmah]

#NRLmelcan is currently getting a good run, some of the big media are starting to use it (at our suggestion). It won't take much to get this style of tag trending around Australia if we get serious about using it.

 

[Timmah]

#NRLmelcan - now trending in Sydney, Brisbane and AUSTRALIA.

It doesn't take much by the seems. We've got some of the big media (telegraph, triple m) using it. Very happy with the experiment.

If the NRL caught on it would be even better.