Welcome to the first of what I hope are many Sports Geek Podcasts, hope you enjoy it as much as I do making it.

In this podcast we talk to James Royer (@JamesRoyer) from Tampa Bay Lightning about #BoltsSocialCentral on ABC Grandstand Digital with Francis Leach.  On HarfTime with Daniel Harford this week I discussed how to handle emotional fan feedback on social media platforms, when to block and when to forgive fans.

More specifically, in this podcast you’ll find out about:

• Why Tampa Bay Lightning decided against selling final corner of stadium to sponsors.
• How cupcakes make sports fans sell their “digital soul”.
• What sports teams can learn from talk back radio.
• Does Seth Godin have the best description for sports digital fans?
• How to deal with passionate sports fans when the team is not performing.
• How to build Infographics quickly and easily using Infogr.am.

Resources from the episode

• #SportsGeekTrip Recap – findings from meetings with Twitter, Tint, Pinterest, Golden State Warriors, List.ly, Oakland A's, Chirpify, Ticketnet, Portland Trailblazers, #SMMW13 and LA Galaxy 
• Podcasts I mentioned for inspiring me – BS Report, The Basketball Jones, Wil Anderson‘s TOFOP, Pat Flynn
• #TwitterBrekky recap from last year in Melbourne and Sydney
• Article profiling #BoltsSocialCentral and cupcakes worth tweeting about 
• SEAT Conference in Kansas City in August, see you there! #SEAT2012 was a blast.
• Seth Godin's post
• Melbourne Storm infographics on Pinterest
• Sports Geek on Infogr.am

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