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Ecademy and Australian/Kiwi women’s sport

Posted by Laura on Saturday, 27 November, 2010

ecademy is a small social network for business professionals that is an alternative to LinkedIn. It has a small number of people connected to Australian sport. In using and evaluating ecademy, it should be looked at from the perspective of using it liked in: Developing a network of employees, volunteers and athletes who can help network with other professionals to bring in an audience of potential sponsors and higher income bracket fans.

Given the nature of ecademy, the total number of people who have clubs listed in their profiles should not be gauged as a representation of fandom on the network. Rather, it should be looked at as industry professionals who want to be affiliated with the club or league.

One of the challenges involved with measuring membership on ecademy is that team sport names may not be the name of organization that runs the club or league. This could possibly exclude some people actually connected to them. For example, in the W-League, most teams are run by the state football associations, not by a specific organization with the club’s name in the title.

The table below gives an idea as to the historical size of the Australian and Kiwi women’s sport community on the network.

League Team Interest Total Checked
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens Melbourne Vixens 0 27-Nov-10
ANZ Championship Northern Mystics Northern Mystics 0 27-Nov-10
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever ‘West Coast Fever 0 16-Aug-10
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever ‘West Coast Fever 0 27-Nov-10
W-League Canberra United Canberra United 0 3-Jun-10
W-League Canberra United Canberra United 0 15-Jun-10
W-League Canberra United Canberra United 0 1-Jul-10
W-League Canberra United Canberra United 0 27-Nov-10
W-League W-League W-League 0 3-Jun-10
W-League W-League W-League 0 1-Jul-10
W-League W-League W-League 0 27-Nov-10
WNBL Perth Lynx ‘Perth Lynx 0 16-Aug-10
WNBL Perth Lynx ‘Perth Lynx 0 27-Nov-10
WNBL West Coast Waves ‘West Coast Waves 0 16-Aug-10
WNBL West Coast Waves ‘West Coast Waves 0 27-Nov-10
WNCL Western Fury ‘Western Fury 0 16-Aug-10
WNCL Western Fury ‘Western Fury 0 27-Nov-10
Women’s World Cup Soccer Matildas Matildas 16 1-Jul-10
Women’s World Cup Soccer Matildas Matildas 16 27-Nov-10

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Care2 and Australian/Kiwi women’s sport

Posted by Laura on Friday, 26 November, 2010

care2 is a small social network dedicated to people who are interested in making a difference. There is a small population of Australians and Australian sport fans on the network. The network is interesting because it allows its users to blog, create petitions, join groups and upload photos. Despite being a niche network for activist, it has all the features that most social networks have an its users take advantage of them to post about their own interests. The type of user here is different than some of the other types of fans online and given their activist interest, they might be worth courting as they may provide positive brand associations if their activist work matches with the philosophy of the team.

While the Socceroos may have four mentions in blogs and the Fremantle Dockers have twenty-four, Australian women’s sport do not fair nearly as well.

League Keyword Petitions Discussions Members Groups Photos Blogs Healthy Living Ecards Date checked
ANZ Championship ‘West Coast Fever 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
W-League W-League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-Jul-10
WNBL ‘Perth Lynx 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
WNBL ‘West Coast Waves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
WNCL ‘Western Fury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10

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Blogger and Australian/Kiwi women’s sport

Posted by Laura on Friday, 26 November, 2010

blogger is a popular blog hosting site. Many popular Australian and sports blogs use it. In the United States, the site also has high press visibility because of its inclusion in Google’s blog search and the number or journalists using Google Alerts, which pulls its notifications from Google’s blog search. The reliance on blogspot has been decreasing as people have eased away from blogging or switched to Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. The Australian sport population is smaller than that of Bebo but larger than that of 43 Things. For example, Collingwood had 68 fans on bebo and 7 people with Collingwood related goals on 43 Things. Blogger has 22.

Beyond the press reliance on using blogger as a source, another thing that makes a blogger audience desirable is that the format encourages people to write more. That additional content should encourage people to be more thoughtful and create dialogs around the team that they are blogging about. Theoretically, the longer and more prolonged the engagement that fans have regarding their team, the more likely they are to reaffirm their relationship with the team.

Sadly, the size of the Australian and Kiwi women’s sport community on blogger is non-existent when compared to their male counterparts. The lone fan of the Matildas is a male from South Australia.

League Team Number Date gathered
ANZ Championship ANZ Championship 0 11-Nov-10
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens 0 4-Jun-10
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens 0 19-Nov-10
ANZ Championship Melbourne Vixens 0 23-Nov-10
ANZ Championship NSW Swifts 0 19-Nov-10
ANZ Championship NSW Swifts 0 23-Nov-10
ANZ Championship Queensland Firebirds 0 19-Nov-10
ANZ Championship Queensland Firebirds 0 23-Nov-10
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever 0 16-Aug-10
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever 0 19-Nov-10
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever 0 23-Nov-10
AWIHL AWIHL 0 19-Nov-10
AWIHL AWIHL 0 23-Nov-10
Cycling Australia Amy Gillett 0 11-Nov-10
Cycling Australia Anna Meares 0 11-Nov-10
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos 0 24-Nov-10
Tennis Australia Alicia Molik 0 11-Nov-10
Triathlon Australia Emma Moffatt 0 11-Nov-10
W-League Canberra United 0 3-Jun-10
W-League Canberra United 0 19-Nov-10
W-League Canberra United 0 23-Nov-10
W-League W-League 0 3-Jun-10
W-League W-League 0 1-Jul-10
W-League W-League 0 11-Nov-10
W-League W-League 0 19-Nov-10
W-League W-League 0 23-Nov-10
WNBL Perth Lynx 0 16-Aug-10
WNBL West Coast Waves 0 16-Aug-10
WNCL Western Fury 0 16-Aug-10
WNCL Victorian Spirit 0 15-Jun-10
Women’s World Cup Soccer Matildas 1 4-Jun-10

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43 Things and Australian women’s sport

Posted by Laura on Friday, 26 November, 2010

43 things is a goal setting community found at www.43things.com/.  Compared to professional sports for men, the women related goals are less likely to exist and less likely to involve a component that expresses fandom such as a desire to buy a shirt or attend a championship match.  This presents two issues.  First, the number of goals related to women’s sport is less than men’s: There is clearly a gap in interest levels between men and men’s sport that needs to be addressed.  Beyond that, it highlights the idea that women’s sport does not have the built in spectatorship that men’s sport has and people do not identify as clearly as fans of these teams.

The table below begins to give an idea as to the amount of interest in randomly selected women’s clubs, leagues and athletes on 43things over time.  As you can see, there isn’t. For comparisons sake, the Fremantle Dockers have 5 goals, the Collingwood Magpies have 6, Hawthorn Hawks have 4 and the Melbourne Storm have 2.

It appears, based on the audience using the site, that growing the women’s sport related goals in an organic manner, done with out deliberation on the part of various stakeholders, appears unlikely.  There is barely an audience for men and the Australian population using the site is much smaller than on other networks.

League Team Keyword Results Relevant goals Relevant goals + people Date checked
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever West Coast Fever 3019 0 0 16-Aug-10
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever West Coast Fever 0 0 0 19-Nov-10
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever West Coast Fever 3122 0 0 19-Nov-10
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever West Coast Fever 0 0 0 26-Nov-10
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever West Coast Fever 3135 0 0 26-Nov-10
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Hockeyroos 0 0 0 24-Nov-10
Hockey Australia Hockeyroos Hockeyroos 0 0 0 26-Nov-10
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice 0 0 0 19-Nov-10
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice 591 0 0 19-Nov-10
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice 0 0 0 26-Nov-10
Swimming Australia Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice 592 0 0 26-Nov-10
W-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 1-Jul-10
W-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 26-Nov-10
W-League W-League W-League 0 0 0 1-Jul-10
W-League W-League W-League 1 0 0 26-Nov-10
WNBL Perth Lynx Perth Lynx 6 0 0 16-Aug-10
WNBL Perth Lynx Perth Lynx 113 0 0 26-Nov-10
WNBL West Coast Waves West Coast Waves 3104 0 0 16-Aug-10
WNBL West Coast Waves West Coast Waves 0 0 0 26-Nov-10
WNBL West Coast Waves West Coast Waves 3227 0 0 26-Nov-10
WNCL Western Fury Western Fury 448 0 0 16-Aug-10
WNCL Western Fury Western Fury 0 0 0 26-Nov-10
WNCL Western Fury Western Fury 471 0 0 26-Nov-10

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Data dump: Australian sport on bebo

Posted by Laura on Sunday, 24 October, 2010

This is a data dump. It is raw data that I’ve updated a bit recently. It may or may not be useful to others.


Service League Team Interest People Video Music Groups Apps Skins Date gathered
bebo AFL Adelaide Crows Adelaide Crows 143 37 11 20 24-Oct-10
bebo A-League Adelaide United Adelaide United 76 104 13 26 1 0 1-Jul-10
bebo W-League Adelaide United Adelaide United W-League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo World Cup Soccer All Whites All Whites 184 113 27 53 0 0 19-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer All Whites All Whites 184 113 27 53 0 0 22-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer All Whites All Whites 184 113 27 53 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 280 156 53 75 2 0 8-Jun-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 280 156 53 75 2 0 15-Jun-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 280 156 53 75 2 0 18-Jun-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos 280 156 53 75 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos israel folau 99 26 8 30 0 0 8-Jun-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos israel folau 98 26 8 30 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo NRL Brisbane Broncos israel folau 98 26 8 30 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Brisbane Lions brisbane lions 132 59 12 16 24-Oct-10
bebo A-League Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar 19 19 0 3 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo W-League Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar W-League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 85 56 42 47 1 0 16-Jun-10
bebo NRL Canberra Raiders Canberra Raiders 85 56 42 47 1 0 18-Jun-10
bebo W-League Canberra United Canberra United 4 7 1 2 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo W-League Canberra United Canberra United 4 7 1 2 0 0 3-Jun-10
bebo W-League Canberra United Canberra United 4 7 1 2 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo W-League Canberra United Canberra United 4 7 1 2 0 0 25-Jun-10
bebo W-League Canberra United Canberra United 4 7 1 2 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo W-League Canberra United Canberra United 4 7 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 11 14 50 33 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Blues 46 26 5 5 0 0 8-Jun-10
bebo AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Blues 46 26 5 5 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Blues 46 26 5 5 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Carlton Blues Carlton Blues 46 26 5 5 24-Oct-10
bebo A-League Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners 24 77 14 17 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo W-League Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners W-League 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo WAFL Claremont Tigers Football Club Claremont Tigers 3 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Magpies 68 17 7 15 0 0 9-Jul-10
bebo AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Magpies 68 17 7 15 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Collingwood Magpies Collingwood Magpies 68 17 7 15 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Cronulla Sharks Cronulla Sharks 102 46 39 52 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo WAFL East Fremantle Sharks Football Club East Fremantle Sharks 2 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo WAFL East Perth Royals Football Club East Perth Royals 1 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon Bombers 84 22 12 10 0 0 9-Jul-10
bebo AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon Bombers 84 22 12 10 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon Bombers 84 22 12 10 0 0 23-Aug-10
bebo AFL Essendon Bombers Essendon Bombers 84 22 12 10 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 85 18 17 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 85 18 6 17 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Geelong Cats Geelong Cats 77 23 6 9 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Gold Coast Suns Gold Coast Football Club 1 1 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Gold Coast Suns Gold Coast Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans 136 45 46 65 0 0 16-Jun-10
bebo NRL Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans 136 45 46 65 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo State Basketball League (Western Australia) (SBL) Goldfields Giants Goldfields Giants 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Greater Western Sydney Greater Western Sydney 2 0 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Greater Western Sydney Team GWS 0 0 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Greater Western Sydney Western Sydney Football Club 0 0 1 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Hawthorn Hawks Hawthorn Hawks 31 26 7 11 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 16 10 11 29 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo Women’ World Cup Soccer Matildas Matildas 22 21 6 1 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo Women’ World Cup Soccer Matildas Matildas 22 21 6 1 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Melbourne Demons Melbourne Demons 33 30 3 3 24-Oct-10
bebo A-League Melbourne Heart Melbourne Heart 82 14 1 1 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo A-League Melbourne Heart Melbourne Heart 82 14 1 1 0 0 25-Jun-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Greg Inglis 107 76 21 33 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Greg Inglis 106 76 21 33 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 402 28-Apr-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 402 9-May-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 402 174 69 109 0 0 8-Jun-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 402 174 69 109 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 402 174 69 109 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo NRL Melbourne Storm Melbourne Storm 402 174 69 109 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo A-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 107 144 14 22 1 0 25-Jun-10
bebo A-League Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 107 144 14 22 1 0 1-Jul-10
bebo W-League Melbourne Victory W-League Melbourne Victory 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo NRL New Zealand Warriors New Zealand Warriors 45 88 31 52 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo NRL Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights 261 112 74 84 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos North Melbourne Kangaroos 14 6 3 4 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos north melbourne kangas 0 0 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL North Melbourne Kangaroos north melbourne roos 1 0 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland Cowboys 69 25 35 56 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo NRL NRL NRL 2,944 1,226 483 575 16 1 18-Jun-10
bebo State of Origin NSW Blues Andrew Johns 139 86 34 27 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo State of Origin NSW Blues Andrew Johns 139 86 34 27 0 0 17-Jun-10
bebo State of Origin NSW Blues Andrew Johns 139 86 34 27 24-Oct-10
bebo State of Origin NSW Blues NSW Blues 77 6 29 26 0 0 17-Jun-10
bebo NRL Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels 471 151 134 130 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo NRL Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels 471 151 134 130 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo NRL Parramatta Eels Parramatta Eels 471 151 134 130 24-Oct-10
bebo NRL Parramatta Eels Timana Tahu 11 8 20 7 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo NRL Parramatta Eels Timana Tahu 11 8 20 7 24-Oct-10
bebo WAFL Peel Thunder Thunder Football Club Peel Thunder Thunder 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo NRL Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers 163 61 50 60 1 0 18-Jun-10
bebo WAFL Perth Demons Football Club Perth Demons 7 0 2 16-Aug-10
bebo Gridiron Australia Perth Blitz Perth Blitz 0 3 0 16-Aug-10
bebo Gridiron Australia Perth Broncos Perth Broncos 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo A-League Perth Glory Perth Glory 29 79 8 19 1 0 25-Jun-10
bebo A-League Perth Glory FC Perth Glory 28 79 19 16-Aug-10
bebo Claxton Shield Perth Heat Perth Heat 27 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo WNBL Perth Lynx Perth Lynx 2 1 0 16-Aug-10
bebo State Basketball League (Western Australia) (SBL) Perth Redbacks Perth Redbacks 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo Australian Rugby Championship Perth Spirit Perth Spirit 4 0 1 16-Aug-10
bebo NBL Perth Wildcats Perth Wildcats 3 4 1 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Power 26 23 10 5 0 0 9-Jul-10
bebo AFL Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Power 26 23 10 5 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Port Adelaide Power Port Adelaide Power 26 23 10 5 24-Oct-10
bebo State of Origin Queensland Maroons Queensland Maroons 53 3 21 29 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo State of Origin Queensland Maroons Queensland Maroons 53 3 21 29 0 0 17-Jun-10
bebo State of Origin Queensland Maroons Queensland Maroons 52 3 21 29 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Richmond Tigers Richmond Tigers 77 29 10 8 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Richmond Tigers Richmond Tigers 76 29 10 8 24-Oct-10
bebo AHL SmokeFree WA Thundersticks WA Thundersticks 0 0 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 14-May-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 3-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 12-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 19-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 22-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 24-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 1-Jul-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Socceroos Socceroos 167 169 56 29 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo WAFL South Fremantle Bulldogs Football Club South Fremantle Bulldogs 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney Rabbitohs 93 81 51 66 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo NRL St George Illawarra Dragons St George Illawarra Dragons 66 34 41 46 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo AFL St Kilda Saints st kilda saints 13 12 4 4 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL St Kilda Saints st. kilda saints 13 12 4 4 24-Oct-10
bebo WAFL Subiaco Lions Football Club Subiaco Lions 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo Western Australian Suburban Turf Cricket Association (WASTCA) Subiaco Marist Cricket Club Subiaco Marist Cricket Club 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo WAFL Swan Districts Swans Football Club Swan Districts Swans 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo NRL Sydney Roosters Sydney Roosters 260 109 100 108 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo AFL Sydney Swans Sydney Swans 219 88 37 33 0 0 8-Jun-10
bebo AFL Sydney Swans Sydney Swans 219 88 37 33 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo AFL Sydney Swans Sydney Swans 219 88 37 33 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Sydney Swans sydney swans 219 88 37 33 24-Oct-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Three Lions Three Lions 63 199 27 34 0 0 22-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer Three Lions Three Lions 63 199 27 34 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo World Cup Soccer USMNT USMNT 0 7 0 0 0 0 22-Jun-10
bebo World Cup Soccer USMNT USMNT 0 7 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo WNCL Victorian Spirit Victorian Spirit 2 1 0 0 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo WNCL Victorian Spirit Victorian Spirit 2 1 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AHL Victorian Vikings Victorian Vikings 0 0 0 0 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo AHL Victorian Vikings Victorian Vikings 0 0 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AHL Victorian Vipers Victorian Vipers 0 0 0 0 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo AHL Victorian Vipers Victorian Vipers 0 0 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AHL WA Diamonds WA Diamonds 1 2 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles 300 120 44 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles 300 120 32 44 24-Oct-10
bebo ANZ Championship West Coast Fever West Coast Fever 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo WNBL West Coast Waves West Coast Waves 5 18 2 16-Aug-10
bebo WAFL West Perth Falcons Football Club West Perth Falcons 2 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo S.G. Ball Cup Western Australia Reds Rugby League Club WA Reds 4 2 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 5 10 0 0 0 0 8-Jun-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 5 10 0 0 0 0 9-Jun-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 5 10 0 0 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 4 10 0 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Jason Akermanis 4 10 0 0 0 0 24-Oct-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 95 40 8 13 0 0 8-Jun-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 95 40 8 13 0 0 15-Jun-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 95 40 8 13 0 0 24-Jun-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 94 40 8 13 0 0 16-Aug-10
bebo AFL Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs 94 40 8 13 24-Oct-10
bebo Super 14 Western Force Western Force 54 52 17 16-Aug-10
bebo WNCL Western Fury Western Fury 1 2 0 16-Aug-10
bebo Sheffield Shield Western Warriors Western Warriors 17 3 3 16-Aug-10
bebo NRL Wests Tigers Wests Tigers 184 114 79 88 0 0 18-Jun-10
bebo W-League W-League W-League 41 53 48 58 0 0 25-Jun-10
bebo W-League W-League W-League 41 53 48 58 0 0 1-Jul-10

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Perth sport fandom size

Posted by Laura on Monday, 16 August, 2010

I feel guilty as I’m kind of posting as I do with out any particular pattern. Anyway, I looked at Google.com.au and friendster (both of which have a load of garbage unrelated results) and recorded the totals for number of results for each team. I also did that bebo, care2 and blogger. (I also did ecademy and blackplanet but results were 0 the whole way through.) I’ll see if I feel like exploring and recording the size of the Perth sport fandom some more. The following table includes the results so far. If you have methodology questions, let me know.

43things.com Bebo – Groups Bebo – People Bebo – Videos Blogger Care2 – Blogs Care2 – Petitions Friendster – Groups Google Total Minus F & G Total
AFL West Coast Eagles 3 44 300 120 24 8 2 1006 273,000 501 274507
A-League Perth Glory FC 0 19 28 79 5 8 0 1072 325,000 139 326211
AFL Fremantle Dockers 5 17 85 18 10 1 0 12 116,000 136 116148
Super 14 Western Force 0 17 54 52 2 3 0 1005 196,000 128 197133
Claxton Shield Perth Heat 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 869 35,700 27 36596
WNBL West Coast Waves 0 2 5 18 0 0 0 1006 36,400 25 37431
Sheffield Shield Western Warriors 0 3 17 3 0 0 0 1004 20,700 23 21727
NBL Perth Wildcats 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 556 33,600 9 34165
WAFL Perth Demons Football Club 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 944 17,100 9 18053
S.G. Ball Cup Western Australia Reds Rugby League Club 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 371 19,600 6 19977
Australian Rugby Championship Perth Spirit 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1078 10,300 5 11383
WNCL Western Fury 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1010 85,700 3 86713
WAFL Claremont Tigers Football Club 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 297 13,200 3 13500
AHL WA Diamonds 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 345 7,560 3 7908
WNBL Perth Lynx 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 326 4,440 3 4769
Gridiron Australia Perth Blitz 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 484 2,110 3 2597
WAFL East Fremantle Sharks Football Club 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1002 83,100 2 84104
WAFL West Perth Falcons Football Club 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1069 32,700 2 33771
WAFL East Perth Royals Football Club 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1071 95,300 1 96372
WAFL Subiaco Lions Football Club 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 333 3,660 1 3994
ANZ Championship West Coast Fever 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1006 99,900 0 100906
WAFL South Fremantle Bulldogs Football Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1003 88,300 0 89303
Western Australian Suburban Turf Cricket Association (WASTCA) Subiaco Marist Cricket Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1002 17,400 0 18402
WAFL Peel Thunder Thunder Football Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 680 14,200 0 14880
State Basketball League (Western Australia) (SBL) Perth Redbacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 266 12,200 0 12466
State Basketball League (Western Australia) (SBL) Goldfields Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 191 6,710 0 6901
WAFL Swan Districts Swans Football Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 614 2,440 0 3054
AHL SmokeFree WA Thundersticks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,020 0 3020
Gridiron Australia Perth Broncos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 277 670 0 947

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43things.com and Perth based sport clubs

Posted by Laura on Monday, 16 August, 2010

I haven’t done a real data dump day in a while and today appears to be the day. I want a distraction and trying to figure out the most popular sport teams in the Perth area fits the bill. The first is a list of goals for each time on 43things.com.

Service League Team Keyword Results Relevant goals Relevant goals + people Date checked
43things.com AFL Fremantle Dockers Fremantle Dockers 7 5 5 16-Aug-10
43things.com AFL West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles 3035 2 3 16-Aug-10
43things.com AHL SmokeFree WA Thundersticks WA Thundersticks 1201 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com AHL SmokeFree WA Thundersticks thundersticks 0 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com AHL WA Diamonds WA Diamonds 281 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com A-League Perth Glory FC Perth Glory 202 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com ANZ Championship West Coast Fever West Coast Fever 3019 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com Australian Rugby Championship Perth Spirit Perth Spirit 112 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com Australian Rugby Championship Perth Spirit perth rugby 13 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com Claxton Shield Perth Heat Perth Heat 254 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com Gridiron Australia Perth Blitz Perth Blitz 10 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com Gridiron Australia Perth Broncos Perth Broncos 8 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com NBL Perth Wildcats Perth Wildcats 9 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com S.G. Ball Cup Western Australia Reds Rugby League Club red rugby 198 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com Sheffield Shield Western Warriors Western Warriors 483 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com State Basketball League (Western Australia) (SBL) Goldfields Giants Goldfields Giants 93 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com State Basketball League (Western Australia) (SBL) Perth Redbacks Perth Redbacks 99 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com Super 14 Western Force Western Force 919 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com WAFL Claremont Tigers Football Club Claremont Football Club 4545 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com WAFL East Fremantle Sharks Football Club East Fremantle Sharks 1356 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com WAFL East Perth Royals Football Club East Perth Royals 1102 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com WAFL Peel Thunder Thunder Football Club Peel Thunder Thunder 83 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com WAFL Perth Demons Football Club Perth Demons 98 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com WAFL South Fremantle Bulldogs Football Club South Fremantle Bulldogs 2808 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com WAFL Subiaco Lions Football Club Subiaco Lions 101 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com WAFL Swan Districts Swans Football Club Swan Districts Swans 120 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com WAFL West Perth Falcons Football Club West Perth Falcons 1618 0 0 16-Aug-10
43things.com Western Australian Suburban Turf Cricket Association (WASTCA) Subiaco Marist Cricket Club Subiaco Marist Cricket Club 179 0 0 16-Aug-10
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Posted by Laura on Thursday, 11 March, 2010

After I finished with my Yahoo!Groups look at the WNBL, I decided to look at the WNBL on other services.  They included LiveJournal, bebo, orkut, blogger, Facebook, Dreamwidth Studios, InsaneJournal, Crazylife, scribbled, JournalFen, blurty,  and DeadJournal.   Only LiveJournal and bebo had people listing a WNBL team as an interest.  Some of these teams have corporate names and possibly spelling variations.    We tried to use those variations to make sure that everyone who included them as an interest was included.  With the Australian Institute of Sports WNBL team, it is possible that some individuals aren’t interested in the team but rather the Institute itself.  (Which is pretty cool based.) The following table was produced when the search was completed:

WNBL fans on bebo and LiveJournal

Service Team Username Last updated Gender Age Year of Birth City State Country  
bebo Adelaide Lightning Olivia Smith   Female 31   Adelaide South Australia Australia  
LiveJournal Adelaide Lightning t2incorporated 171 weeks ago     1988 Brisbane Queensland Australia  
LiveJournal Adelaide Lightning abster7 265 weeks ago       Adelaide South Australia Australia  
bebo Australian Institute of Sport Rayno Ellis                
bebo Australian Institute of Sport Chris Roper   Male 22   Sydney New South Wales Australia  
bebo Australian Institute of Sport Blair H   Male 21   Bendigo Victoria Australia  
bebo Australian Institute of Sport Sam Pickett   Male 25   Noosa Queensland Australia  
bebo Australian Institute of Sport Lieke Schaap   Female 18          
bebo Australian Institute of Sport Daniel Walker                
bebo Australian Institute of Sport Ben Hall   Male 25   Adelaide South Australia Australia  
bebo Australian Institute of Sport Lauren Jackson   Female 28   Albury New South Wales Australia  
LiveJournal Australian Institute of Sport erg_grrl 183 weeks ago       Los Gatos California United States  
LiveJournal Australian Institute of Sport x_roxysnow82_x 282 weeks ago       Dundee Illinois United States  
bebo Bendigo Spirit Lisa Clark                
bebo Canberra Capitals Lauren Jackson   Female 28   Albury New South Wales Australia  
LiveJournal Canberra Capitals beloved_zara 1 week ago           Australia  
LiveJournal Canberra Capitals amyfoxyfox 2 weeks ago     1990        
LiveJournal Canberra Capitals the_seether_is 130 weeks ago     1984 Brisbane Queensland Australia  
LiveJournal Canberra Capitals kristenvealfan 176 weeks ago     1982 Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia  
bebo Dandenong Jayco Rangers Vanessa Lacey                
bebo Dandenong Jayco Rangers J-E-S-S                
bebo Logan Thunder Loganthunderisda   Male     Logan Victoria Australia  
bebo Logan Thunder Logan Thunder - Mens DLeague   Male            
bebo Logan Thunder Laura Mc Dermott   Female 22   Lismore New South Wales Australia  
bebo Logan Thunder Patty                
bebo Logan Thunder Scotty   Male     Logan Victoria Australia  
bebo Logan Thunder Emmyy                
bebo Logan Thunder Leisa C                
bebo Perth Lynx Tash Nichols   Female 18   Perth Western Australia Australia  
bebo Perth Lynx Liam Dunn Kellock   Male     Perth Western Australia Australia  
bebo Sydney Uni Flames Vlad Alava   Male            
LiveJournal Sydney Uni Flames lelak 8 weeks ago     1975 Sydney New South Wales Australia  
bebo Townsville Fire Rebecca   Female 20   Townsville Queensland Australia  
bebo Townsville Fire Reece Dowleans   Male 21   Townsville Queensland Australia  

The places were then put on a map.  The only hiccup was Noosa, Queensland.  It was skipped.  The United States was also left off because it seemed likely that those fans were not fans of the team, but rather the Institute itself.   The map seems to reinforce the idea from earlier posts that Australian sports teams largely come out of a regional fan base.

WNBL on Bebo and LiveJournal by Australian city
WNBL on Bebo and LiveJournal by Australian city
Overview map

WNBL on Bebo and LiveJournal by Australian city

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Adelaide Lightning
Australian Institute of Sport
Canberra Capitals
Logan Thunder
Perth Lynx
Sydney Uni Flames
Townsville Fire

Regarding Facebook, I did check them using their advertising data that pulls from people’s interest lists.  There were none.  In fact, no one even listed the WNBL as an interest on Facebook.  There may be a number of Fan pages and groups on Facebook dedicated to these teams but this doesn’t look at them, just like when doing interest based research, I don’t look at LiveJournal or bebo groups.

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