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Blogs And Tribal Formation of NFL Fans **** The Curious Case of the Pittsburgh Steelers

Blogs And Tribal Formation of NFL Fans **** The Curious Case of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Evolution Of Communication Tools The Rise of Radio, Television and the NFL. 1950s: First league wide television contract, showcasing the Steelers to the country.

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Blogs And Tribal Formation of NFL Fans **** The Curious Case of the Pittsburgh Steelers

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  1. Blogs And Tribal Formation of NFL Fans ****The Curious Case of the Pittsburgh Steelers

  2. Evolution Of Communication ToolsThe Rise of Radio, Television and the NFL • 1950s:First league wide television contract, showcasing the Steelers to the country RCA, Westinghouse, G.E., and AT&T consolidate control of airwaves. Radio emulating ‘spoke-and-hub’ model adopted by newspapers at similar time.

  3. Why The Steelers? Non-Natives Pick Their Team

  4. The Native Tribe Disperses

  5. The 1970s – Notes From The Diaspora During A Dynastic Period

  6. Pick A Tribe. Be Loyal. Have HOPE!

  7. A Ubiquitous Connected + Vocal Tribe • More Steelers specific blogs than any other team in the NFL • All 50 states and over 40 countries represented on BehindtheSteelCurtain

  8. What’s Next?

  9. Credits • Presented by: Michael Bean, MCDM Candidate ,University of Washington, COM 549 March 10th, 2009 • Image Credits: Pittsburgh Post Gazette CBS.Sportsline.com SteelGridiron.com ESPN.com Guardian.UK.com Oboylephoto.com

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