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June 11, 2012 03:43 pm GMT

1 in 4 American Fans Follows Sports via Social Media [STUDY]





Sports fans are consuming news and other content via social media and mobile devices more than ever, according to a recent study.

Twenty-six percent of sports fans use social media to follow leagues, teams and players in 2012, says the survey by the Perform sports media group. In a similar survey conducted last year, that number was just 15%.

Twenty-two percent of sports fans queried said they used connected mobile devices to get breaking sports news. In 2011, just 13% of fans said they received breaking news via smartphones and tablets.

Fans aged 25 to 34 are the most mobile savvy, with 35% saying that's one way they get breaking news -- compared to 28% of 18 to 24-year-olds, an…

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