5 New Social Media Measures of an NFL Fiasco

Green Bay Packer rips refs, lifts Twitter followers by 350%

While Las Vegas is probably a safe bet in terms of what’s truly driving the National Football League’s sudden focus on quickly settling negotiations with its referees, social media’s influence perhaps shouldn't be understated. Twitter, Facebook and the blogosphere have been home to a ridiculous number of conversations about the fiasco.

And also, if you are not a Green Bay Packers fan but know who T.J. Lang is today, you can probably thank a botched last-second touchdown call and Twitter, in that order.

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