Tag: Crowdsourcing

The Big East Tournament Spectacle

Crowdsourcing on social media can be an impactful tool to find a diverse set of opinions and answers on a specific topic. However, when your reach is small and you do not have a somewhat large following on social media, it becomes difficult to accomplish the task.

While crowdsourcing on my Twitter account, I quickly realized that I did not have a large enough following to garner any answers regarding my topic of those who were interested. I did not have a following of Big East basketball fans and admittedly, I did a poor job of hitting the key points of crowdsourcing.

I did not push my questions as often as I should’ve on social media, as I opted to take a different route. I posted my question of “Are you planning on attending the Big East Tournament” on the VIP section of Pirate Crew, a Rivals sponsored Seton Hall fan message board. My post was quickly deleted, as the site moderators informed me that I was essentially not allowed to advertise my work on the site.

With this, I took matters into my own hands and discussed the topic with Adam Baliatico, who has been a Seton Hall fan since a kid and attends the Big East Tournament annually.

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Although I failed to get any answers on social media, I did find out a little more about the Big East Tournament/ Photo via ESPN

“The only way to describe the tournament is by calling it a spectacle, Baliatico said. “It’s the only place you can find fans of all Big East schools in the same place at the same time, gathered for the same purpose — to root on their team.”

The tournament being played at Madison Square Garden also adds to the allure of everything according to Baliatico.

“There’s nothing like basketball in the mecca of the sport,” Baliatico said. “Not many college kids get the chance to place in the World’s Most Famous Arena. Every player in the Big East gets to do so on a yearly basis. It’s a special opportunity and a special tournament.”

While I essentially failed to succeed in crowdsourcing, I was able to get an idea of what attending the Big East Tournament is like. Next time I try to crowdsource, I definitely plan on taking a much different approach with my activity on social media.