Coliseum Recognized for Social Media and "Checks-in" on Top 100 List

By Scott Sarvay

Credit: Chad Fordyce

Coliseum Recognized for Social Media and "Checks-in" on Top 100 List

February 15, 2012 Updated Feb 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM EDT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana’s NewsCenter) – The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum gained national attention recently by being ranked one of the Top 100 venues in North America that has a large number of fans/ followers using social media.

Venues Today compiled the list from over 300 venues and scored each one based on the total number of fans and followers, with additional points for number of Tweets, Facebook Check-Ins and group listings on Twitter. The score was then weighted for market size and facility type.

Memorial Coliseum Executive Vice President & General Manager Randy Brown said he was proud and commend Nathan Dennison for his outstanding work in the area of digital marketing.

The top 5 venues listed on the VT Social Media Power 100 were: No. 1 The Roxy in West Hollywood, Calif.; No. 2 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, Colo.; No. 3 Madison Square Garden in New York; No. 4 Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif.; and No. 5 Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.

You can view the entire list by clicking here.




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