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    Knicks' Jeremy Lin Continues Domination of Social Media and NBA

    By Sam Laird | Mashable – Sat, Feb 11, 2012

    Welcome to the Linternet.

    After a 38-point outing to lead the New York Knicks over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, point guard Jeremy Lin has tightened the stranglehold he's had on the World Wide Web since his improbable surge to NBA stardom began just several days ago.

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    His name and the hashtag #Linsanity have trended on Twitter multiple days in the past week. He has added more than 130,000 followers on the network over that time span as well, according to the stat-tracking website TwitterCounter.com. He's added about 40,000 of those followers just since outdueling Bryant on Friday, according to the site. He's even inspired spinoff accounts, such as the @Linterest page, which provides fictional updates of famous people's "linboards" in a parody of the white-hot social network Pinterest.

    An underground rapper posted a tribute rap to YouTube on Tuesday. Two days later, the well-known rapper Jin posted a tribute of his own.

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    How much has the digital hysteria exploded since Mashable first wrote about Lin earlier this week? On Friday night, the tech news website All Things D, which typically gives sports a wide berth, published a service piece titled, "Who Put Sports in My Twitter Again? The Jeremy Lin Explainer."

    Lin has a number of things in common with Tim Tebow. Tebow, quarterback of the Denver Broncos, was the last professional athlete to take the Internet by storm, and inspired one especially viral meme last fall. Both he and Lin are devout Christians. Both are seen as model citizens who "play the right way" and offer a counterpoint to many of the boorish aspects of pro sports. Both are seen as heavy underdogs at the professional level.

    The son of Taiwanese immigrants, Lin was an un-recruited high school player in Palo Alto, California. After none of his dream schools offered a scholarship, he played four years at Harvard University, leading the fabled academic institution to new heights on the hardwood. He went un-drafted out of Harvard but made the Golden State Warriors as a free agent, becoming the NBA's first Asian-American player since 1947, then bounced around some more before the Knicks picked him up.

    Indeed, Lin's status as the rare Asian-American NBA player has contributed to his popularity on social media -- but led to some ugly moments as well. Lin's Chinese name, Lin Shuhao, was among Monday’s most-searched terms on Sina Weibo, a Chinese service similar to Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal. Then, on Friday night, scores of people called for Fox Sports columnist Jason Whitlock to be fired after he posted this tweet.

    What do you think of #Linsanity so far? How long do you think it will last? Let us know in the comments.

    1. @SpikeLee

    Spike Lee couldn't help talking some trash to Kobe Bryant after Lin torched the Lakers for 38 points on Friday night.

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    Photo courtesy of Jeremy Lin's Facebook Page

    This story originally published on Mashable here.

     

    8 comments

    • mu
      mu  •  3 mths ago
      who said chinese can't jump. LOL
      • A Yahoo! User 3 mths ago
        lol
      • Jimmy
        Jimmy 3 mths ago
        more like, who said chinese can't drive!
      • SK247
        SK247 3 mths ago
        A white guy who can't jump as high.
    • Mike
      Mike  •  3 mths ago
      Jermy Lin finally fulfilled his lifelong childhood dream... he was reached for comment and said " since I could walk I had always dreams of one day tweeting my way to dominance."
    • yahoo
      yahoo  •  3 mths ago
      Jeremy Lin makes Chinese Americans proud!
      • JeannetteK
        JeannetteK 3 mths ago
        JLin is Taiwanese American, not Chinese.
      • yahoo
        yahoo 3 mths ago
        JLin's grandparents are born in China. His parents are born in Taiwan and he himself is born in America. Jlin has always said he is proud to be Chinese, so he is Chinese American. Unless his parents are Taiwan aborigines, which he is not, then he is CHINESE-AMERICAN.
      • A Yahoo! User 3 mths ago
        He's ethnically Chinese. Still he's making ALL AMERICANS proud, except Jason Whitlock.
    • 722marine
      722marine  •  Taylor, Michigan  •  3 mths ago
      I love to see Christ being honored in two good Christian young men namely Jeremy Lin and Tim Tebow. It is refreshing to see people waiking in the Spirit of God.
    • Rob
      Rob  •  Columbus, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      Props to what Lin has done but I think it is just ganna be a blip he will be come just an average player prolly fall of the radar after to long maybe Im wrong but how many times have players been hyped up to fall of the radar I hope he proves me wrong but it just seems like most players the anaylst hype up tend to fall off the radar lets hope it dont happen but it seems likely he will fall off the radar lets hope I am wrong I hope he plays up the hype
      • Gorilla
        Gorilla 3 mths ago
        He had a mediocre game last night, but still had 20 points, a bunch of assists, and gave his team energy to win the game. I've coached basketball players from the youth to pro levels, and believe that the kid is a great player - like Stockton or Nash (although not ultimately a one-against-five type player like Jordan, James, Dr. J., etc.
    • Adam
      Adam  •  Cincinnati, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      He's like a super-computer, with a LINtel processor

      When I see him lay it up, or go for 3, I know it's just:

      * LINtel Inside *
    • tim h
      tim h  •  Southfield, Michigan  •  3 mths ago
      i liked this guy when he was at harvard and in the ncaa tournament a couple of years ago then i forgot about him. he was good but another guy was considered harvard's star. and they had a good team, actually good. not just "good for an ivy school."
    • knowledgenotebook
      knowledgenotebook  •  Roanoke, Virginia  •  3 mths ago
      1. Brains matter even in the basket court
      2. Skills kick ass
      Go, Jeremy!
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