One of the more curious things about Twitter is how many athletes are all over it – updating before and during games when they should really be focused on the game itself given that’s what they get paid to do.
In particular, basketball and football players love Twitter with many players using it all the time, and some having thousands of followers.
The NFL, which is probably controls the behaviour of its players more than any other professional sports organization in North America, has clearly lost its patience with its players’ fascination with Twitter.
According to CNet, the NFL said while players, coaches and other team personnel can use social networking tools during the season, they will not be able to update their profile on Twitter and Facebook during games. As well, the players can’t tweet or update their profiles 90 minutes before a game, and not until post-game interviews are done.
It is interesting to see how Twitter has resonated with athletes in a much bigger way than Facebook. Perhaps it’s the fact that Twitter is no-frills tools that’s easy and quick to use, where Facebook has more moving parts.
For more, check out Brian Solis, who describes it as “an untenable strategy and therefore not worth fighting.
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What’s Up With Athletes and Twitter?
One of the more curious things about Twitter is how many athletes are all over it – updating before and during games when they should really be focused on the game itself given that’s what they get paid to do.
In particular, basketball and football players love Twitter with many players using it all the time, and some having thousands of followers.
The NFL, which is probably controls the behaviour of its players more than any other professional sports organization in North America, has clearly lost its patience with its players’ fascination with Twitter.
According to CNet, the NFL said while players, coaches and other team personnel can use social networking tools during the season, they will not be able to update their profile on Twitter and Facebook during games. As well, the players can’t tweet or update their profiles 90 minutes before a game, and not until post-game interviews are done.
It is interesting to see how Twitter has resonated with athletes in a much bigger way than Facebook. Perhaps it’s the fact that Twitter is no-frills tools that’s easy and quick to use, where Facebook has more moving parts.
For more, check out Brian Solis, who describes it as “an untenable strategy and therefore not worth fighting.
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