I could support a league or team banning players from tweeting/texting/facebooking/etc during games and practices. Who wants to hear what OchoCinco or McElhinney has to say during a game? Actually, if McElhinney was live blogging from the bench I bet that would be pretty interesting.
It drives me nuts to see organizations that continue to resist things like social media that are being embraced by the younger generation and those on the leading edge of trends and technology. Ask the record and movie industry how that's been working for them. This internet thing is not a fad; it is not going anywhere. You can fight it all you want and alienate your fans and customers if you want.
Or, you can try something novel. You can embrace it. You can get in touch with what your customers want and engage them in new ways.
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