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I didn't know quite where to put this. There isn't even an icon to use, but I thought it was an interesting blurb about how big companies feel about their people using Twitter.

From ESPN's Ric Bucher


    I'm probably violating some sort of policy just by telling you. In any case, stay tuned.
    about 5 hours ago from txt



    The hammer just came down, tweeps: ESPN memo prohibiting tweeting info unless it serves ESPN. Kinda figured this was coming. Not sure wh ...
    about 5 hours ago from txt



    My guess is I can still tweet about my vacation/car shopping, etc. Which I will do, if I can. But the informal NBA talk is prob in jeopardy.
    about 5 hours ago from web


Pretty lame, it was cool seeing these guys just post random thoughts and speculation on random sports topics.



(edited by BigDaddyLoco on 4.8.09 2324)
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Yeah...i don't get it...will it also hurt people like Simmons? God hope not...

Meanwhile company like Best Buy are embracing twitter as the new tool to help and communicate...I just did my account to help spanish speaking twitters...

Time will tell



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It's the same schizophrenic idea in the actual sports leagues.

Chargers CB Antonio Cromartie was fined by the team for complaining about the food the team serves on twitter.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/08/04/source-chargers-fine-cromartie-for-twitter-complaint/

It's frankly ridiculous. How is saying that the training camp food is bad a fineable offense? (with the caveat that of course any business is free to set any restrictions on their employees within the law. in other words, I know it's legal, but it's also asinine.)
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The $2,500 is probably about less than 1% of his contract. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, and I doubt he will either.



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Read it and weep, fella


    Originally posted by Ric Bucher
    The hammer just came down, tweeps: ESPN memo prohibiting tweeting info unless it serves ESPN. Kinda figured this was coming. Not sure wh ...
I heard a radio interview from an ESPN basketball writer last week (maybe Bucher?) where he said he was going to volluntarily stop doing work/sports-related tweets because sports blogs kept quoting his off-the-record, just-for-kicks tweets as "breaking news", then he gave an example where he would speculate about a team's possible choice for a new coach and websites like hoopshype.com would report it as if he was REPORTING that so-and-so is getting hired as the new coach of said team.



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#6 Posted on | Instant Rating: 3.20
    Originally posted by MedallaGuy
    Yeah...i don't get it...will it also hurt people like Simmons? God hope not...




I can't see why it would. Simmons really doesn't break any news, he did have the mini feud and minor freak out on Mike Dunleavy. His whole thing is random observation on the insane amout of television he watches, pop culture, and the few events he goes to. Sports just happens to be the base for everything.

What he actually should watch out for is over exposing himself . At least he stopped writing for The Magazine.

    Originally posted by DJ FrostyFreeze
      Originally posted by Ric Bucher
      The hammer just came down, tweeps: ESPN memo prohibiting tweeting info unless it serves ESPN. Kinda figured this was coming. Not sure wh ...


    I heard a radio interview from an ESPN basketball writer last week (maybe Bucher?) where he said he was going to volluntarily stop doing work/sports-related tweets because sports blogs kept quoting his off-the-record, just-for-kicks tweets as "breaking news", then he gave an example where he would speculate about a team's possible choice for a new coach and websites like hoopshype.com would report it as if he was REPORTING that so-and-so is getting hired as the new coach of said team.


That is a good reason to scale back. Too many bad breaking news stories could hurt credibility and connections with sources.



(edited by CRZ on 5.8.09 1520)
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You wanted the best, you got... Out of Context Quote of the Week.

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I think it might have been more for him criticizing the team by comparing their Super Bowl-building efforts to the crappy food.



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One of the australian cricketers was in the outhouse last week for tweeting that he had been dropped from the starting XI before the final team had been released by management.

Here's a linky if anyone is interested:

http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/417068.html
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Speaking of Twitter, I can't get on it today. I keep getting an "Unable to connect" screen on Firefox...anyone else getting that?



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    Originally posted by DJ FrostyFreeze
      Originally posted by Ric Bucher
      The hammer just came down, tweeps: ESPN memo prohibiting tweeting info unless it serves ESPN. Kinda figured this was coming. Not sure wh ...
    I heard a radio interview from an ESPN basketball writer last week (maybe Bucher?) where he said he was going to volluntarily stop doing work/sports-related tweets because sports blogs kept quoting his off-the-record, just-for-kicks tweets as "breaking news", then he gave an example where he would speculate about a team's possible choice for a new coach and websites like hoopshype.com would report it as if he was REPORTING that so-and-so is getting hired as the new coach of said team.






Then again, ESPN is the master of stealing someone else's report and claiming ESPN has learned.
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    Originally posted by Oliver
    Speaking of Twitter, I can't get on it today. I keep getting an "Unable to connect" screen on Firefox...anyone else getting that?
www.istwitterdown.com





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http://status.twitter.com/post/157160617/site-is-down


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Apparently Facebook is experiencing slowdown too.

http://news.yahoo.com/​s/​ap/​us_​tec_​twitter_​outage

EDIT: Apparently, one account on Twitter and Facebook (among other places) was the target of the attack. A blogger in the Georgian Republic.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10305200-245.html

(edited by Zeruel on 7.8.09 1206)


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Speaking of Twitter problems, I noticed today that (not everytime but sometimes) I'll try to visit the site and Firefox will give me the old "Firefox prevented this URL from directing to another site" warning (boy, it sure would be helpful if Firefox would just let me know WHERE the site is redirecting to, wouldn't it?) ... Has anyone else experienced this?





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    Originally posted by Alessandro
    Speaking of Twitter problems, I noticed today that (not everytime but sometimes) I'll try to visit the site and Firefox will give me the old "Firefox prevented this URL from directing to another site" warning (boy, it sure would be helpful if Firefox would just let me know WHERE the site is redirecting to, wouldn't it?) ... Has anyone else experienced this?




I get the securtiy warning box when moving around Twitter everytime with Explorer. I always have.


Can't post back to back, but here's a little nugget from Simmons


    sportsguy33But seriously... Couldn't this Pitino thing have happened before ESPN released its twitter policy??? I am so bitter.
    about 7 hours ago from web


Damn, corporate America!



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