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Chad Ochocinco Creates Own Twitter-Based News Network

Posted: 25th October 2009 by steve raquel in NFL
The AP is reporting that Cincinnati Bengals football player and social media star Chad Ochocinco is in works with Motorola to develop his own Twitter based social media news service called OCNN - Ocho Cinco News Network. His plan is to use Motorola's new line of phones and player contacts from around the league to provide "breaking news" on NFL teams and players.á His tag line is interestingly named, ...

Is David Stern Serious About A Twitter Policy? Yes, But Not Really.

Posted: 21st September 2009 by steve raquel in NBA
It has been reported today through Yahoo that NBA Commish David Stern is putting on the finishing touches to the NBA's Social Media Policy as it relates to their athletes utilizing the Twitter platform during the season. Per the article, Stern believes the policy won't be "too serious." “We just need to make sure when it’s OK to Tweet and when it’s not OK to Tweet so it at least focuses around ...

Washington Redskins Allow Game Tweets: A Crack in the NFL Armor?

Posted: 18th September 2009 by steve raquel in NFL
Did the Washington Redskins find a weak spot in the NFL social media policy? I hope so. As you know a couple of weeks ago, the NFL unveiled a social media policy tighter than Fort Knox, restricting anybody related to the NFL from utilizing social media 90 minutes before and after any NFL games. I wrote earlier that I expect the NFL to enforce that policy on the players and personnel through hefty ...