One Year Later: SEC Is In Love With Social Media….So Far

Approximately one year ago, I wrote the article “SEC to Ban Social Media at Games: 4th and Dumb” after reading that the conference was going to restrict the use of social media during all football games.
For those who may have forgotten, the policy sta…

LeBron James Free Agency Saga: In Twitterland, It’s Good To Be the King

Multiple media outlets have announced that NBA superstar and current free agent LeBron James has opened up an official Twitter account at @KingJames . 
While LeBron is a late adopter to Twitter, his one entry resulted in a following of more than …

Yahoo! How Social Media Took the Roar Out of Tiger Woods

Did you hear that Tiger Woods has a new nickname?  Lion Cheetah.
That joke is about one of about two dozen (more here ) that I’ve seen sent around the Web within the first week of the Tiger Woods accident at his home in Orlando . 
While every…

Chad Ochocinco Creates Own Twitter-Based News Network

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…

The 2016 Olympic Bid: Wanting Vs. Needing Chicago

Within the next 24 hours, the International Olympic Committee will be selecting the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.  For those of us in Chicago, the anticipation can’t be any higher.
As one who has worked on or for four different Olympi…

Twitter Is Now Banned Deep In The Heart of Texas Tech

Things aren’t going so great in Red Raider land. 
No, it’s not the fact that they are 2-2 and the chances of returning to last year’s glory are not going to happen.
It’s because some key Texas Tech players started to use Twitter to voice their frustra…

The Edmonton Eskimos: Where Social Media Is A Part Of The Game Plan

As the reach of social media starts to be evaluated and slowly integrated into key major professional leagues here in America, its adoption and use is starting to be uncovered in all places, our neighbors to the north.  More specially, the Canadian Fo…

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

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…

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

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…

The Chicago Marathon: Five Ways Social Media Could Help Cheer Runners On

Last year, I spent 18 weeks waking up at 5:00 am each morning to train for one of the most incredible experiences one can have in their lifetime—running the Chicago Marathon.
It had been on my bucket list for many years and after completing a ha…

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