Thursday, April 26, 2012
Recent Blog/Mini Blog related article-Steven Salapich
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nj-devils-fan-gets-suite-revenge-panthers-coo-125652793.html
I thought this article was interesting because it involved the mini-blog action of using twitter and sports. What was even more interesting, was the level of use the team owner gets out of twitter. I have not seen an outspoken owner like this since Mark Cuban. The story kind of leans in defense of the antagonizing fan instead of the evil wealthy owner, who is apparently held to a higher standard as he is somewhat of a public figure. The owners response was humorous and clever I thought, but the feuding fan did not appreciate it. I can't believe it took so little effort for the fan to get an interaction or response with the famous team owner. I don't think this type of banter between fans and organizations happened much by way of snail mail, prior to email and social media sites.
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Steve,
ReplyDeleteThis was a great example of how social media has changed the face of much of our communication. As you pointed out, prior to social media, this kind of interaction didn't happen often, and if it did, we didn't hear about it. There were so many gatekeepers that direct communication was very difficult to do. Do you think this level of engagement is likely to continue and is it a good thing? Why or why not?