B-Dub10 and Twitter
Brian Williams bit from KNDO:
----------
The WHL has a Twitter problem. They want to bring the attention to training camps so they said people should tag their tweets with #WHLtrainingcamp. Great idea! Not so great? They are re-tweeting every goddamn tweet with that tag. Whoever's running the twitter account doesn't understand trending topics or using tags. If twitter users want to follow WHL training camps, they simply search "WHLtrainingcamp" and they will find the tweets. No need for the WHL to re-tweet a gazillion tweets. Seriously.
And they aren't even paying attention to what they are re-tweeting, like the one from Edmonton Oil Kings' Klarc Wilson which is totally offensive. As Kristin Beal says in this article:
Telling someone you’re familiar with that you love him or her shouldn’t need clarification. Based on your already acknowledged relationship, it should be obvious what kind of love you’re exclaiming. Plus, you don’t see gay couples walking around telling their significant other “I love you. No hetero.” That just sounds stupid, because their relationship is obviously not of that nature and it needs no clarification.
In addition, “No homo” is terribly offensive. It has a homophobic ring to it, almost like it is derived from a fear of being associated with homosexuals.
So, next time you find yourself about to utter “No homo!” just think about why you’re saying it. What exactly are you afraid will happen if you don’t? Will your reputation be corrupted forever if you don’t add those two little words? (The Minaret)
And like Spokant said, teenage boys might not know better, but the WHL should.
----------
As hockey's getting started I also make a plea to teams. For the love of all things holy, if you're going to play-by-play tweet, have a separate feed. I enjoy following many of the WHL teams out there, but already my feed is full of every single play of every rookie scrimmage. I don't necessarily want to unfollow the teams, they have useful information most of the time.
I don't know, maybe it's just me that is annoyed by the play-by-play tweeting?
4 comments:
The WHL's twitter account is ran by their communications director Cory Flett @WHLCoryFlett . The WHL is also looking into a social media policy for their players. It might be similar to how some of the colleges that already have a policy in place.
Yeah i used that hashtag over the weekend but I didn't do pbp. I would post a game summary after each camp scrimmage.
I don't care if fans do play-by-play, I can easily unfollow them without second thought. I actually follow VERY few fans of other teams. If any...
But IMO if teams are going to do it, I think they should set up a separate account. In many ways it would benefit people who aren't able to attend or tune into a game, they'd be able to get good info as the game went along. But again, I think it should be a separate feed.
Well on my blog I have two twitter accounts one for a pbp from the road during preseason, and then one for the blog and other chiefs related news.
But I hated all the retweets from the dub as well.
Are you coming up for the preseason game?
Nope, never going to Spokane again. Not going to waste my time and money to be treated like shit by Chiefs fans. It's unfortunate because I'm sure they can't ALL be assholes. Just like I'm sure some Chiefs fans have been treated like shit in our barn, which is also unfair because we're not all assholes either.
But I'm done with going to Spokane. We even got harassed when we were in a suite. So screw it. I'll save my time and money, listen to games from the comfort of my own living room.
Post a Comment