NFL calls a delay of game on social media
Every other article you read regarding social media is how no one controls their message. The best anyone can do is promote the positive conversation. On the other side we must engage those negative conversation and attempt to make them positive or at least neutral.
Several weeks ago I wrote a post about social media and sports. Today, the NFL came out with it’s attempt to control social media. The difference between the two policies is the NFL’s policy only affects players, coaches, officials, personnel, third-party representatives, and even the media from updating their status, blogging, or tweeting 90 minutes before a game until post-game interviews are completed.
While the NFL may be able to maintain the policy banning social media for the time being, the real questions is what’s the benefit to the NFL in banning social media? nothing really other then limit the amount of additional exposure the teams, players and league may get. How many men would love to read a tweet or facebok post from a player moments before hitting the field or the excitement a player feels right after scoring the winning touch down.
One would think with all the amazing marketing minds at the NLF , they could figure out how to make money on the idea. Then again, maybe they just haven’t had enough time to develop the plan to make money with twitter and Facebook, but give them time, I’m sure they will.
What do you think of professional sport keeping players and coaches from expressing themselves before and after a game?
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