Comments on: “Ban Twitter” Bandwagon Rolls On

By: The Neo-Luddite on: Athletes Who Tweet « TrepPipe

The Neo-Luddite on: Athletes Who Tweet « TrepPipe — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:22:32 +0000

[...] prove to be damaging to their employers, for example certain soccer players in the U.K. have been fined by their clubs for inappropriate whining about not being picked to play. A global audience means that you have to realize that the global [...]

By: Daan Jansonius

Daan Jansonius — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:58:13 +0000

Completely agree Niels – you are right in saying that this is not just limited to sports teams.

Companies all over the world are banning Facebook, Twitter, etc. In some cases they may be right to do so, in many cases it happens as they are afraid of the unknown and are missing out on a great opportunity.

Guidelines and guidance in the long run will be far more effective then banning. These players are ambassadors of your club and could provide a great way to engage with fans.

By: Niels Bellaar

Niels Bellaar — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:16:13 +0000

Nice read Daan, I lol'd at the mistakes organizations make. And I think this not only accounts for sports team, but in general (it's just that these athletes earn so much the fines are that high don't you think?). As most athletes are young they grew up with social computing (or at least adopt it early). So why not create a good set of guidelines (see how IBM did it). That will make things a lot easier and provide solid grounds to fine when rules are broken.

By: Kim S

Kim S — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:41:31 +0000

This is just another not so inventive method of keeping people to hush their mouths because you are the one issuing them a paycheck. Will it work? I doubt it. The very quiet subdued person or even the blabbermouth is just waiting for an opportunity to indirectly lash out at you, if they already haven’t done so, a simple tweet can put the icing on the cake and let the world know at the same dang time.

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