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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NFL Institutes Harsh Anti-Twitter Policy]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/09/02/nfl-institutes-harsh-twitter-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/09/02/nfl-institutes-harsh-twitter-policy/</guid><description><![CDATA[NFL's rules here are antiquated. The players and their connection to their fans are the most valuable resource and they stand to alienate fans of the players by getting in between the two.<br><br>It's clear that this is about saving juicy post-game comments for the press that has paid the NFL-tax, but this is not going to work in the long term. Social media and celebrity-to-fan direct communications goes beyond just sports and is here to stay.<br><br>I'll be checking which NFL players are tweeting both before and after the game on my new favorite iPhone app: "Realtime Pro Football '09"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[vidarbrekke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2009 1:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NFL Institutes Harsh Anti-Twitter Policy]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/09/02/nfl-institutes-harsh-twitter-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/09/02/nfl-institutes-harsh-twitter-policy/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's Great only the NFL has always tried to make sure that all of the information and distribution of any details result in them making money first.  You want to talk about building a monopoly.  The NFL is as close as it gets.  <br>Thats from pushing cable companies to pay higher prices to carry thier NFL Channel <  that is good, but not really all that great.  To now not letting people update the players fans real time.  Soon you wont be able to take a phone into the game at all.  That would give them complete control.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[IsellTelecom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2009 3:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NFL Institutes Harsh Anti-Twitter Policy]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/09/02/nfl-institutes-harsh-twitter-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/09/02/nfl-institutes-harsh-twitter-policy/</guid><description><![CDATA[This just tells me the NFL is out of touch. Duh. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patsyterrell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 2nd 2009 4:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NFL Institutes Harsh Anti-Twitter Policy]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/09/02/nfl-institutes-harsh-twitter-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/09/02/nfl-institutes-harsh-twitter-policy/</guid><description><![CDATA[I actually kind of agree with this policy...I want my coaches and players to be focused on the game rather than focused on updating their twitter for facebook.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigrob77]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 5th 2009 4:36AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NFL Institutes Harsh Anti-Twitter Policy]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/09/02/nfl-institutes-harsh-twitter-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/09/02/nfl-institutes-harsh-twitter-policy/</guid><description><![CDATA[I understand not permitting players and coaches to tweet while a game is in progress, but I think the restriction on the media is anti-free speech and should not be tolerated.  Coaches and players work for the NFL, they are not there to cover the game.  Media is there to cover the game.  I wonder how we would all feel if the NFL passed a rule that said that the media can't say anything unkind about football.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[paloe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 7th 2009 7:51AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
