No Fun League? No Longer!

e NO 9 LONGER! NO FUN LEAGUE? HOW THE NFL IS NOW EMBRACING SOCIAL MEDIA SOCIAL SCORE CARD: WHICHTEAMS ARE WINNING? TWITTER VS FACEBOOK TOP 5 BY FOLLOWERS Steelers 3,573,750 2,918,948 2,493,676 2,111,587 1,977,579 DALLAS COWBOYS PITTSBURGH STEELERS NEW ORLEANS SAINTS GREEN BAY PACKERS N.E. PATRIOTS JETS 202,952 148,690 148,091 146,972 116,732 NEW YORK JETS N.E.PATRIOTS GREEN BAY PACKERS DALLAS COWBOYS PITTSBURGH STEELERS BOTTOM 5 BY FOLLOWERS 189,932 248.494 248,890 289.254 363,520 ATLANTA FALCONS TENNESSEE TITANS BUFFALO BILLS CLEVELAND BROWNS TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 34,457 44,183 46,735 52,822 53,022 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS BUFFALO BILLS CINCINATTI BENGALS DETROIT LIONS TENNESSEE TITANS * THE TIMELESS WISDOM OF YOUR FAVORITE NFL TWEETERS * RASHARD MENDENHALL On Bin Laden "We'll never know what really happened. I just have a hard time believing a plane could take a skyscraper down demolition style" DARNELL DOCKETT On Law Enforcement "I think they (POLICE) going to get a search warrant cuz they sitting here looking like fools waiting on somthing!" REGGIE BUSH On The Lockout "Everybody complaining about the lockout! Shoot I'm making the most of it! Vacation, rest,relaxing, appearances here and there! l'm good!" "Right about now we would be slaving in 100 degree heat, practicing twice a day, while putting our bodies at risk for nothing." STEVIE JOHNSON On Religion (After dropping the game winning pass) "I PRAISE YOU 24/711!!!! AND THIS HOW YOU DO MEI!!!! YOU EXPECT ME TO LEARN FROM THIS??? HOW???!I! ILL NEVER FORGET THIS!! EVER!!! THX THO..." THESE ATHLETES SHARE THEIR VAST KNOWLEDGE ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS- ROBERT HENSONOn Alienating Fans "All you fake half hearted Skins fans can... I won't go there but I dislike you very strongly, don't come to Fed Ex to boo dim wits!!" LARRY JOHNSONON Quality Coaching AND ALIENATE MANY FANS WHILE DOING SO. "my father got more creditentials than most of these A pro coaches. ... google my father!!!!!!!" CHAD OCHOCINCO On Being Rich "Dear NFL I apologize for tweeting during the game but that was 2 months of my Bugatti payments you just took from me, I won't do it again' * * SOCIAL TRAINING FOR ATHLETES IN 5 MOVEMENTS * TEACH YOUR TEAMS HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA As we have just seen, many athletes need some guidance so they don't come across as ignorant, childish, or just plain stupid. Sports agent Jack Bechta tells his clients to remember the following when it come to using social media. Not surprisingly, these concepts can also be applied to employees of any company. THINK TWEET ---> 1 IF YOU TWEET WHILE YOU ARE EMOTIONAL YOU WILL LIKELY SAY SOMETHING YOU REGRET. ONCE YOUR TWEETS ARE LIVE, THEY ARE LIVE- AND SPORTS JOURNALISTS ARE TRIGGER-HAPPY SCREENSHOOTERS." DON'T TALK ABOUT_ 2 THREE TOPICS ARE TO BE AVOIDED: SEX, POLITICS, AND RELIGION. THESE TOPICS INCREASE THE CHANCES OF ANGERING THE GENERAL PUBLIC DRAMATICALLY. COMMUNITY FIRST ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY BY BRINGING THOUGHT-OUT INSIGHTS AND OPINIONS TO THE TABLE. STAY AWAY FROM MUNDANE "DEAR DIARY" STYLEPOSTS,UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS ACTUALLY NEWSWORTHY. APPROACH POSTS WITH A PURPOSE SOCIAL MEDIA IS A FORM OF PERSONAL MARKETING, AND IF YOU WANT TO SCORE A TOUCHDOWN WITH EACH POST AND YOUR OVERALL CAMPAIGN, YOU NEED TO HAVE AN "ENDGAME." USE IT FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENGAGING FANS, RAISING AWARENESS AND EVENMONEY FOR SOCIAL CAUSES. PERHAPS EVEN USE IT TO ESTABLISH A CAREER AFTER YOU RETIRE. DON'T ENGAGE WITH TROLLS AND HATERS 5 YOU CAN AVOID APPEARING JUVENILE BY REFUSING TO GET ROPED INTO POINTLESS AND VOLATILE CONVERSATIONS. SOURSES: http://mashable.com/2011/08/20/nfl-social-media/ http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Twitter-sense-for-NFL-players.html http://thestir.cafemom.com/sports/119810/rashard_mendenhall_osama_tweets_give http://bleacherreport.com/articles/719206-the-10-worst-tweets-in-nfl-history/page/2 http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2011/08/the_ten_most_controversial_ath.php mindflash.com