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Comment on 2010 Olympics: The influence of advertising on quality broadcast journalism by Edward

Edward — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:11:06 +0000

I understand what you’re saying, and I agree with most of it. However, to play devil’s advocate-NBC’s-for a moment-I don’t completely blame them for the Olympic coverage being what it is-a total steaming piece of crap, but I digress.

NBC, is a business. The goal of all businesses is to make money, plain and simple. And NBC believes that “broadcasting” the Olympics-i.e, chopping them into little pieces and splicing them with inane human-interest stories, my opinion-works. The ratings seem to bear that out. Of course, just because something is popular doesn’t make it good, but that is a subjective subject for another time.

What I have a bigger problem with, is this: NBC has at least 7 channels-Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, Syfy, Universal Sports and USA Network in addition to the primary network-and they can’t show an event or a series of events in their entirety-other than curling and hockey-on ANY of them?! WTF?! That to me is the bigger issue. You have all these outlets and don’t use them. That to me is inexcusable.

One other comment, Megan. Your comments ” I don’t “wait” for things anymore. I demand access to real-time updates and breaking news stories because that is what I deserve as a consumer.” That, to me, is the equivalent of a child throwing a tantrum because they don’t get what they want. That is extraordinarily childish and immature. I hear and agree with the sentiment, but if you want people to take you seriously, you might want to consider rephrasing the words you use, because that statement comes across to me as arrogant, immature, self-centered, and childish. And those are it’s good points.

Comment on NCAA and social media: Friends? by How YouTube Direct could change sports broadcasting : …Because I Played Sports

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:49:10 +0000

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Comment on Womens professional soccer engages over 200,000 Twitter followers by Barb Lazarus

Barb Lazarus — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:35:26 +0000

I am impressed and send kudos to the WPS and to the WNBA. However, I will truly get excited when those followers translate into tickets purchased!

Comment on NCAA and social media: Friends? by Tweets that mention NCAA and social media: Friends? : …Because I Played Sports -- Topsy.com

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:15:32 +0000

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Comment on NCAA and social media: Friends? by Peter Robert Casey

Peter Robert Casey — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:43:48 +0000

Thank you for the kind words! The opportunities for college athletic departments to get creative are endless. Before media relations departments *have to* shift their practices, it can’t hurt to start shifting their mindset. ESPN360 is doing a great job with video, and kudos to St. John’s for pushing the envelope on the social web.

Comment on NCAA and social media: Friends? by Jake Rosen

Jake Rosen — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:59:26 +0000

Hey Megan, great post. A friend of mine passed it along to me on Twitter. I think you’re dead on that athletic departments are behind the curve. I’ve worked with a number of them trying to get them up to speed over the last couple of years. I had a conversation with one Division I AD who flat out said “I don’t care what the fans have to say. If I listen its more work for me.”

Its shocking how slow the adoption has been. With that said, there are some schools doing it right. Some athletic departments are monitoring social media conversation to listen to the fans. Other are reaching out to bloggers with their releases and promotions. Others are credentialing bloggers for sporting events. Its pretty cool to see this evolution, but it is very slow going.

Good post and I can tell there is passion behind it.

Comment on NCAA and social media: Friends? by petrel

petrel — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:03:49 +0000

Excellent article. There’s not a single point suggested here that colleges couldn’t implement – not even BCS colleges like Georgia Tech, and I love Georgia Tech women’s basketball.

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Libby Tonucci — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:04:38 +0000

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Comment on Best of ‘09: Forming a community, WomenTalkSports.com by The “Best” of 2009 and the State of Girls & Women in Sports « Nicole M LaVoi.com

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:59:29 +0000

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Comment on Best of ‘09: Forming a community, WomenTalkSports.com by Athletic Women Blog

Athletic Women Blog — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:42:00 +0000

Best of ‘09: an idiosyncratic digest of bloggings…

My little contribution to a “Best of ‘09″ series by Women Talk Sports bloggers is a selection of favorites from this blog. I don’t expect you’ll find a particular mood or theme, less so a standard of quality, but rather, I hope, a few morsels that…