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Large organizations continue to find social networking to be a double-edged sword; you can't beat it for free publicity but it can be a difficult medium when it comes to controlling the message. The NFL is finding itself in a sticky situation as Twitter usage among players escalates for the first time this preseason, notes the Washington Post.
Not surprisingly, the prima donnas of the league who crave attention from traditional outlets are garnering the most followers on Twitter. Case in point is Terrell Owens; TO not only has over 100,000 followers, he's got his own website, social network and online store to go along with his new VH1 show.
The Bengals' vocal wideout Chad Ochocinco made news last month when he announced that he planned to tweet from the sidelines during games. (The NFL promptly put the kabash on that idea, reminding players of an existing rule banning mobile devices from the bench.)
San Diego linebacker Shawne Merriman was just told by his coach that he's not allowed to tweet from the Chargers practice facility on Friday, according to the player's own post. So he called his lawyer, who found a loophole in his contract that suggests that he can tweet outside.
:Large organizations continue to find social networking to be a double-edged sword; you can't beat it for free publicity but it can be a difficult medium when it comes to controlling the message. The NFL is finding itself in a sticky situation as Twitter usage among players escalates for the first time this preseason, notes the Washington Post.
Not surprisingly, the prima donnas of the league who crave attention from traditional outlets are garnering the most followers on Twitter. Case in point is Terrell Owens; TO not only has over 100,000 followers, he's got his own website, social network and online store to go along with his new VH1 show.
The Bengals' vocal wideout Chad Ochocinco made news last month when he announced that he planned to tweet from the sidelines during games. (The NFL promptly put the kabash on that idea, reminding players of an existing rule banning mobile devices from the bench.)
San Diego linebacker Shawne Merriman was just told by his coach that he's not allowed to tweet from the Chargers practice facility on Friday, according to the player's own post. So he called his lawyer, who found a loophole in his contract that suggests that he can tweet outside.
