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The War Against Live Blogging

Went Hot: January 11, 2008 - 3:17 am
Posted By: northrock 543 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: Blogging

Last June, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ejected a credentialed reporter from a baseball game because he was live blogging the event for his paper's web site.

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from SearchBuzz 543 days ago #

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That's one of the most ridiculous things I have read all day!

from northrock 543 days ago #

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what a joke, the ncaa and all the other leagues should be drooling for this kind of social attention, not banning it. i've heard of a few grassroots kind of things but not an official game promotion so here's an idea for a savvy sports promotions director:

twitter night
blogger night
alt media night
no traditional media allowed night

hey mike veeck, are you out there?

from g1smd 543 days ago #

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I have to agree. Looks like the crazies run the show.

Those posting restrictions are for "live bloggers"... so what is to stop someone writing up the whole game, pace by pace, throw by throw, step by step, and kick by kick, and then posting the whole lot 30 seconds after the final whistle.

I guess the definition of "live blog" is "while play is on", so that wouldn't be live blogging.

from planetc1 543 days ago #

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I'd like to see them take out a live blogger like Lisa Barone or Tamar Weinberg. Touch their laptops and you'll be kicked in the kneecaps.

from northrock 541 days ago #

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Have you ever been kicked out of a place for twittering or live blogging? Sounds kinda fun and it would give you a lot to write about. :)

from johnandrews 541 days ago #

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As long as bloggers are perceived at attention stealers (they monetize attention as a business model) they will be "managed". And as this kind of junk happens it will get worse (as I believe is natural).

Bloggers need to generate and demonstrate a value proposition for sponsors or they will be shut out. No different than environmental activists 20 years ago. Some chose terrorism, some chose science, and some chose politics, but eventually they achieved credibility for their chosen profession and are now a welcomed segment of most civil society.