Jet’s linebacker Bart Scott is tired of fans becoming engrossed by social media and technology. However, technology is an extremely useful tool to help supplement one’s absence from actual game day. So what is all the fuss about? Not only are fans using technology to give them the closest game day experience, but they are becoming distracted by it within the stadiums, according to Scott.
"We have to challenge the people that [are] in the stadium now to get off their iPads and tweets and represent the stadium and get loud and make it a home-field advantage for us," Scott said Thursday, according to the New York Daily News.
Does this throw up any red flags or is the population just using technology the way it is ought to be used? With Twitter, statues or tweets rather, are updated constantly. One can use it to basically explain their current location, view or feelings on any subject. One could argue that tweeting during the game helps promote the NFL. It gives the power of promotion to anyone watching the game, not only in the stadium, but to those at home as well. Anything said may draw any one of someone’s followers to watch the game or check out the replay. Is this not a positive thing?
Should this be a concern? Those who pay for a ticket are there to watch, correct? They would not have paid that money to just sit there and tweet. It doesn’t make sense that social media could disrupt the entire game. Am I going to tweet while I’m at the game, yes! That doesn’t mean that I am completely out of the context of the stadium. Cheering continues and noise will still be generated. It takes only a few seconds to tweet so it doesn’t seem to be much of an issue. The real fans are there to cheer and will not miss out due to a tweet. Those on their iPads could definitely make rise to a different list of concerns, but Twitter is our focus.
Twitter has blown up the communication network. It is part of the social norm and will continue to grow. There is no shame in utilizing the technology created for us. However, is it changing the way we view professional sports? Is it a bad thing or a good thing? Thoughts anyone?
At stadiums in the past, people have brought their radios and listened to the audio feed as well as attending to the live action. What makes that situation any different from sending out Tweets now? I think that sending messages on Twitter would actually promote the sporting venue. Keeping people abreast of the live action energizes the sender and engages them even more in the game. Just like when my children are playing games at different venues at the same time, my husband and I communicate with each other to let the other one know how the game is progressing. I think with Twitter we are just enriching our experience at the game.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Valerie that Twitter enriches the experience. I personally have no problem going to a game and using social media on my phone. I think that it is interesting when professional athletes comment on twitter during a game. This has in fact gotten athletes in trouble in the past. Phrases like we had a rough first half need to step it up in the second, can cause coaches and owners to get quite angry because the fact that they took the time to tweet during the game shows that they are not focused. Interesting post.
ReplyDeleteBart Scott is a knucklehead and he is always blabbing his mouth. I don't agree with him one bit. Fans pay to go to a game and if they want to tweet - let them! Like you said, it only takes a couple of minutes to do it, so whats the big deal. Heck, even football players used to tweet at halftime.
ReplyDeleteI know that Yankee Stadium has banned iPads, but people can still use their cellphones to tweet or to go on Facebook.
Fans pay the players salaries, so Mr. Scott, better stop worrying about what they are doing during the games and maybe concentrate on his actions on the field.
I agree with Valerie and Dusty. Brett is a bonehead and having other media enriches the experience. Its a great example to cite that people have brought radios with them to sporting events to engross them more into the game.
ReplyDeleteWhy would someone spend +60$$ for a ticket and just tweet. they wouldn't only the most non social people would waste there time and not pay attention to the game. it is interesting live and loud its impossible not to pay attention.