Twitter is rapidly becoming the favorite social media tool of the NBA world, for bloggers and athletes alike. Shaquille O'Neal is the most notable NBA member of Twitteronia, but he might not be the most active.That distinction would currently fall to Charlie Villanueva, Bucks forward and one of the best athletes to follow on Twitter (@CV31), simply because he's consistently active, engaging and pretty amusing. But a tweet from Villanueva today is bound to surprise everyone and spark some debate, considering he claims to have sent it from halftime of the Bucks game.
In da locker room, snuck to post my twitt. We're playing the Celtics, tie ball game at da half. Coach wants more toughness. I gotta step up.I haven't used Twitterberry, so I can't speak to the ease with which one can run to a locker, fire up a phone and tap out a "twitt." I do know that in order to pull that off on my iPhone, I'd need more than a few quick seconds.
There's a possibility, I suppose, that Villanueva had one of his friends or PR reps send the Tweet at halftime; presumably by doing this, Villanueva will draw some media attention.
I'm just going to run with the theory that CV31 was walking back from the bathroom and stopped by his phone to get his social media on. Or, on the other hand, maybe he's just really, really addicted to Twitter.
Update: CV31 read this post, apparently, and has pointed out several times that it is in fact him on Twitter. Let me be clear though: I in no way was implying that Villanueva is anything other than a totally legit member of Twitteronia. I simply was curious how one managed to fire off a tweet at halftime of an NBA game. To be continued?
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3-15-2009 @ 6:21PM
Dave D. said...
Halftime dump.
Actually, it wouldn't be surprising to see athletes getting real-time feedback and support from fans. Rapper Jay Electronica has been giving out his phone number, AIM, and e-mail to get people to send him positive energy, which he's obviously learned from Diddy, and J-Rich has responded to criticism about his 360 with a "no regrets" tweet. Even Alvin Gentry has been begging for support for his Suns on Twitter.
If you need a quick reminder of how many people support you or 300 opinions you can quickly glance at to look for a consensus on how to improve, Twitter's where you're going to go.
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3-15-2009 @ 9:20PM
Chuck said...
You can update Twitter by simply sending a text message, so really all you need is as much time as it would take to send a text.
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3-15-2009 @ 9:58PM
frankiepp said...
Stephon Marbury the celtics are done.......
they wont win
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3-15-2009 @ 9:59PM
frankiepp said...
the marbury cursssssssssss?
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3-15-2009 @ 11:35PM
Jeramey Jannene said...
I put together a site to track the fun.
http://www.NBAonTwitter.com
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