The NFL has already declared that they won’t allow tweeting from the sideline. However, Chad Ochocinco still plays on broadcasting from the sidelines. He plans to side-step the ban by inviting fans to the games to tweet for him. Apparently, the Bengals receiver will devise some sort of hand signal system to tell the fan what he wants to tweet. I’m not sure it will work out, but you have to respect the man’s self-promotion abilities. I wonder what the hand signal for “child please” will be.
Via Mashable:
Yesterday, we reported on a study revealing that social media may be for narcissists. In what has to be looked at as related news, NFL star Chad Ochocinco has become one of the mediums most prolific celebrity users, responding to fans, taking to UStream (ustream) almost daily, and suggesting he’ll tweet from the end zone at some point this season.
The NFL has come out and said no tweeting will be allowed during games, but on tonight’s Ochocinco broadcast on UStream, the wide receiver announced a creative way to get the job done that should also be a big win for some of his fans.
Ochocinco says he’ll soon launch a contest, in which he’ll select one of his followers each week, fly them to the Bengals game, and work out hand signals so he can have them update his Twitter (Twitter) account while he’s on the field. The result will be Ochocinco tweets during the game that don’t technically violate the NFL’s policy of no cell phones during competition.
Love or hate Ochocinco, this is one of the cooler and more hands-on ways we’ve seen celebrity social media users engage their fans. Of course, if his performance on the field doesn’t live up to expectations, his team might have a few issues with his seemingly constant presence on the social web, which will also soon include an iPhone app that was announced on tonight’s show.
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