http://sportsmediajournal.com/2007/12/19/the-ncaa-now-allows-live-bloggingbut-under-their-rules/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://sportsmediajournal.com/2007/12/19/the-ncaa-now-allows-live-bloggingbut-under-their-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-184 keith Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:40:25 +0000 http://sportsmediajournal.com/2007/12/19/the-ncaa-now-allows-live-bloggingbut-under-their-rules/#comment-184 The NCAA will eventually understand more journalists/bloggers driving interest in their sports is a net gain for them. Just as the movie industry fought VCRs, the music industry fought tape. The problem here is they view live blogging as some sort of substitute good instead of a complimentary one. Do they believe someone will turn off their radio or tv because someone is live blogging? I am ok with no live audio and no live video but commentary? Sports NEED writers to be engaged to drive fan interest. If tools like www.coveritlive.com make that easier for them to do it, you support it, not put up misguided barriers to it. These restrictions will go away quickly as live blogging continues to grow. You wonder about the fans/parents/relatives of the Duke women's fencing team trying to find out what's going on. "oops, that's 3 blog entries...no more..don't want to infringe on the lucrative tv rights of women's fencing.." This will go away. The NCAA will eventually understand more journalists/bloggers driving interest in their sports is a net gain for them. Just as the movie industry fought VCRs, the music industry fought tape. The problem here is they view live blogging as some sort of substitute good instead of a complimentary one. Do they believe someone will turn off their radio or tv because someone is live blogging? I am ok with no live audio and no live video but commentary? Sports NEED writers to be engaged to drive fan interest. If tools like http://www.coveritlive.com make that easier for them to do it, you support it, not put up misguided barriers to it. These restrictions will go away quickly as live blogging continues to grow.
You wonder about the fans/parents/relatives of the Duke women’s fencing team trying to find out what’s going on. “oops, that’s 3 blog entries…no more..don’t want to infringe on the lucrative tv rights of women’s fencing..” This will go away.

]]> http://sportsmediajournal.com/2007/12/19/the-ncaa-now-allows-live-bloggingbut-under-their-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Christopher Byrne Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:51:39 +0000 http://sportsmediajournal.com/2007/12/19/the-ncaa-now-allows-live-bloggingbut-under-their-rules/#comment-182 Baby steps, baby steps...the silliness is that all they have to do is add the RSS feeds, not require a link back to THEIR site... Baby steps, baby steps…the silliness is that all they have to do is add the RSS feeds, not require a link back to THEIR site…

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