The Next New Thing

As we live during a time that has experienced tremendous advances in technology and are exposed to an unbounded amount of information at the click of a mouse, it is difficult to think of an aspect of New Media that has yet to be proposed. As an avid sports fan, I would like to see a Twitter-type application made exclusively for professional athletes and coaches. Although these same athletes have access to the original Twitter, their activity on the site is minimal. I believe if there were a micro-blogger made exclusively for the sports world, we would see a sharp increase in the amount of athletes that would speak up. As fans, the benefits of such an application are endless. We would be able to hear directly from the stars and build a more personal relationship to our favorite players as the biased opinions of the media would be cut out of the equation. For decades fans would receive all of their sports news and scandals through the distorted eye of the media and often not exposed to the real story. By receiving the first hand accounts from the players and coaches themselves, fans would be able to achieve a much greater appreciation of the game. Additionally, there is usually a delay from the time an important event such as an injury or a trade occurs until it is relayed to the public through the media. By use of a micro-blogger, the fans would be updated instantaneously which could prove vital for some fantasy sports fanatics. I think that it would be possible to see a similar application come out in the near future as we have all of the tools to make it happen. As long as athletes and coaches are encouraged to actively participate, this tool has the possibility to drastically change the sports world, for the better.