New Media, New Athletes

In an Article that I read online untiled, New Media, New Athletes, that discusses the impact of social networking websites and new media has on college athletes, particularlly basketball. It talked about how Duke Point Guard Nolan Smith, used Twitter to discuss returned to Durham and how athletes were to go through intense training to avoid controvesial statement that would be exploited in the media. I found it interesting that, colleges actually put there players through training, because even though they do put there athletes through training, many still make the mistake of being made into examples of not knowing how to keep certain information to themselves. Although Nolan Smith was merely using Twitter to express his emotions towards returning to Durham, other athletes are being caught up in controversys. I feel that the training that they have to go through helps but there is always a double standard for what athletes can do and say.According to Seth Davis, "I think that having Twitter accounts are very dangerous."
I feel that if athletes are going to use social networking websites, they should monitor what they are saying or use some of the sevurity setting that limits who can see their profiles.