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Sick feeling after viral campaign flop

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

Utah Flash owner Brandt Andersen took to his blog to apologize for duping fans into thinking Michael Jordan would show up to answer Bryon Russell's one-on-one challenge.

Story | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Fines warn players to control accounts

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

Although they didn't blatantly flout the NBA's social media policy, Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler were fined because others caused their Twitter feeds to be updated during games.

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009

BCS hears your gripes, tweets

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

The BCS went in search of friends, so it launched a Facebook page and a Twitter account. Besides giving fans a place to vent, the controversial title system also can spread its side of the argument.

Story | Conversation | November 27, 2009

A million reasons to hear from Arenas

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

JaVale McGee revealed his big scoop Tuesday that Washington Wizards teammate Gilbert Arenas was planning to resume his entertaining Internet updates, under one condition.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

The Facebook of disgruntled fans

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

Social media has provided an outlet for angry fans to rally together and drum up support for their protest movements.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Twitter lists still a work in progress

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

Twitter recently added a feature where users can create lists of other Twitter pages and let Twitter users follow that.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Social media spotlight burns Beasley

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

Months after a well-publicized stint in a treatment facility, Michael Beasley can't catch a break.

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Ochocinco leads charge to app store

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

Tech-savvy athletes such as Chad Ochocinco and Chris Bosh are naturally among the first athletes with apps available for iPhones.

Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Athletes, critics make connections

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

Everybody's a critic, and every athlete has more ways to answer the critics on social media sites, the way Thunder star Kevin Durant did recently.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009

Mega-brand players just too big to tweet

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

Besides his main job as the Cavaliers' franchise, LeBron James has a new book and a new movie out soon. But like other mega-stars of the sports world, King James doesn't bother with Twitter.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Good cop, bad cop with NBA policy

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

The NBA's reported new Twitter policy is fair (no tweeting during games), but some teams have leapt at the chance to install stricter guidelines.

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009

Players trip on tweeting's fine line

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

Several months after the Twitter phenomenon, some athletes surprisingly still come up with controversial comments they'd otherwise refrain from in front of a microphone.

Story | Conversation | September 21, 2009

CFL's Eskimos tackle new territory

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

Unlike the control freaks at the NFL, the CFL is more loose about social media rules. One team, the Edmonton Eskimos, has forged new ground with all-access photography during games.

Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009

Athlete bloggers aren't extinct after all

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

As more athletes jump on the Twitter bandwagon, good, old-fashioned blogs have become less prevalent. But Ryan Corazza is pleased he can still find some insightful, longer entries from sports personalities.

Story | Conversation | September 08, 2009

NFL leaves room to tweet around games

Ryan Corazza, Special to ESPN.com

With its newly unveiled social media policy, the NFL still allows players and coaches time to tweet well before and after the game.

Story | Conversation | September 01, 2009