Pat Caputo: You've Got To Love Twitter, But It Doesn't Always Love Athletes

Twitter is a great invention. For a member of the media, it's a terrific outlet to have conversations with readers or listeners. I truly enjoy that aspect of Twitter.

It's short, sweet and to the point. It's a great place to post links., and retweet profound or humorous comments.

Following the news cycle is incredibly fast and simple on Twitter. And access is easy and non-stop.

There are some gnarly aspects to Twitter. You have cyber bullies, hackers, Twitter stalkers. It's not a perfect medium. Nothing ever is - or will be.
Like many other aspects of the digital world, it has some annoyances, but they are far outweighed by the good.

One of the glitches is a downside for athletes. For the most part they prosper on Twitter - it's the perfect place to get their point across and connect directly with fans. No need to answer questions they don't want to. No person contact, but direct contact regardless.

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