Chad Ochocinco Creates Own Twitter-Based News Network

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Published: October 25, 2009

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... href="http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16008/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=JlkUvmZn" >reporting that Cincinnati Bengals football player and social media star Chad Ochocinco is in works with Motorola to develop his own Twitter based social media news service called OCNN - Ocho Cinco News Network.

His plan is to use Motorola's new line of phones and player contacts from around the league to provide "breaking news" on NFL teams and players.  His tag line is interestingly named, "If I break it, you might as well believe it."

Right....

The goal as Chad says, is to "knock out the middle man," meaning that users would  get news straight from him and his posse of NFL reporters, bypassing current media providers like ESPN, FoxSports, and CBS.

As a result, those outlets, instead of reporting breaking news, will be left retweeting it. 

Interesting concept, but I'm not sure how much I trust a guy who's name needs to be bit.ly'd to ensure his tweets has enough...

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Chad Ochocinco Creates Own Twitter-Based News Network

By
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: October 25, 2009

commentComment        

... href="http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16008/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=JlkUvmZn" >reporting that Cincinnati Bengals football player and social media star Chad Ochocinco is in works with Motorola to develop his own Twitter based social media news service called OCNN - Ocho Cinco News Network.

His plan is to use Motorola's new line of phones and player contacts from around the league to provide "breaking news" on NFL teams and players.  His tag line is interestingly named, "If I break it, you might as well believe it."

Right....

The goal as Chad says, is to "knock out the middle man," meaning that users would  get news straight from him and his posse of NFL reporters, bypassing current media providers like ESPN, FoxSports, and CBS.

As a result, those outlets, instead of reporting breaking news, will be left retweeting it. 

Interesting concept, but I'm not sure how much I trust a guy who's name needs to be bit.ly'd to ensure his tweets has enough...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com


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