Social media is great for keeping the world informed of a whole range of things, including the latest score at a sporting event. It doesn’t always run smoothly though and there are times when the role of social media and how it is controlled comes into question.
A recent occurrence of this revolves around Cricket Australia and their official Twitter feed. The third day of the second Ashes Test was taking place at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Saturday 20th July 2013 and with Australia struggling against a decisive England team, an apparent catch by Steve Smith at gully was invaluable to their match progress.
Smith took the catch low to the ground when England batsman Ian Bell – who has already scored two centuries this series – chipped the ball to him. However, Bell stood his ground asking whether it had carried and Smith looked almost equally questioning as his team mates celebrated around him. The umpires – Marais Erasmus and Kumar Dharmasena – refrained from giving a decision as they chose to refer to the third umpire, Tony Hill, who opted to give Bell not out.
The Australian team looked bemused at the decision as they believed the ball had carried and Smith had taken a clean catch – it was pure spirit of the game that both participants in the incident asked the question regarding whether the ball had carried. The luck was really not with Australia on Saturday, or indeed at any point through this game, and that can be as frustrating as not playing well but the subsequent Tweet sent from Cricket Australia’s personal Twitter feed.
The Tweet that appeared said ‘That decision sucked ass #bull****’. Particularly in light of all the controversial decisions that have been made in the first two Tests of this series, it is understandable that Cricket Australia are feeling a little disheartened – it’s safe to say even the spectators have felt let down by the umpires and the Decision Review System but the offensive Tweet makes the whole situation darker still.
Cricket Australia deleted the Tweet almost immediately and issued an apology in its place. They have announced that there will be an investigation as there are several people who have access to the account both in England at the moment and Australia. They have confirmed that the Tweet did not emanate from Cricket Australia’s official presence at Lord’s.
This is a succinct portrayal of the incidents that can occur when it is so easy to inform a huge number of people at once and when so many people have the ability to post Tweets – it only takes one person to ruin the reputation of an entire country. The integrity of the game has been brought into question enough this series with poor umpiring decisions and a pre-series drama between Cricket Australia exile David Warner and England wonder boy Joe Root in a pub in Birmingham. All of the above have been acknowledged and when appropriate apologised for but nonetheless problems have lingered.
For more information on social media and its role in the workplace, follow this link http://ezinearticles.com/?Mobile-Communication-in-the-Work-Place&id=7790844. Provided you have an internet connection you can use social media sites. If you are interested in taking out a contract in order to gain an internet connection, contact O2 and speak with a member of their customer services department.
A recent occurrence of this revolves around Cricket Australia and their official Twitter feed. The third day of the second Ashes Test was taking place at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Saturday 20th July 2013 and with Australia struggling against a decisive England team, an apparent catch by Steve Smith at gully was invaluable to their match progress.
Smith took the catch low to the ground when England batsman Ian Bell – who has already scored two centuries this series – chipped the ball to him. However, Bell stood his ground asking whether it had carried and Smith looked almost equally questioning as his team mates celebrated around him. The umpires – Marais Erasmus and Kumar Dharmasena – refrained from giving a decision as they chose to refer to the third umpire, Tony Hill, who opted to give Bell not out.
The Australian team looked bemused at the decision as they believed the ball had carried and Smith had taken a clean catch – it was pure spirit of the game that both participants in the incident asked the question regarding whether the ball had carried. The luck was really not with Australia on Saturday, or indeed at any point through this game, and that can be as frustrating as not playing well but the subsequent Tweet sent from Cricket Australia’s personal Twitter feed.
The Tweet that appeared said ‘That decision sucked ass #bull****’. Particularly in light of all the controversial decisions that have been made in the first two Tests of this series, it is understandable that Cricket Australia are feeling a little disheartened – it’s safe to say even the spectators have felt let down by the umpires and the Decision Review System but the offensive Tweet makes the whole situation darker still.
Cricket Australia deleted the Tweet almost immediately and issued an apology in its place. They have announced that there will be an investigation as there are several people who have access to the account both in England at the moment and Australia. They have confirmed that the Tweet did not emanate from Cricket Australia’s official presence at Lord’s.
This is a succinct portrayal of the incidents that can occur when it is so easy to inform a huge number of people at once and when so many people have the ability to post Tweets – it only takes one person to ruin the reputation of an entire country. The integrity of the game has been brought into question enough this series with poor umpiring decisions and a pre-series drama between Cricket Australia exile David Warner and England wonder boy Joe Root in a pub in Birmingham. All of the above have been acknowledged and when appropriate apologised for but nonetheless problems have lingered.
For more information on social media and its role in the workplace, follow this link http://ezinearticles.com/?Mobile-Communication-in-the-Work-Place&id=7790844. Provided you have an internet connection you can use social media sites. If you are interested in taking out a contract in order to gain an internet connection, contact O2 and speak with a member of their customer services department.
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