June 10th, 2010 by Andy Merchant
In the Football/soccer world, Guillem Balague is a key fixture at Sky Sports, and a well respected journalist who, like many others, is using Twitter to voice his opinions, thoughts and share news.
Today he had a mini rant:
“Courtesy of Twitter, I`ve been getting more abuse from the Twitter tw*ts and toddlers because I`ve been reporting on Barcelona’s strategy for recruiting Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal.
Apparently, because I`m Spanish, I`m doing my bit for the Catalan club of which I must surely be a fan: because I`m from Barcelona. You couldn`t be more wrong. Is every Londoner and Arsenal fan?”
I shall Tweet no more, other than to link to an article in full. The internet has become a mine of mis-information and unless you read it here, or in an article with my name on the by-line, then the next time you read in a forum or a blog that ‘Balague says….’ – you can take it with a pinch of salt.
But when I report that candidates for the Barcelona presidency have a strategy for signing Cesc Fabregas, apparently I`m single handedly masterminding the downfall of Arsene Wenger.
The most interesting part for me was the “The internet has become a mine of mis-information” an issue that will pop up again and again I’m sure, and causes a lot of problems for individuals and brand’s alike - which is part of the reason why and understanding of the theories on online networks and online reputation management is so important!
Read the story in his own words
Tags: Guillem Balague, twitter, Twitter abuse, Twitter journalist
