Jase's Sports Blog

Way back in October of last year, on another one of my blogs I wrote about the rising influence and potential of Twitter as a tool for democracy and politics. With this World Cup, it seems that Twitter has earned its place in the online sports news section.

James Pearce, a journalist working for the BBC, has blogged about a similar matter on the impact of Twitter during this World Cup and I would leave that all up to him. However, what's struck me is the swathes of people in the comments section who appear oblivious to the impact Twitter can have on events like the World Cup.

Twitter is a tool. It allows for a vast amount of people to get access to news, information and rumours at the drop of a hat. This is obviously open to flaws. Some people may start spreading rumours and that could spread across the globe at the click of a button. However, I think that the benefits available far outweigh these potential drawbacks.

To the people on that page, Twitter is seen as a thing for self-important nobodies. Take for example this comment:

"Twitter is just for people who like to feel self important, who actually cares what Rio Ferdinand for example, or Stan Collymore thinks?"

Well quite a lot of people is would seem, as they both have a combined total of over 130,000 people following them.

Instead of being shunned by people who see it as a gimmick, it should be embraced by them and they should see the benefits of it. They may even find it can be pretty fun...