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21 Nov 2009

Social media is a double-edged sword. Due to its unfiltered nature, it can be a powerful promotional tool. However, it can also publicly expose our problems. Former reality TV star Tila Tequila is an unfortunate but prime example.

Some backstory: Tila Tequila is one of the most popular artists on MySpace, was the subject of an MTV reality show, and most recently filed assault charges against San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman, which were subsequently dropped.

Fastforward to Wednesday, November 18th. That night, Tila had a very public meltdown on her Ustream page. She waved around a gun, played around with a knife, ranted about Shawne Merriman, and stripped naked, all live for thousands of people to say (the video was immediately taken down).

Despite claiming that she would never use her Ustream ever again, Tila is back on live video, and this time it’s even more bizzare. She is streaming as “Jane Cordovez,” which seem to be her alter ego for the evening. She is not only waving around a gun once again, but is dancing around with a sword. Yes, a sword. And that’s only half an hour into the live stream.

It’s unfortunate that she’s allowing her breakdown to be publicly streamed. While her brand has always been racy, the last few days have been simply bizzare. If she indeed has issues, we hope she gets some help.

The live, unfiltered video stream is below:

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Tags: live video, Tila Tequila, ustream, video

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The Cost of Larry Johnson’s Gay Slur on Twitter: $213,000

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29 Oct 2009

It was inevitable: a big time pro athlete has been suspended for comments made on Twitter, and the price tag is a big one.

The player is Larry Johnson of the Kansas City Chiefs and the cost of his offense is $213,000, the amount he would have earned for the game he’ll miss due to being suspended by the team.

Johnson was suspended for the gay slurs he directed at a Twitter heckler earlier in the week, a comment he apparently repeated in the Chiefs’ locker room.

We’ve seen a few similar albeit smaller incidents in the past, like when Antonio Cromartie of the San Diego Chargers was fined $2500 for tweeting about his team’s less than stellar food at training camp, and when Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban used his account to criticize referees.

The lesson here is fairly clear: Twitter and other social media are going to be viewed the same any other medium, with the messages carrying the same amount of weight. While some stars are capitalizing on that, others are seemingly struggling to come to terms with it. Perhaps now that the steep price tag of poor Twitter behavior has been revealed, the lesson will be quickly learned.

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Reviews: Twitter, iStockphoto

Tags: football, nfl, sports, twitter

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Larry Johnson’s Twitter Tirade Targets Coach and Heckling Fan

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27 Oct 2009

oops Anyone can find themselves in a world of trouble if they tweet something their employer or followers deem inappropriate. But when you throw in the high visibility of professional sports leagues like the NFL, Twitter becomes a platform for media fires that are sparked by words tweeted in the heat of a moment.

Larry Johnson [@Toonicon] of the Kansas City Chiefs is the lastest victim of his own Twitter doing. After a loss to the San Diego Chargers, the running back turned to Twitter to insult the team’s head coach, Todd Haley. The comments sparked an exchange between Johnson and Twitter user @jaredlaunius, with the latter bringing up a nightclub incident that Johnson plead guilty to, and Johnson, in turn, responding with a very clear homophobic slur.

Why Johnson felt compelled to use Twitter to unleash his frustration after the loss is anyone’s guess, but despite the Twitter account being made private, and the offending tweets deleted, we do know what was tweeted.

Here are the first few tweets from Johnson that started the heated exchange (as reported by Yahoo! Sports):

“my father got more creditentials than most of these pro coaches. … google my father!!!!!!!

My father played for the coach from “rememeber the titans”. Our coach played golf. My father played for redskins briefley. Our coach. Nuthn”

Jared Launius

Then Twitter user @jaredlaunius chimed in (his tweets are still are public) with the following:

“Interesting comments by Larry Johnson ( @toonlcon ) about “coaches.” Hey LJ, is it Haley’s fault you fall when D-Linemen blow on you?

Apologies. His Twitter alias is @toonicon whatever the hell that means. Probably something about spitting in women’s faces.”

larryjohnsontwitter

This is where things started to get a little carried away, with Johnson’s responses escalating to the point of calling Launius a “Christopher street boy,” and his Twitter avatar a “fag pic,” as evidenced in the screenshot above from the Kansas City News Blog.

Clearly both parties were out of line, but given that Johnson has his team and the NFL to answer to, we’re pretty sure that there will be repercussions for his Twitter behavior. In fact, we think, despite his own words, that he probably will regret his tweets once he’s slapped with a fine or encouraged to issue an apology. We’ll update this post when we know more.

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Tags: larry johnson, twitter