Twitter Influences Ancelotti Rumors

This is not the first time that a link, a blog post, or even a personal opinion has spread like wildfire through Twitter taking down many that were mentioned through the controversial news.

Recently, a simple blog post and tweet had Carlo Ancelotti was going to resign his post with Chelsea. The social media has created such as bustle that he was forced to address it this week with a press conference where the subject inevitably was brought about.

The entire piece of gossip may have started with one tweet from a reputable Chelsea blogger – and he wasn’t even serious at the time of posting.

“It looks as though the Chelsea blogger is seen as a trusted source of club information and if they have a good following then an article such as this would be distributed very quickly.”

Twitter is becoming increasingly popular as a way for sports clubs to speak directly with the fans but unfortunately it can be hard to interpret anything in one hundred and forty characters that are available through the Tweet. Using Twitter, sports clubs and bloggers should be aware that in the case they are not being one hundred percent clear, the public and fans are often going to take the information as they wish and it may be skewed to result in a rumor that spreads like wildfire.