Or any other technology event. A blogger was kicked out of an NCAA event (Computerworld) for blogging too much. I think it's somewhat rididulous, but I wonder to what extent this really hurts the game. How many people would miss seeing the game to watch a blog? I could see you watching and following a blog, but not just watching the blog.
I've posted from Tech-Ed, often multiple times per day. I have made it a point to carry my laptop, take notes during a session and then post something afterward. Often I did this because the connections were flaky in the sessions and connectivity was sparse.
Not that I'd post real-time within a session, but I might. And there are definitely people that might follow the posting, though I'd expect most people would be just as happy viewing the total content later.
I do appreciate real time reporting of events. As the Colorado Rockies made their improbable run to the World Series this year, I actually used my phone to follow a few of the playoff games in real-time. I took my son to karate and while he was there, and I was stretching before my class, I'd refresh my browser every 20 seconds or so and watch pitches and events unfold. I know, it's crazy, but it was exciting and it was the only way I could keep up. If there had been a way to see it, however, I'd never have bothered with the phone.
Moving information out to the world quicker is generally a good thing. I can see where some content providers might think that they are losing revenue, but for the most part I think they're just reaching a wider audience. It seems that more and more people are becoming two screen people.
I think they should allow things to flow as real time as possible thorough more channels. Experiment, charge money even and see if there's a viable market for your new forms of information.
Steve Jones
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