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There are plenty of sources to get fantasy information these days. Fantasy “expert” sites are out there en masse, and between RSS feeds, player updates from Rotowire and the like, there’s no shortage of places to go for advice for your fantasy squad. I’d like to discuss the benefits of using Twitter to aid you in you search this season, as I think no place will provide you with faster information than the 140-character communication platform.
1. Twitter news hits instantly.
As we’ve seen with the election in Iran, or more recently with the support for Haiti , Twitter is probably the first place news hits these days. It’s much easier to beat the rest of the pack to the newest bit of information when you only have to write one sentence rather than an entire blog or newspaper post. You will also find nearly every beat writer for each team on Twitter, along with the majority of the fantasy experts mentioned above. This means when a closer loses his job, or some prospect gets the call, it’s going to hit Twitter first. If you are the type that needs to hear this information first to beat other managers to the wire -- and managers who want to win are indeed this type -- Twitter will be somewhere you’ll need to be. There will be no shortage of re-tweets directing you to this info if you follow the correct people.
2. Short and Sweet.
The majority of help discerning who to pick up and who to leave as waiver fodder from fantasy experts usually boils down to weekly or semi-daily postings with a collection of recent top options. These posts come too late for many in competitive leagues and invariably require some sorting. If a player warrants an immediate pick up, you’ll be too late by the time you finish the entire article, and possibly by the time you even begin reading it. On Twitter you’ll get immediate commentary, often along the lines of “down goes such-and-such; pick up blahbiddy-blah now.”
3. Anytime Access
With the amount of apps supporting Twitter, most people can get instant access to the information at any time via cell phone. This isn’t always the case on the web, even if you have all your favorite news sites bookmarked, what with load times and formatting keeping you behind the curve. Also with 14 or 15 games per day, you won’t hear everything even when you’re watching a game. Twitter will always be faster in this regard. If speed is what you’re after (and we all should be after the quickest help), Twitter will be the best option.
4. Best Access
As said above, almost all beat writers are on Twitter, so you can get the info from the clubhouse there. Additionally, all the fantasy writers are on there (including us!), and it gives you access to their immediate thoughts, as well. They are checking the site as frequently as anyone, and you stand a decent chance of getting interaction with them. You can pose a specific question to said beat writer/fantasy expert and usually get some kind of response. It’s yet to be seen how immediate and beneficial this can be, but its one more thing where Twitter can prove to best other traditional media. Try clicking the “e-mail author” link at the bottom of the next article you want more information on and see how quickly, if at all, someone responds.
Overall, Twitter is somewhere fantasy addicts need to be this season. I wouldn’t be left without it for ’10 baseball, and am sure it will provide me with solid information throughout the season to aid me in my title quests.
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