tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post4411769532556060501..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Day Two: Dude Where's My Phone?Daly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-29702018088609505292012-01-17T16:56:53.531-05:002012-01-17T16:56:53.531-05:00Andrew, the only reasons posts are no put up are p...Andrew, the only reasons posts are no put up are profanity, hateful speech or derogatory comments.<br /><br />Happy to have you drop me a line anytime if there is an issue. <br /><br />editor.dp@hotmail.comDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-54425140874534899192012-01-17T14:56:37.928-05:002012-01-17T14:56:37.928-05:00Twitter has modified NASCAR life, as we all can fe...Twitter has modified NASCAR life, as we all can feel a little like Jayski with these new connections. It takes a toll on websites reporting NASCAR news, since they are now just quoting twitter messages the fans already read.<br /> <br />It was a different dynamic on SPEED when they incorporated Twitter into the broadcast during Daytona testing. There wasn’t that much to look at in the single car AM sessions, and SPEED did a fine job filling the time with some fun and useful information requested by the fans through Twitter. It ends the frustrating disconnect between the booth chatter and the fans.<br /><br /> I think there is a fine balance yet to be discovered by the TV partners. I think it would be a useful tool in practice sessions, not much would change except the stories chased and discussed with revolve around fan questions and comments. As for the actual race broadcast, I’m not sure. When SPEED tried twitter during the infamous Texas Truck race last season, it was controversial as some posters viewed it as bias. It may also become overused to the point that it interferes with the broadcast. I can’t imagine ESPN incorporating Twitter in another moving ticker. It just gets to the point where how much is too much? The only reasonable solution I can think of is giving the infield studio 'Twitter responsibility'. I'm saying, the ESPN & FOX infield setups have been a useless interuption in the race broadcasts for years. Why not have Chris Meyers & Michael Waltrip (Nicole Briscoe, Rusty Wallace, and Big Brad) answer fans questions or address a point missed by the booth? If there has to be an interuption from downstairs, let it be productive opposed to sponsor plugs, recaps, and cheerleading.Buschseries61noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-26812091610910464752012-01-17T14:14:37.394-05:002012-01-17T14:14:37.394-05:00I love twitter for any and all race/test updates. ...I love twitter for any and all race/test updates. We find out minutes before TV tells us what's going on. I also love twitter for the friends I've met there. The original ones came from right here at TDP. :) I look at twitter as electronic pen pals. Keyboard pals? <br /><br />With that said, I am tethered to my desk. I won't get (read can't afford) a smart phone device/plan. I'm going to show my age here, I don't get what is so important that one has to be on "the phone" constantly. Unless it's a pending birth/death situation or it's the organ donor registry saying your liver is ready, who are you waiting to hear from? Not referring to those working.<br /><br />@glenc1, I like that restaurant game. The home version could be, first reacher does the dishes.Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701502016993312530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-7197045060538730582012-01-17T13:37:24.170-05:002012-01-17T13:37:24.170-05:00There are two things that enhance my viewing of a ...There are two things that enhance my viewing of a race. <br /><br />The first is a leaderboard. Immediate information without having to stand in front of the TV and hope I find what I'm looking for before they drop it off the screen. <br /><br />The other is Twitter. This is where the information is. Sometimes during the off season, someone I've been getting good racing info from will start tweeting about other subjects. That's when I unfollow until racing season begins. It is all up to me.<br /><br />I keep a list of twitter accounts in my favorites that, for one reason or the other, I don't want them in my timeline. I can pop in on them anytime I want, to see if they have something new to add to a current discussion.<br /><br />As for seeing race fan tweets scrolling across the screen during a race, I can do without it.<br /><br />PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-52647942031378002332012-01-17T12:56:25.234-05:002012-01-17T12:56:25.234-05:00Glenn
yes, i know drivers are celebs so I follow ...Glenn<br /><br />yes, i know drivers are celebs so I follow very few. Most have 'ghost tweeters' or just got too stupid for me to follow. Some share fellow pet stuff & being Cat mom of 2 I love that. My local tweeps are into photography too.<br /><br />Max Papis wears his heart on sleeve but a good guy to follow during racing season & his wife.<br /><br />But I'm glad I missed the tweets cluttering the crawl. Good gravy, if they add anymore junk on that thing, all races will need to come with "May cause Seizure disorder". Especially BSPN with their constantly annoying, always there bottom crawl. :)Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-85316243933128320482012-01-17T10:32:21.115-05:002012-01-17T10:32:21.115-05:00I thought the Twitter interaction was great, I act...I thought the Twitter interaction was great, I actually had 3 comments(tweets) posted and answered on TV. My comments were about the type of fuel pumps teams use, the ECU and whether Nascar would control and distribute them, and the pitot tubes on top of the cars. All these topics hadnt been discussed on TV and I hope fans got some additional insight from my commentsTom Dignan Srhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15458738323702532958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-4166553966058304502012-01-17T08:57:19.089-05:002012-01-17T08:57:19.089-05:00Sophia, just to clarify. Drivers *are* celebritie...Sophia, just to clarify. Drivers *are* celebrities. Any well known sports figures are. Even the sports analysts sort of fall into that category since they're on TV. I'm not just talking about the "K" people. I just think in general we get impressed because some well known person responds to us, when in reality, their opinions on things other than their direct jobs are no more important than yours or mine. It's the old 'they put their pants on one leg at a time' just like regular people thing. I think I would much more tend to want to follow media people, like the aforementioned former ESPN techie, and sportswriters about what's happening at the track or about whispers in the garage. Perhaps moreso than drivers, since they can be a bit sheltered. The little glimpses of life are interesting, like I have a friend who follows Ingrid Gordon since Jeff doesn't Tweet much. It's just fun & interesting for my friend.<br /><br />But cluttering up my TV screen is a separate thing altogether. It's being forced upon me for no reason, and some of it is complete nonsense.glenc1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-1278144412494166482012-01-17T08:21:13.234-05:002012-01-17T08:21:13.234-05:00JD,
I would have tagged u on twitter but im in pr...JD,<br /><br />I would have tagged u on twitter but im in private and you wouldnt have saw it. This is off topic a little but just a lil FYI, I was listening to Sirius NASCAR otw to work this morning and Pete Pistone said he "heard from a little bird" that all the networks(specifically listing FOX, ESPN, TNT) will be utilizing SideXside coverage for 2012.<br /><br />Good news if this is trueEricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-18322050644400858562012-01-16T22:45:56.188-05:002012-01-16T22:45:56.188-05:00Im in agreeance with glenc1 and Old Timer. There i...Im in agreeance with glenc1 and Old Timer. There is a lot of clutter in my timeline when theres not a race going on. Like so far this offseason Ive seen more tweets about Tebow than racing. And this is from the people I follow for racing news. I know I know the answer is if you dont like it then dont check it. Well twitter gets the news out faster than Jayski these days so its kind of a necessary evil. There is a line where off topic stuff just becomes too much. Jenna Fryer was one of the first people I followed when I joined the twitter. I finally had to unfollow because I was just so tired of her tweeting about her late night Vegas parties with Jimmy Vasser and about that damn Honey Badger thing that absolutely no one other than Brent Musburger cares about.<br /><br />If social media is going to be part of our broadcasts, it needs to be used wisely. Get updates from Bob Pockrass, Dustin Long, Gluck, people like that (with the exception of Jim Utter). Like during the Texas truck race when Kyle pitched his hissy fit, they started showing tweets from fellow Cup drivers. I dont wanna see that theres a freakin race going on. I also didnt like the twitter feed on the ticker during testing. That row is used for stats like speed and time. I dont wanna see tweets there thank you. Cause the ticker without any info such as speed and time is useless to me.<br /><br />Im not against twitter. I use it, although I dont tweet unless Im trying to win something. But I kinda think a broadcast is not the best place for it. I like the old school way of doing things, like letting the pictures tell the story.Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623901340377966481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-15451035982737321132012-01-16T22:43:33.634-05:002012-01-16T22:43:33.634-05:00Bobby O.
I miss Benny Parson's, too. Too many...Bobby O.<br /><br />I miss Benny Parson's, too. Too many loved ones still taken by the big C.<br /><br />Still miss you Benny.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-67984821479662346042012-01-16T22:11:35.060-05:002012-01-16T22:11:35.060-05:00Wow! Never seen so many BOOKS published on this s...Wow! Never seen so many BOOKS published on this site before!<br /><br />Part of why I liked it all along.<br />I won't read the books or listen to the drivel on TV anymore.<br /><br />But I would like to remember BP on this anniversary.<br /><br />My opinion is we lost one of the really good TV broadcasters on this day five years ago!Bobby Onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-64116685918958102372012-01-16T21:26:12.554-05:002012-01-16T21:26:12.554-05:00John
My comment at 3:49 PM was a tongue in cheek s...John<br />My comment at 3:49 PM was a tongue in cheek statement on just your point.<br />It baffled me at the time of the original discussion, and still does, how so called race fans, who are reading your column on the internet, can claim that the internet is not a tool they choose to use to gather racing information.<br /> But if they dont want to use it more power to them. As for myself, I enjoy the opportunity to have "discussions" with, and be followed on Twitter by people in the motorsports industry who I will never meet in person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-80643257190920638422012-01-16T20:02:49.867-05:002012-01-16T20:02:49.867-05:00I missed the day at Daytona with the smart phones,...I missed the day at Daytona with the smart phones, I'm sure we will see more of this in the future.<br /><br />Sally<br /><br />I still go to library for books & DVDs I can hold in my paws to use. have dumbphone not smart phone. Oh, and I and most my friends still have landlines (Except for my social butterfly local tweeps I've met! They are all iphone/Droid snobs. Ha. <br /><br />Glenn<br /><br />I feel your pain. I'm tired of tweets getting into much news/tv shows but if it's pertinent, it's ok. If it's idiotic, it's annoying...like too much clutter on the racing screen to begin with but that's another post for JD on another day.<br /><br />But I'm tired of the 'cross media promotion' period. So many corporate 'blogs' or on FBook.<br /><br />i.e. When I hear 'for more info' (when I'm watching tv or listening to radio) go to our website...um, sometimes I don't want to multi task! That's why I'm watching tv/radio.<br /><br />also i agree twitter is here to stay or has been until the adds come into the feed (Like I read is happening in FB) Spambots are on horrid upclimb but are really advertising, but i digress.<br /><br />That said, 3 1/2 or so years ago when I was 'test driving' twitter, I didn't get it..but a CEO of BlogTalkRadio said on an interview I heard with my own two ears at the time "The fastest way to contact me is via Twitter." ???? at the time I thought what a loon.<br /><br /><br /> Twitter is all in who you choose to follow. I have a few I love & some I like, 15 or so I've met. Use for fun, sports/news/weather/food ideas/interviews/promoters of the area...so my Twitter stream has become "my local paper" so to speak. If I need to know about it? It's in my stream...or my email as my fam & friends don't understand twitter but they have seen the nice folks I've met.<br /><br />Yes many of us goof off once in a while or exchange helpful info.... but mostly interact by @ at somebody.<br /><br /> I've met some great interesting, thoughtful, classy, funny, great cooks (eaten their food!) upscale people locally in person. They've been to my house, i've been to theirs. I'd have never bumped into them otherwise except twitter. <br /><br />So twitter gives you back what you give to it. And if it's not your thing, that's fine. But give it a try. Celebs are the worst imo. I will not say the K familie's name even!!ugh.<br /><br />I totally agree that today's kids/adults are hooked on the smartphones. A sweet couple I met on twitter, while here will take pics of me making drinks or bundling up cookies to give him w/o even thinking about it..and then I see myself in his tweets. I'm like "When did B take that pic of me!? glad it was from a nice backside angle, or I'd been ticked off" but he's been married 20 years so he's savvy about photos. and women. Darling wife!<br /><br />These people think of smartphones pictures/texting like breathing. but as long as kids AND adults maintain polite, conversational skills it's fun.<br /><br />It's when kids/adults become reclusive, obese, anti-social because all they do is play video games/text/FB/tweet, but then can not look in my eyes to have a conversation? I understand the many gripes people have regarding SM (Twitter, Facebook, Google+ etc)<br /><br />When I was a kid we played outside, road bikes, took walks, went to parks. We maybe watched a few hours of tv a week.<br /><br /><br />I admit I'm a moody wench and understand the SM complaints, but I also love it. Well, Twitter anyway. It's my fave.<br /><br />It all has it's place. And it's about discernment in who you follow and interact with on Twitter for me. <br /><br />I've had a few drivers answer me back and some sportswriters. I don't follow celebs much..i don't find them interesting. Unless it's former local boy George Clooney DMing me his phone number. <br /><br />Sophia, the semi-Luddite ;-D<br /><br />P.S. Excuse the Manifesto sized post. I even edited! Loquacious tonightSophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-23264926467580854012012-01-16T19:31:46.120-05:002012-01-16T19:31:46.120-05:00Old Timer, I offer an online column daily and twee...Old Timer, I offer an online column daily and tweet about a wide variety of media topics.<br /><br />Feel free to stay on Twitter and not follow me if that content does not work for you.<br /><br />JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-79801925835972346052012-01-16T19:21:04.174-05:002012-01-16T19:21:04.174-05:00"Old Timer, you set your own group of folks t..."Old Timer, you set your own group of folks to follow. My set of who I follow is just a resource to assemble your own.<br /><br />The argument that somehow useless stuff is showing up in your timeline does not hold water.<br /><br />Simply cancel following those accounts and free yourself from the drivel."<br /><br />But John, I was speaking of tweets and retweets from you.Old Timernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39599698591149252742012-01-16T19:20:45.062-05:002012-01-16T19:20:45.062-05:00I agree with glenc1 and Sally. As a culture we nee...I agree with glenc1 and Sally. As a culture we need to slow down a bit and really appreciate our conversations. The written word weather on paper or electronic can be misunderstood.Don't get me wrong, we e-mail with our family members but, I want to TALK to you! I want to hear the emotion in your voice. As far as race coverage, I subscribe to TRACPASS and listen to the drivers. I record Race Hub and fast forward through the fluff. We know enough to get by but my wife and I stay away from most of the social networking stuff because we find it too much! We like quiet time! We don't want to be that busy with the kind of stuff I'm doing right now. J.D., I like your site.Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-84836061582980956982012-01-16T19:17:33.633-05:002012-01-16T19:17:33.633-05:00JD, you still didn't address 'choice'....JD, you still didn't address 'choice'. If a TV show is putting it in my face, I have no choice (except turning it off and listening to radio.) I can't pick and choose to listen only to the interesting tweets. I'm stuck with whatever they give me. A good social media director would choose only good ones to share, and that's just not the case at this point. As I said, I think it can be a useful tool--I particularly enjoy the media people saying it's raining when TV hadn't even brought it up. Or that a car has gone to the garage that we don't see. Discussions that might be missed in the garage. But I'm not buying into the 'snob' factor, and there are still plenty of negatives (ask Kasey Kahne how that 'stream of consciousness' thing worked out for him.) Some lady near here found out her son died during a HS football game because his friends were talking about it on social media before she'd been contacted (which came close to happening with Dan Wheldon as they were trying to reach his parents in England, as I understand). Just making the point, everything has negatives (also bullying, harassment.) It's not all sunshine & lollipops and the answer to everyone's information requests. It's just one extra tool in the box.glenc1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-83322824042027268142012-01-16T18:49:41.463-05:002012-01-16T18:49:41.463-05:00I enjoy your tweets JD...
I enjoy being able to t...I enjoy your tweets JD...<br /><br />I enjoy being able to twitter the speed guys too...<br />I''ve now had many questions answered on Speed, Rutledge wood & Kyle Petty on their half hour online saturday show... John Roberts, Kenny Burns, have both answered my twitter questions live, almost all have replied to tweets, you always reply to my tweets, I think its a great addition to the scene... <br />During testing bob Diller asked one of my questions on air, its fun to hear your name come up, definitely add's to viewing experience...<br />ESPN better get its you now what together when it comes to 'social media' or they are going to be left way behind as usual...<br />Look forward to tweeting with you this season JD!Billy Delyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09389929419040073264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-58511653609398721072012-01-16T18:48:58.900-05:002012-01-16T18:48:58.900-05:00Sorry, Glen. While that argument might have held s...Sorry, Glen. While that argument might have held some water last season, it does not this year.<br /><br />The reason I put this column together is because now Twitter is the #1 resource for NASCAR information from almost every source.<br /><br />From the sanctioning body through the top drivers and the tracks themselves, the information about NASCAR for hardcore fans in 2012 will not come from Internet websites, it will come from Twitter.<br /><br />Sally,<br /><br />Social media does not exclude things like reading books. It is simply a tool that you can use to get more information about the sport, period.<br /><br />Our conversation is about the fact that the big players in NASCAR, including the NASCAR TV partners, have embraced Twitter and are going to be passing along information through this service to the fans in addition to the single stream of commentary on the race.<br /><br />I am not a youngster and spent many years ripping wire copy (AP and UPI) and writing stories for ESPN SportsCenter on a typewriter back in the day.<br /><br />This is simply a pre-season heads-up that those fans wanting more and looking to chase the information technology bandwagon need to jump on Twitter right now.<br /><br />JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-35796949824678141602012-01-16T18:27:43.126-05:002012-01-16T18:27:43.126-05:00Make that 'phone'. I obviously have becom...Make that 'phone'. I obviously have become to dependent on Spell Check.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03233133246348697023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-22510151347379180332012-01-16T18:26:03.474-05:002012-01-16T18:26:03.474-05:00@glenc1, I agree with you. I work at a local high...@glenc1, I agree with you. I work at a local high school, and seeing the kids walking through the halls with smart phones in hand astounds me! It seems that they can't survive for more than 45 minutes (the length of a class) without Tweeting, texting, or calling someone. Anyone. They will virtually ignore people around them to play with their phones. I have no comprehension of any information that is so crucial one has to consult their electronic brain to update. And JD, I still get books from the library (which costs me nothing) because I enjoy having a book in my hands and turning pages. If that makes me a dinosaur, so be it. I also prefer to talk to people on the phine where I can actually hear their voice. At least I don't still have a phine with a dial on it. While there are many aspects of the electronic media that I enjoy, I confess that Facebook and Twitter are not amoung them. I guess I don't really need to read details that don't interest me. I just want to turn on my TV (yes, it's a flatscreen HDTV) and watch a good race without having to surround myself with other pieces of equipment to enjoy it. Different strokes for different strokes. So, while you seem to enjoy this sensory overload of information, plaes realize that many of us would rather just have a good quality telecast without having to depend on anything else for it to make sense. I think the networks owe us that much.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03233133246348697023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-72681236314604986872012-01-16T17:53:35.869-05:002012-01-16T17:53:35.869-05:00JD, you say "It's not a debate as to whet...JD, you say "It's not a debate as to whether NASCAR on Twitter is the place to be, it's simply a matter of deciding what information from what sources you would like fed to you specifically." When it's taking up space on my race screen, and they're answering ridiculous questions on the air *during* the race, then our 'choice' to be fed is non-existent. I can't even watch the local news or the Weather channel without being 'force fed' other people's tweets that I don't care to hear (the result being, I no longer watch; I make my choice with the remote control.) Likewise, even someone you might like to follow might have occasionally 'drivel'-ish tweets. Can't help that, I understand. JPM is a frequent twitterer that a lot of people enjoy. Did I need to know he took his kid to school? no. Yet his raceday tweets might be interesting to me. I occasionally read the tweets you have on DP, but some make no sense if you have no reference point, but I can't be bothered to look that far. I know people who have Twittered with celebrities, but it doesn't impress me that much. We have too much cult of personality in this country already (can you say, 'Kardashian'?) I don't mind multimedia, and overall I think it's good for the sport (great example is people tweeting what they see at a track that the booth isn't telling us), but there's a fine line where it starts to just be more clutter and nonsense. I'm not 'against' Twitter, but I don't feel a need to embrace it either--as you say, a personal choice. But frankly, intentional or not, the suggestion is there that people who don't like it are backwards and would be writing checks instead of using a debit card, and that's not very fair. I recently read an article about young, savvy people who were turning off Facebook because they realized they were no longer actually talking to their friends. Social media has its thorns too.glenc1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-40076728678192906272012-01-16T17:51:19.545-05:002012-01-16T17:51:19.545-05:00This is my first trip to The DalyPlanet although I...This is my first trip to The DalyPlanet although I do follow it on Twitter. The article was great from many stand points and the topic is something that needed to be addressed. Social networking has changed the way I view lots of things I enjoy but most of all NASCAR. It is my hope that ESPN and FOX will follow SPEED Network's lead and the trend continues!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-58326830086237452212012-01-16T17:24:09.300-05:002012-01-16T17:24:09.300-05:00Anon,
"Last season, one freelance ESPN tech...Anon, <br /><br />"Last season, one freelance ESPN technician had been tweeting informative pictures and interacting with fans."<br /><br />Behind the scenes tech person, no need for a name. Never said announcer in the column.<br /><br />You want to see who it is, hop on Twitter. <br /><br />JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39606759221002895402012-01-16T15:59:03.753-05:002012-01-16T15:59:03.753-05:00In your column, u state that an ESPN female announ...In your column, u state that an ESPN female announcer was fired after last season, for twitter use. I can't place who that would be. Can you not state name, or would that be a no-no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com