De US-open is er terug en op ReadWriteWeb vond ik deze aankondiging uit de spelers-lounge waar ze gewaarschuwd worden voor de gevaren van Twitter. De foto werd gemaakt door Darren Rovell van CNBC:

Wat er zoal lijkt te staan:

“Twitter is the newest and fastest growing form of social networking. Many of you will have Twitter accounts in order for your fans to follow you and to become more engaged in you and the sport – and this is great. However popular it is, it is important to warn you of some of the dangers posed by Twittering as it relates to the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program rules.

On-court:

Twittering is not allowed on court during a match. All of professional tennis has long standing policies and procedured prohibiting the use of any electronic device by a player during their mathces: this includes mobile phones, mp3 players, iPods etc.

Communication of any kind during your match to a person off court for the purposes of sending information about the match to outside sources, including Twitter, is also prohibited.

Off Court:

Twittering certain sensitive information concerning your match or other or players should be avoided….”

(bron)