My phone vibrates. I begin to wonder if it’s a text, call,
email, or even an ESPN alert. An ESPN alert, for those who don’t receive them,
is an alert sent out from ESPN.com that sends sports information to people’s
cell phones through text message. They can be alerts from breaking news, to
scores of your favorite team. In class, we read about how more people have
become tethered to their phone, and I believe this is another reason why.
Yes, I know not everyone follows sports or gets these
alerts, but from my experience, I get ten of these a day sometimes. I get an
alert for every time the Jets, Yankees, or Islanders score in their games. I
get an alert whenever ESPN has breaking news in the NFL or MLB also. It may be
excessive, but I love being up to date on sports and this is a great way how. I
love it when I’m out, away form the TV, and I can figure out that Mark Sanchez
just threw a TD (or INT which is the case a lot), or that Derek Jeter just hit
a home run.
Smart phones and these alerts have changed the way people
can follow sports. Now wherever I am I can figure out anything there is to know
about my favorite teams. Not even the alerts, but I can go to ESPN.com on my
phone, or I can download apps that serve the same purpose. When I use my phone,
which has over a million capabilities, you can safely bet that it is for one of
two reasons, either I am texting or getting information about sports.
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| ESPN Alerts sent to an iPhone |
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