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Social media spin Web of odd judgment

By Ryan Corazza
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Social-media sites have been praised for many things, including instant access to athletes. Them, in their own words, unedited, for as much and as long as they want to talk. There's no denying it's had a significant impact on the way sports is talked about and covered. No longer do we have to wait for Dwight Howard to grant an interview to a media outlet about his offseason; we can see him getting a pedicure as it's happening, and read his blog post about the movie he was asked to act in. A ...

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