UPDATE: Story link: Twitter, Facebook and college sports

Published 2:46 pm Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Here’s a quick update that includes links to all four stories in the ESPN.com series about online social networking tools and recruiting.

*Coaches, colleges explore new frontier

*Defining the different shades of gray: Online social networks like Twitter and Facebook expose gray areas in recruiting

*Putting the ball into athletes’ hands: Online social networks change recruiting landscape for high school athletes

*How much is too much online? Schools aim to educate, insulate student-athletes from pitfalls of social networking

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People are finding all sorts of ways to use online social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook.

What does it mean for high school student-athletes and college sports programs? A series of ESPN.com articles is looking at that. The first article explores how coaches and college conferences use Twitter and Facebook to connect with young recruits and give teams extra exposure.

Check out the first article in the series here: Coaches, colleges explore new frontier. It includes comments from University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari and University of Toledo football coach Tim Beckman.

Wondering what the NCAA thinks about coaches using tools like Twitter and Facebook? Here is an interesting line from the ESPN article.

Currently, the NCAA allows coaches to direct-message recruits from Twitter or send them a private message on Facebook.