Dissed Fan Teaches NFL Team a Social Media Lesson on Twitter

Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t know who they were messing with when a team staffer sent a brusque Twitter message to a disgruntled fan who had vented about the team’s ownership on the social network this week. It all started on Monday, when decades-long Chiefs supporter Travis Wright, who uses the Twitter handle @teedubya, was texting with a friend about what they felt was absenteeism and stinginess on the part of Chiefs owner Clark Hunt. The team last won an NFL playoff game in 1994, finished last year with a losing record and dropped its season-opener last weekend. Read the full story at Mashable.

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Shelly Palmer

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dean-Collins/674616722 Dean Collins

    and that folks is why no moderation (or moderation tools in the hands of the end users) is the best policy.

    Fans OWN, managers try to manage.

    @teedubya lol feel free to rant about the #KCchiefs anytime at http://www.LiveFootballChat.com/fan/Chiefs