I’m so tempted to write this post using text message speak, but I’ll try to refrain… LOL. Anyway, Philadelphia Eagles fans attending home games can now text message stadium personnel from their seat if there’s a problem that needs the assistance of the Lincoln Financial Field staff. Thanks to a partnership between the Eagles and qtags, fans now have the ability to spam the stadium staff at will.

Here’s some corporate speak from the PRS RLS providing some details about the new service:

Eagles fans who need emergency help or who have a situation that requires the attention of stadium personnel can text a keyword to 78247 (q-t-a-g-s). This initial text creates a channel for private communication between the fan and stadium support staff, allowing both to communicate back and forth using a web interface and the fan’s mobile phone. The keyword is communicated to fans via in-stadium signage and the Lincoln Financial Field scoreboard.

While this sounds like a good idea, especially considering just how rowdy Eagles fans can get, I can just see this system getting overloaded with txt msgs from Cowboy fans, sending such gems like, “Iggles SUX!!! LOL!” or “ANDY REED NEEDS REHAB!!! LOL!” …anyway, you get the picture. The potential for misusing this service is almost as big as the help it can provide.

Update (11:51am)
I was informed by Allison Gower, President and Founder of qtags, via email that the messages will be moderated for content in an effort to weed out the potential spammers and those that would abuse the service. I still say they will get a great deal from opposing fans discussing the shortcomings of the Eagles, in txt spk of course. However, these will probably be deleted. LOLS!!!!!

Stumble it!

Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Text Messages

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