A Major League Baseball Player and the Evolution of the Internet, Media, and the Twitter-verse
February 18, 2013 – When pitcher C.J. Nitkowski first started blogging in 1997, even he could never have predicted how fast the medium would grow. By his own accord, Nitkowski “fell into being the first active player on the web.” In 1997, the Houston Astros website, astros.com, asked Nitkowski to wr
February 18, 2013 – When pitcher C.J. Nitkowski first started blogging in 1997, even he could never have predicted how fast the medium would grow. By his own accord, Nitkowski “fell into being the first active player on the web.” In 1997, the Houston Astros website, astros.com, asked Nitkowski to write a semi-annual newsletter chronicling his experiences as a minor leaguer pitching for their club in New Orleans. For Nitkowski, the initial response was greater than he anticipated. “[It] became more popular than I had ever thought, and what I realized was that baseball fans really enjoyed the personal interaction with an active player.”
