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Wanna Negotiate a Contract? Just Tweet!

Found May 13, 2009 on Jets Gab:
PLAYERS: Thomas Jones,  Leon Washington
TEAMS: New York Jets

Twitter, the hot social networking tool, has become the hot new weapon for contract negotiations, especially for New York Jets running backs.  Agents for both Thomas Jones and Leon Washington are “tweeting” the negotiation’s progress, or lack there of, much to the chagrin of Mike Tannenbaum who firmly believes in keeping [...]
Original Story: http://www.jetsgab.com/2009/05/13/wan...
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