Influencer programs: We live in a world where third-party influence makes all the difference for buyers.
The deal allegedly states that if Manchester City want to sign one of Nordsjaelland's African players, they "shall be obliged to use its best endeavours to effect the transfer", which, if accurate, could be interpreted as third-party influence over a fellow European club.
Right now we only have ad-hoc measures to determine online reputations: LinkedIn's recommendations, Twitter users' following:followers ratio, third-party influence measurements a la Topsy, and raw friend/follower/connection counts.
Ryan's comments about third-party influence come before an election campaign post-mortem on Thursday at the National Press Club by the Liberal party's federal director, Tony Nutt.
Third-party influence over footballers has long been a controversial area and when West Ham United fell foul of related Premier League rules it culminated in Sheffield United receiving £27.5m in compensation after the notorious Carlos Tevez affair.
Fifa's rules prohibit "third-party influence" on clubs' employment and transfers, but still allow third-party investment.
West Ham were fined £5.5m for their breach of Premier League rules over third-party influence on club affairs and McCabe continues to fight the verdict.
But what exactly constitutes "improper third-party influence?" When I put this question to Stacey Osburn, the author of the N.C.A.A. press release, she said it means someone who takes advantage of an athlete "for personal gain".
In essence, the release says that Ryan and Tanesha received $8,000 in "impermissible benefits" from two people it describes as having "improper third-party influence over student-athletes and their families".
The N.C.A.A. News wrote, "The new structure is designed to negate the effects of third-party influences currently working the youth basketball environment," by which it meant "people who may not have the player's best interests at heart".
Supporters of the change say it would weed out some third-party influences in recruiting and allow coaches to spend more time on campus, helping new players get acclimated to college.
