Review my project: tweethegame | stream the NBA Finals, Stanley Cup on twitter(tweethegame.com)
tweethegame.com
Review my project: tweethegame | stream the NBA Finals, Stanley Cup on twitter
http://tweethegame.com/
i made this at night while watching the first few games of the NBA Finals. i found it to provide some pretty good commentary while watching the games. pretty simple, but let me know what you guys think. any feedback is appreciated.
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AT&T did a similar idea for the NCAA tournament:
http://titletweets.com/
They've dropped it for some reason, but the idea has legs.
Regarding your site:
- The graphic design needs a lot of work, but the functionality is there
- The title, live sports streaming on Twitter, isn't really accurate. People will expect video
- You've got to get tweetthegame.com or choose a new URL. Can't use an URL that requires an explanation, e.g. "There's only one t between 'tweet' and 'the', so t-w-e-e-t-h-e-g-a-m-e-.com"
Rule of thumb: if you can't say it on the radio without explaining it, get a new URL.
They've dropped it for some reason, but the idea has legs.
Regarding your site:
- The graphic design needs a lot of work, but the functionality is there
- The title, live sports streaming on Twitter, isn't really accurate. People will expect video
- You've got to get tweetthegame.com or choose a new URL. Can't use an URL that requires an explanation, e.g. "There's only one t between 'tweet' and 'the', so t-w-e-e-t-h-e-g-a-m-e-.com"
Rule of thumb: if you can't say it on the radio without explaining it, get a new URL.
thanks. I didn't know about the AT&T site. it's very similar, and agreed- it could definitely use some design help.
I implemented this idea with a fellow HN reader, derwiki, for the 2009 superbowl: http://twitterbowl2009.com/
One of the things we noticed was that just the name (#lakers for example) misses a lot of tweets. You can look at the source JS for Twitter Bowl, but we ended up using "pittsburgh", "steelers", "roethlisberger", "tomlin", "polamalu", etc. We were able to catch a lot more relevant tweets at the time.
i can't help but get a strange feeling for sites that include that //bin.clearspring.com/at/v1/button1.swf flash script, which does nothing except tracking users for clearspring...
Didn't someone get in trouble for "live-blogging" a MLB game a while back? Something about MLB's broadcast rights.
Not sure if it applies, but it might be worth looking into.
Not sure if it applies, but it might be worth looking into.
Yeah - the legal issues surrounding the live-blogging of spots games (or even making a blog post about a game while it's going on) are unclear.
In this case, though, it seems that the site is just a way of showing a pair of #search results side-by-side, without any organization (or original reporting) behind it - so that shouldn't apply.
In this case, though, it seems that the site is just a way of showing a pair of #search results side-by-side, without any organization (or original reporting) behind it - so that shouldn't apply.
Very cool site...has application beyond games too. For example, you could see your company vs. a competitor.
But love the idea and implementation.
But love the idea and implementation.
Move beyond just games :)
You definitely need to change the colour scheme.
worth noting: tweetthegame.com was taken