Comments on: Track Sports Conversations in Twitter with Twackle http://www.jasonfpeck.com/2009/02/23/track-sports-conversations-in-twitter-with-twackle/ Social Media, Sports, Marketing and More by Jason Peck Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:33:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: NCAA Selection Show Updates on Twitter by Jason Peck http://www.jasonfpeck.com/2009/02/23/track-sports-conversations-in-twitter-with-twackle/comment-page-1/#comment-23902 NCAA Selection Show Updates on Twitter by Jason Peck Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:46:32 +0000 http://www.jasonfpeck.com/?p=470#comment-23902 [...] Just thought it was interesting to track the NCAA and selection show updates on Twitter using Twitter’s search and Twackle. If you don’t know what Twackle is, you can check out my article about it here. [...] [...] Just thought it was interesting to track the NCAA and selection show updates on Twitter using Twitter’s search and Twackle. If you don’t know what Twackle is, you can check out my article about it here. [...]

]]> By: Jason http://www.jasonfpeck.com/2009/02/23/track-sports-conversations-in-twitter-with-twackle/comment-page-1/#comment-23343 Jason Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:48:10 +0000 http://www.jasonfpeck.com/?p=470#comment-23343 Thanks for your comments. @MJMunson not sure why Twitter hasn't done this yet...that's a GREAT question. One solution you could look into for organizing tweets by topic would be to create groups in Tweetdeck for various followers/interests. @Robbie I mentioned this on my email but wanted to answer here as well for others to see. I agree that there is a huge difference between what you're doing with StatTweets--yours is obviously geared towards stats and is very powerful stuff! Twackle is more of a service to see what fans are SAYING. Though you can already do some of this via search.twitter.com for specific keywords/topics, it is nice to have things all in one place, so you don't have to do a bunch of different searches to see quick slices of conversations. I think there is value when you can simplify something like this for fans who aren't as tech savvy and make it easy for them. Thanks for your comments.

@MJMunson not sure why Twitter hasn’t done this yet…that’s a GREAT question. One solution you could look into for organizing tweets by topic would be to create groups in Tweetdeck for various followers/interests.

@Robbie I mentioned this on my email but wanted to answer here as well for others to see. I agree that there is a huge difference between what you’re doing with StatTweets–yours is obviously geared towards stats and is very powerful stuff!

Twackle is more of a service to see what fans are SAYING. Though you can already do some of this via search.twitter.com for specific keywords/topics, it is nice to have things all in one place, so you don’t have to do a bunch of different searches to see quick slices of conversations. I think there is value when you can simplify something like this for fans who aren’t as tech savvy and make it easy for them.

]]> By: Twackle: New Twitter tool to promote women’s sports? | ...Because I Played Sports http://www.jasonfpeck.com/2009/02/23/track-sports-conversations-in-twitter-with-twackle/comment-page-1/#comment-23330 Twackle: New Twitter tool to promote women’s sports? | ...Because I Played Sports Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:21:43 +0000 http://www.jasonfpeck.com/?p=470#comment-23330 [...] to social media sports blogger Jason Peck, over time, Twackle is going to attempt to monetize the service by selling ad-based tweets that are [...] [...] to social media sports blogger Jason Peck, over time, Twackle is going to attempt to monetize the service by selling ad-based tweets that are [...]

]]> By: Keith http://www.jasonfpeck.com/2009/02/23/track-sports-conversations-in-twitter-with-twackle/comment-page-1/#comment-23325 Keith Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:13:48 +0000 http://www.jasonfpeck.com/?p=470#comment-23325 Jason Twackle just doesn't seem like a service for me, however I was able to find my favorite teams to follow on statsheets so I was pleased with that for sure. Thanks for the heads up statsheets has probably been out a little while and I just didn't know it! Jason

Twackle just doesn’t seem like a service for me, however I was able to find my favorite teams to follow on statsheets so I was pleased with that for sure.

Thanks for the heads up statsheets has probably been out a little while and I just didn’t know it!

]]> By: Robbie http://www.jasonfpeck.com/2009/02/23/track-sports-conversations-in-twitter-with-twackle/comment-page-1/#comment-23307 Robbie Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:32:19 +0000 http://www.jasonfpeck.com/?p=470#comment-23307 I don't really get the value of this. All Twackle does is provide a different way to view search.twitter.com. All they do are simple searches for specific terms (e.g. NCAA) or include the tweets from particular accounts. No real magic sauce and nothing you can't get with search.twitter.com. Pretty big difference between this and what I'm doing with StatTweets.com where I'm generating new content. I have quite a few new things planned to hopefully do a better job of tracking the live stream of sports tweets than just untargeted searches. I don’t really get the value of this. All Twackle does is provide a different way to view search.twitter.com. All they do are simple searches for specific terms (e.g. NCAA) or include the tweets from particular accounts. No real magic sauce and nothing you can’t get with search.twitter.com.

Pretty big difference between this and what I’m doing with StatTweets.com where I’m generating new content. I have quite a few new things planned to hopefully do a better job of tracking the live stream of sports tweets than just untargeted searches.

]]> By: MJMunson http://www.jasonfpeck.com/2009/02/23/track-sports-conversations-in-twitter-with-twackle/comment-page-1/#comment-23300 MJMunson Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:59:36 +0000 http://www.jasonfpeck.com/?p=470#comment-23300 This is funny. I just started using Twitter in earnest last week. It didn't take very long to realize how nice it would be to have something in Twitter to organize the topics being tweeted. I've got people giving political commentary, business commentary, and sports updates, that I am following. I want them organized by topic, not by tweeter. Octagon seems to have seen the opportunity and just seized it, outside of Twitter. The big question I have is, why wouldn't Twitter do this? I can't imagine Benchmark invested in Twitter without the expectation that people could organize their tweets on Twitter by topic, and possibly charge for a tool to organize. I know I would pay for that. But I would want to do it for all topics, not just sports. The Twackle technology is great. Like you, Jason, I question if it can develop a compelling business model. The notion that businesses can continue sustaining themselves on advertising is as factual as the notion that houses will always go up in value. Eventually, a product or service has to be sold to an end customer. Perhaps there is a reason Mark Cuban won't fund companies with ad-based business models? http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/02/10/a-maverick-economic-stimulus-plan/ This is funny. I just started using Twitter in earnest last week. It didn’t take very long to realize how nice it would be to have something in Twitter to organize the topics being tweeted. I’ve got people giving political commentary, business commentary, and sports updates, that I am following. I want them organized by topic, not by tweeter. Octagon seems to have seen the opportunity and just seized it, outside of Twitter. The big question I have is, why wouldn’t Twitter do this? I can’t imagine Benchmark invested in Twitter without the expectation that people could organize their tweets on Twitter by topic, and possibly charge for a tool to organize. I know I would pay for that. But I would want to do it for all topics, not just sports.

The Twackle technology is great. Like you, Jason, I question if it can develop a compelling business model. The notion that businesses can continue sustaining themselves on advertising is as factual as the notion that houses will always go up in value. Eventually, a product or service has to be sold to an end customer.

Perhaps there is a reason Mark Cuban won’t fund companies with ad-based business models?
http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/02/10/a-maverick-economic-stimulus-plan/

]]> By: Kris http://www.jasonfpeck.com/2009/02/23/track-sports-conversations-in-twitter-with-twackle/comment-page-1/#comment-23299 Kris Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:08:18 +0000 http://www.jasonfpeck.com/?p=470#comment-23299 I like it. Have they integrated a pro athlete/celeb channel yet? Seems that they would be in a perfect position to confirm authenticity and streamline pro athlete tweets, right? I like it. Have they integrated a pro athlete/celeb channel yet? Seems that they would be in a perfect position to confirm authenticity and streamline pro athlete tweets, right?

]]> By: John Stevenson http://www.jasonfpeck.com/2009/02/23/track-sports-conversations-in-twitter-with-twackle/comment-page-1/#comment-23294 John Stevenson Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:02:30 +0000 http://www.jasonfpeck.com/?p=470#comment-23294 This looks like a great service and I could see it being extended easily to other verticals/industries. I agree that the monetization plan sounds kind of sketchy. This looks like a great service and I could see it being extended easily to other verticals/industries. I agree that the monetization plan sounds kind of sketchy.

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