TwitterBowl I
There’s a pall over Boston, thanks to the Patriots’ loss in the SuperBowl. The lack of “zing” around here – combined with an outrageously hectic schedule – seems to have sapped my blogging powers.
So, I just wanted to quickly comment on the SuperBowl & Twitter.
Ordinarily I’d have gone to a buddy’s house to watch the game, but this year I needed to work on a monster presentation all weekend. I sat on my bed with the trusty laptop while watching the game, and had a “private” SuperBowl party with scores of like-minded geeks on Twitter.
Cheering & groaning over plays. Cheering & groaning (more often the latter) over the advertisements. Teasing. Laughing. Geeking out over Iron Man movie previews. It was the next-best-thing to an actual party.
Some clever blogger wrote about this same experience, and noted that the Twitterati during SuperBowl Night were akin to an opt-in market research group. While that’s true, I was just there for the kinship.
I think we can safely call last night the dawn of The TwitterBowl. Not sure what I’ll be up to next year for the game, but if I can’t make it to my buddy’s place again, I’ll certainly consider firing up the laptop for companionship during TwitterBowl II.
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The only bad part about the Twitterbowl was the gloating from Giants fans in my Twitterstream, but you'd get that at a real-life SB party as well. :p
Posted by: rslux | February 4, 2008 04:18 PM
I have to admit that Twitterbowl made the whole Super Bowl thing more enjoyable for me!
Posted by: Pat | February 4, 2008 04:19 PM
Reading live Tweets, reading others' reactions to ads, and taking a look at @jowyang's spreadsheet after the game was somehow more fulfilling than actually following the game. Thank you for sharing your experience of the TwitterBowl. :)
Posted by: An Bui | February 4, 2008 04:33 PM
Twitterbowl certainly brought some of the real US Superbowl experience to the UK - pity I had to hit the sack at half time.
Posted by: Lewis Webb | February 4, 2008 06:01 PM
I steered clear of the Twitterati during the Superbowl for fear of maddening commentary by Giants fans, though from the sound of the fun people had, maybe I should have sucked it up. TwitterBowl II will be on my calendar next year.
Posted by: Pamela Seiple | February 4, 2008 07:19 PM
I was watching the ads with growing dread as both the Patriots and the ads seem to pale towards the end of the game....blogged about it this morning...www.rimfirecommunications.com...
Posted by: Austin Edgington | February 4, 2008 10:33 PM