tweetsFC
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sports fan site
SHOW HN2013
98points
68comments
#230of 1,739 in 2013
Top 14%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
21 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 3 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.45.
Design: 10 for, 0 againstIdea: 6 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, slick UI and transitions
From 3 comments
I really like this! Admittedly, I am not a roundball enthusiast and know little of the sport, so take my 2-cents for what they are worth. I've clicked around a bit, just to get a…
mattezell on HNReally good idea! but the best is that the UI looks and feels really great. Great job.
jburgueno on HNThis is brilliant, well done!
mediagearbox on HN
Useful for sports fans to follow teams
From 2 comments
Cool idea. I'm a diehard Washington Wizards fan (sad, I know) and tend to unfollow a lot of players in favor of reports/beat writers/bloggers. The tweets are just more…
danielna on HNIt looks like someone [1] already had a similar idea, but I like the interface of tweetsfc over Hashtag Basketball. Your site looks a lot more professional. Its also nice to see…
prg318 on HN
Objections
Players' tweets are often not informative; reporters and bloggers are preferred
From 3 comments
I actually started doing something similar to follow my own teams (thought someday I'd expand but just never have). Anyhow, one thing we've found is that player tweets are…
akmiller on HNCool idea. I'm a diehard Washington Wizards fan (sad, I know) and tend to unfollow a lot of players in favor of reports/beat writers/bloggers. The tweets are just more…
danielna on HNI'll definitely back up the desire to see feeds of reporters and bloggers rather than, or in addition to, players. For example, I'm a Cavs fan. Big news right now is the Cavs'…
ssharp on HN
Directed @-replies clutter the feed
From 1 comment
Cool idea. I'm a diehard Washington Wizards fan (sad, I know) and tend to unfollow a lot of players in favor of reports/beat writers/bloggers. The tweets are just more…
danielna on HN
Requests
Add more leagues such as NFL, MLB, NHL
From 3 comments
NFL please!
titlex on HNAll of the major US sports (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL) would be great.
mccolin on HNThis is really cool. Would love to see further expansion into other leagues.
mccolin on HN
Include sports journalists and reporters
From 2 comments
I'll definitely back up the desire to see feeds of reporters and bloggers rather than, or in addition to, players. For example, I'm a Cavs fan. Big news right now is the Cavs'…
ssharp on HNI actually started doing something similar to follow my own teams (thought someday I'd expand but just never have). Anyhow, one thing we've found is that player tweets are…
akmiller on HN
Make handles and links clickable
From 1 comment
This is really awesome. One suggestion, make it more user-friendly by turning twitter handles into links, and web links as well.
pionar on HN
Questions
Is there an open-source version?
From 1 comment
Cool stuff, do you have an open-source version? I'd love to use this type of format for similar stuff I'm working on.
prpetten on HN
Which ESPN APIs are used?
From 2 comments
This is super slick! I'm digging the interface. I'm assuming that you used ESPN's api in someway because I see their logo at the bottom. Which api's did you end up using if you…
nmkn on HNNice Work! I'm curious, it says "Built with ESPN", did you use the ESPN API?
banders on HN
Alternatives named
Hashtag Basketball
From 1 comment
It looks like someone [1] already had a similar idea, but I like the interface of tweetsfc over Hashtag Basketball. Your site looks a lot more professional. Its also nice to see…
prg318 on HN
CBS Sports app Twitter lists
From 1 comment
Check out the CBS Sports app on iOS and Android. It has curated Twitter lists for all sports and leagues - iOS : https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cbs-sports/id307184892?mt=8 ;…
ashbrahma on HN
FanCloud
From 1 comment
You may be interested in checking out my startup which organizes sports journalists tweets by league and team. http://www.fancloud.com/nba/cavaliers
jelled on HN
Tintup
From 1 comment
This is decent. If you like it you should look into tintup.com
watercup on HN