21 Mar 2009 by Chris     8 Comments    Posted under: News/Media/Sport

Tweeting from Portman Road

Well, four or five of us twittered from this afternoon’s riveting nil-nil thriller at Portman Road; the whole project is a little primitive at the moment, but I honestly believe that one day this sort of thing will be taken for granted. Over forty fans had signed up to follow the Twitter feed (presumably largely those not at the game!) and I’m sure that a few more kept an eye on the http://twitter.com/ITFC_live page.

Anyway, if you followed the Tweets, how was it for you? Useful? Not really adding much to information you could get elsewhere, such as the Ipswich World commentary, the BBC text updates or the TWTD messageboard? Or a lifeline? Do let us know below, because it’ll be useful feedback for those of us who contributed, and those who might like to join in at a later date. Be honest!

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  Marcus 21 March 2009 at 9:35 pm

  It certainly added something to the game. Commentary is a bit sterile – it’s like hearing the voices in the crowd while watching the game. Some comments a bit silly while some are more serious. It certainly adds to the experience. I also imagine that if/when I’m in a place where the Internet connection is less reliable it would make a good alternative to commentary.
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  Dan 21 March 2009 at 10:39 pm

  The opinions given were interesting to read as the game progressed, (especially when the opinions differed!). It’s amazing how different people see the same game so differently. The use of twitter here, as you say, is slightly primitive, and I also wonder if the number of tweets would reduce if the game was more enthralling!

  Please keep it up guys.
  Thanks
  Dan
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  PZ 21 March 2009 at 10:58 pm

  I love it. I’m with the two above in that it adds something to the discussion. Personally, I’d love to see “#ITFC” used so more two-way discussion (or at least discussion between those of us following via Twitter and other online tools) could take place but like you said, it’s all still new and it’ll take time for kinks to be worked out. However, I think it’s great and is certainly of use to us no longer in the UK. Thanks for all your efforts.
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  Marley 22 March 2009 at 11:39 am

  Great idea and thanks for pulling it together. I was busy during the game and didn’t get it from you live but have just reviewed the tweets – as others have said it adds a new layer of a different type of commentary – different voices.

  Keep it going – it’ll get better and easier as it becomes more popular
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  6fish 22 March 2009 at 2:54 pm

  Well I did check it out and it does bring a little something to the game. If I was critical I’d mention the fact that there were some parts of the game when everything went quite and that can be irritating. Also, I would have liked to be able to Tweet from my pc even though I wasn’t there, possibly to ask questions. Opinion makes this interesting and so does information you don’t get from the bbc. The pictures inside the ground were great (especially the cheerleaders :-)
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  Justin 22 March 2009 at 8:21 pm

  I liked it, I was stuck at home with the flu and it was very nice to see it along with the poor radio commentary from heart.
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  Gav 23 March 2009 at 1:38 am

  I was one of the people Tweeting and I enjoyed the experience. Glad to read here that it was useful for people who weren’t at the game.

  I note the comments about ‘quiet’ periods in the Twitter commentary and those probably relate to the more interesting parts of the game, ironically enough. Sending 140-character emails does take quite a lot of concentration away from the game so if it had been more eventful I suspect there would have been fewer tweets (as someone else noted above).

  I personally think that if it’s going to work then we need to get more people doing it in order to provide a consistent service.

  Thanks for setting it up Chris, it’s a great experiment.
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  Pete Borsey 23 March 2009 at 5:31 pm

  I too took part in the experiment and personally found it hard to type and watch the game. personally I think it might work better if people took responsibility for certain parts of the game so you can actually enjoy the game as well. The only other downer was the emailing from my phone. A direct reply/response to other tweets would’ve been better. Would be willing to have another go though if required!