Even if you don’t Twitter, you should search it for real-time reaction
I was pretty stoked by the U.S.’s 2-0 victory over Spain today, which vaulted the unlikely team into the final of the Confederations Cup, a World Cup warmup. In my excitment, I do what I always do: head to Twitter Search (no account required) to start reading immediate reactions from fans. (Google is just too slow sometimes.)
Without an active Twitter account, I don’t participate in the conversation—I do that elsewhere; on my blog, on Facebook, and in various comment sections. But it’s fun to get up-to-the-second reactions to breaking news in one location, without perpetrating your offline life like so many Twitter users seem to do.
June 25th, 2009 at 4:06 am
If you like that, check out http://www.twitscoop.com/
You don’t need a twitter account there either, just click on Hot Trends. Now that’s real time trending!