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Thanks to Twitter, I'm creating my own Twitter

35 points by RobbieStats 17y ago

RobbieStats 17y ago
Just to be clear, I'm building a real-time service for sports information. It will have some of the attributes of Twitter, but it is NOT a simple Twitter clone.
- oopdate 17y ago
  btw. cool domain :)
  - RobbieStats 17y ago
    Thanks ;-) It cost me, but I like it.
- didroe 17y ago
  It will have some of the attributes of Twitter, but it is NOT a simple Twitter clone. Are you actually going to have a business model then? :)
  - RobbieStats 17y ago
    :-) It's all part of the grand StatSheet Network plan. stat.us will be integrated into statsheet.com heavily and may be integrated into the upcoming StatSheet subscription service.
- olefoo 17y ago
  I really hope your target audience goes for it in a big way. There are already some people that I unfollow on game day. And having a sports focused version would give them a place to go.
oopdate 17y ago
me too at http://oopdate.com http://oopdate.com :) in my spare time and may be sometimes ...
malte 17y ago
"stat.us" was also the initial name for twitter: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackdorsey/182613360/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackdorsey/182613360/ However, I think the name "twitter" is a better description for the way the service is being used now and "stat.us" seems just right for your idea. Good luck!
- RobbieStats 17y ago
  Very cool, I didn't know that!
- keefe 17y ago
  I think there's a general push against domain hack URLs, some people find them confusing, somehow, apparently...
pj 17y ago
This is just how the world works. Someone builds a generic solution for everyone, then lots of vertical markets receive personalized attention. I think it's a good idea really. This kind of initiative will allow the users of these concepts filter out a lot of noise. Consider MySpace, then Facebook, then linkedin --> trending to focus. Now you have ning which gives even more vertical focus. Good luck Robbie.
Mintz 17y ago
The motivation driving this guy is inspiring. I can't wait to see what you're going to do.
riffic 17y ago
Please look into supporting the OpenMicroBlogging protocol. It is a attempt to build a next generation open standard that would allow for federation with other microblogging services. Ideally there should be more public pressure for Twitter to adopt this as well.
jmatt 17y ago
This is great to see. Twitter really left you with few options. One huge advantage with rolling your own site is you can do everything that Twitter hasn't done. Due to either scaling or their community (depends who you ask) there is a lot that has been left to be desired with Twitter. As an aside: I recently had a historic sport stat question come up and couldn't readily find the answer. Did Michael Jordan ever go scoreless in the second quarter during his career? I'm sure the information is out there. But I couldn't find it in a usable or detailed enough way to answer my question.
- nswanberg 17y ago
  Sports events with an authoritative source can have problems with Twitter: http://twitter.com/MNBikeFestival/status/2111645285 http://twitter.com/MNBikeFestival/status/2111645285 Did Michael Jordan ever go scoreless in the second quarter during his career? That is the sort of question that Wolfram Alpha was created for, but it doesn't look like NBA stats are covered yet, just NFL and MLB scores, and not yet in sufficient detail: http://www.wolframalpha.com/examples/SportsGames.html http://www.wolframalpha.com/examples/SportsGames.html
bsaunder 17y ago
Perhaps the sports leagues were leaning on them. The NFL, et. al. seem to think they own the rights to any account of the games. I could easily see them thinking you are poaching on their IP (I've always thought these were absurd claims).
pwoods 17y ago
Oh please spare us and dont!
Tichy 17y ago
Have you looked into Laconi.ca Seriously, though I am not sure how you jump from reporting from sports events to chit chat among users? Maybe a simple blog would do it for you?
dimarco 17y ago
It'd be neat if there was a unified interface for several different "like-twitter" applications. Using twitter's current API as a de facto interface to fulfill.
davidalln 17y ago
As someone who loved the StatTweet service this past college football and basketball season, it's a shame to see that Twitter has done this and refuses to communicate effectively with you. Best of luck with http://stat.us/ http://stat.us/, I'll be certain to check it out. And let me also plug the OpenMicroBlogging/Laconi.ca platforms. They are an excellent step forward for a standardized API with all these similar services out there.
sutro 17y ago
Yeah! Take that, Twitter! Let's see you compete with this! This...sorry, what is it again? Social networking for dogs?

35 points by RobbieStats 17y ago

Just to be clear, I'm building a real-time service for sports information. It will have some of the attributes of Twitter, but it is NOT a simple Twitter clone.

oopdate 17y ago
btw. cool domain :)
- RobbieStats 17y ago
  Thanks ;-) It cost me, but I like it.
didroe 17y ago
It will have some of the attributes of Twitter, but it is NOT a simple Twitter clone. Are you actually going to have a business model then? :)
- RobbieStats 17y ago
  :-) It's all part of the grand StatSheet Network plan. stat.us will be integrated into statsheet.com heavily and may be integrated into the upcoming StatSheet subscription service.
olefoo 17y ago
I really hope your target audience goes for it in a big way. There are already some people that I unfollow on game day. And having a sports focused version would give them a place to go.

oopdate 17y ago

me too at http://oopdate.com http://oopdate.com :) in my spare time and may be sometimes ...

malte 17y ago

"stat.us" was also the initial name for twitter: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackdorsey/182613360/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackdorsey/182613360/ However, I think the name "twitter" is a better description for the way the service is being used now and "stat.us" seems just right for your idea. Good luck!

RobbieStats 17y ago
Very cool, I didn't know that!
keefe 17y ago
I think there's a general push against domain hack URLs, some people find them confusing, somehow, apparently...

pj 17y ago

This is just how the world works. Someone builds a generic solution for everyone, then lots of vertical markets receive personalized attention. I think it's a good idea really. This kind of initiative will allow the users of these concepts filter out a lot of noise. Consider MySpace, then Facebook, then linkedin --> trending to focus. Now you have ning which gives even more vertical focus. Good luck Robbie.

Mintz 17y ago

The motivation driving this guy is inspiring. I can't wait to see what you're going to do.

riffic 17y ago

Please look into supporting the OpenMicroBlogging protocol. It is a attempt to build a next generation open standard that would allow for federation with other microblogging services. Ideally there should be more public pressure for Twitter to adopt this as well.

jmatt 17y ago

This is great to see. Twitter really left you with few options. One huge advantage with rolling your own site is you can do everything that Twitter hasn't done. Due to either scaling or their community (depends who you ask) there is a lot that has been left to be desired with Twitter. As an aside: I recently had a historic sport stat question come up and couldn't readily find the answer. Did Michael Jordan ever go scoreless in the second quarter during his career? I'm sure the information is out there. But I couldn't find it in a usable or detailed enough way to answer my question.

nswanberg 17y ago
Sports events with an authoritative source can have problems with Twitter: http://twitter.com/MNBikeFestival/status/2111645285 http://twitter.com/MNBikeFestival/status/2111645285 Did Michael Jordan ever go scoreless in the second quarter during his career? That is the sort of question that Wolfram Alpha was created for, but it doesn't look like NBA stats are covered yet, just NFL and MLB scores, and not yet in sufficient detail: http://www.wolframalpha.com/examples/SportsGames.html http://www.wolframalpha.com/examples/SportsGames.html

bsaunder 17y ago

Perhaps the sports leagues were leaning on them. The NFL, et. al. seem to think they own the rights to any account of the games. I could easily see them thinking you are poaching on their IP (I've always thought these were absurd claims).

pwoods 17y ago

Oh please spare us and dont!

Tichy 17y ago

Have you looked into Laconi.ca Seriously, though I am not sure how you jump from reporting from sports events to chit chat among users? Maybe a simple blog would do it for you?

dimarco 17y ago

It'd be neat if there was a unified interface for several different "like-twitter" applications. Using twitter's current API as a de facto interface to fulfill.

davidalln 17y ago

As someone who loved the StatTweet service this past college football and basketball season, it's a shame to see that Twitter has done this and refuses to communicate effectively with you. Best of luck with http://stat.us/ http://stat.us/, I'll be certain to check it out. And let me also plug the OpenMicroBlogging/Laconi.ca platforms. They are an excellent step forward for a standardized API with all these similar services out there.

sutro 17y ago

Yeah! Take that, Twitter! Let's see you compete with this! This...sorry, what is it again? Social networking for dogs?