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Jun 14, 2010
Follow Australia and the World at the 2010 World Cup on Twitter
This World Cup, the 2010 World Cup, will be the first to be
played ASM (after social media). The last time a world cup rolled
around Twitter had only existed for 3 months and was far from
the 15
Billion Tweets of today. Now with Twitter, instead of
having to search for news of your favourite team (GO AUSSIE) news
of your favourite team can simply find you in the form of short,
sharp 140 characters of pure World Cup goodness.
We would like to keep you informed on the games, news and goings
on in South Africa. Will Australia advance at this years World Cup
or be bundled out? Will the England Goal keeper let through anymore
howlers?
Keep informed by following any or all of the following news
services:
2010
FIFA World Cup – “The Twitter page of the 2010
Organizing Committee.” News and updates.
The World Game SBS - The
official Twitter feed of Australias 2010 World Cup broadcaster
SBS
FIFAWorldCupTM – “The FIFA
soccer world cup tweets. All the latest FIFA news and information
on the 2010 soccer world cup.” Updates, human interest, emphasis on
players and coaches.
CNN World Cup – “All the latest
news on the 2010 World Cup in South Africa from CNN International.”
News and match scores culled from CNN reporters.
NY Times Goal – “The New York
Times Soccer Blog reports on the international game and the 2010
World Cup in South Africa.” Live updates and links back to New York
Times
AP World Cup – “Join the
conversation as the Associated press is across the entire 2010
World Cup in South Africa.”
BBC
World Cup – “A feed dedicated to World Cup
headlines from the BBC website.” Links back to BBC. The BBC is
always a reliable and informative source
Four Four Two – “Humorous but
wholehearted, polished but readable, substantial but accessible,
it’s football’s most insightful brand – with added F.U.N.” A little
different, but a fun take o Soccer/Football
World Cup Scores – “Live 2010
world cup soccer scores.” Match scores and live updates.
World Cup 2010 – With upcoming
matches, top tweets, staff picks, media and individual feeds for
eatch match, this account is a great one-stop shop.
So there you have. Follow any or all of the above and know how
your team is performing, who will play, who is injured and who both
sports and social commentators believe will win. Enjoy the 2010
World Cup in South Africa.
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