01.06.2009

ITV taps into social media for FA Cup Final

ITV issued a Social Media News Release announcing that they are using Twitterfall in the football section of itv.com during the FA Cup final between Everton and Chelsea. The service is aimed at giving football enthusiasts up-to-date tweets on the match in progress, while also allowing them to be able to comment on the game by using web based audio comment service AudioBoo. This exciting and innovative story was covered by TechCrunch UK & Ireland, a top Web 2.0 blog edited by influential writer Mike Butcher who has written for UK national newspapers and magazines including The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Times, and The Daily Telegraph.

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Attention, sports fans: ITV.com wants your FA Cup tweets and boos

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