Portuguese creates application to accompany the second teams ... - TeK.sapo

Football is to be seen in the stadium. When it is not possible to follow-up on television. If circumstances permit, the alternative is the radio. But what if there was another way to follow the game, the second, through the eyes of others?

The FootyTwits is this tool. The Android app works like a Twitter account where you can create multiple timeline alternatives that deliver messages written all over the world and are related to the user’s preferred team.

When the software is started, the person is asked to choose the league that you like and the team on which you prefer to be informed. For now, the choices can only be on the squads of the major leagues, it is not possible to choose formations echelons side.

In an experiment conducted by TeK, created a test tweet with the hashtag # slbenfica that quickly fell tab created to receive notifications from the capital club.

In addition to Portugal, users can opt to receive messages from clubs in Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, among others.

Bhavin Khimji is the Portuguese who is behind the creation of FootyTwits. Speaking to TeK, the entrepreneur recalls the genesis of the project.

“I had entered the Twitter a few months ago, and was entering the world of sports betting. Through the few people who was following at the time, realized I just potential power following a report of a play written by millions of users. Had access to a wide diversity of opinions and readings of real-time game. “

The potential of the concept was demonstrated when the FootyTwits was the first platform where Portuguese was “reported” the coming of a player for Sporting Clube de Portugal. “The transfer of Sunil Chhetri had been reported firsthand by an Indian blogger and our application” caught “just tweet,” explains the TeK, Bhavin Khimji.

The choice for football appears clear reasons seconds the entrepreneur: “Beyond the fact that I am a staunch supporter of football is the sport that covers more people globally.” But can easily be adapted to other modalities, reiterates Bhavin.

FootyTwits The secret is in the power of the word of thousands of people and the ability to move to the second screen experience live game or seen by television.

The application is on the way from the first thousand downloads in the Android store and in the pipeline is a version for iOS, because there have been many such requests. In the first quarter of 2014 iPhone users will be able to experience the FootyTwits.

Bhavin Khimji already have the head centered in the upcoming features that the software will receive: Direct notifications in the results and content, whether video or news that are trending on the social network. It also included the arrival of more leagues, more clubs and an application dedicated to the 2014 World Cup.

Rui da Rocha Ferreira

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