Twackle

Twackle is a Twitter aggregator created by Octagon Sports, launched in late February 2009^[1]^[2]. Similar to Digg, it incorporates user feedback into its ranking of items.

Twackle is used by several professional sports teams, including

The Washington Mystics (WNBA) ^[3]
The Washington Redskins (NFL) ^[4]
The Phoenix Suns (NBA) ^[5]

Sources

^ "Blog Archive » Twackle Now a Human Powered Recommendation Engine (and The Business of Sports is making us famous!)". Octagon Digital Media. 2009-03-06. http://octagondigitalmedia.com/blog/2009/03/06/twackle-now-a-human-powered-recommendation-engine-and-the-business-of-sports-is-making-us-famous/. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
^ "Octagon + Twitter = Twackle". Sportsbusinessjournal.com. http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/61680. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3857941
^ http://redskinstwackle.com/faq.html
^ http://www.businessinsider.com/phoenix-suns-jump-on-twitter-bandwagon-with-twackle-site-2009-4

"How Twackle is changing the way we tweet sports. - ESPN The Magazine". Sports.espn.go.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3966691. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
Scibetti, Russell. "What is Twackle?". The Business of Sports. http://www.thebusinessofsports.com/2009/02/25/what-is-twackle/. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
"Mixing the Old and the New: Twackle, "Strat" and Sandlot Day". Huffingtonpost.com. 2010-05-30. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-favorito/mixing-the-old-and-the-ne_b_516936.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
"Washington Redskins Twackle FAQ". Redskinstwackle.com. http://redskinstwackle.com/faq.html. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

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