Google, iPhones and a Twitter Tweet, makes March Madness Extra Sweet
Friday, March 20th, 2009Have you ever been in class, one eye on the professor and the other glued to a live feed of March Madness action on your cell phone? Well, I have – and I was tossed out of the lecture pretty damn quickly too. Without TV, following the NCAA tournament was almost as impossible as Western Kentucky’s upset over Illinois last night. Thanks to Google, Apple and even Twitter, we don’t have to worry about that anymore.
With some new applications, these companies are making not paying attention in class as inconspicuous as ever. Now, basketball fans can track the March Madness tournament in a number of ways. On personalized Google homepages, people can check out everything from scores and seeds, to college rankings and live updates. Just add the College Basketball 2009 iGadget, and get minute-by-minute news right on Google. You can also use the application to receive emails of your teams latest search results and even find the best place to watch the game.
And if that’s not enough to satisfy your college sports cravings, check out the iPhone’s newest application, March Madness On Demand, available for $4.99 from iTunes. Once downloaded, you can stream live games, check stats and even see updated brackets. Now you can watch Syracuse take on Stephen F. Austin while checking the score of Arizona State and Temple – amazing.
If, however, you aren’t fortunate enough to own an iPhone, don’t fret — just tweet! All tournament long, you can follow the tweets of faithful fans as they update you throughout every game. So even if you’re cooped up in an office or classroom, you can still find out the scores with Twitter.
And to think — just a few years ago I had to watch TV to get my scores; so juvenile.
