Show HN: Real Time Football Fan Map Using Meteor

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Post by anandsatyan » Fri, Sep 26, 2014, 9:10 AM UTC

Show HN: Real Time Football Fan Map Using Meteor
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Re: Show HN: Real Time Football Fan Map Using Meteor

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Post by blrgeek » Fri, Sep 26, 2014, 10:29 AM UTC

So what's the point here? To find other fans of my favorite club so we can meet up?

Re: Show HN: Real Time Football Fan Map Using Meteor

#3

Post by ing33k » Fri, Sep 26, 2014, 10:37 AM UTC

waited for 2 mins to see whats the real time component here and still not able figure out.

Re: Show HN: Real Time Football Fan Map Using Meteor

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Post by anandsatyan » Fri, Sep 26, 2014, 10:37 AM UTC

blrgeek wrote: post #2

So what's the point here? To find other fans of my favorite club so we can meet up?

This is similar to the Represent.la project for startups, except for Football fans. You can deduce a lot of interesting things. Which team is popular in which city and country, who is the nearest fan to you, spotting friends nearby, favorite hangouts for each team's supporters. Can also be extended to fan club meetups, cheers during the match etc.

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Sep 26, 2014, 10:39 AM UTC

ing33k wrote: post #3

waited for 2 mins to see whats the real time component here and still not able figure out.

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Re: Show HN: Real Time Football Fan Map Using Meteor

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Post by anandsatyan » Fri, Sep 26, 2014, 10:42 AM UTC

ing33k wrote: post #3

waited for 2 mins to see whats the real time component here and still not able figure out.

a couple of more users signing up and you will see the magic happen. The positions of teams will keep switching, points increase and markers appear in real time.

Re: Show HN: Real Time Football Fan Map Using Meteor

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Post by blrgeek » Fri, Sep 26, 2014, 10:44 AM UTC

anandsatyan wrote: post #4

blrgeek wrote: post #2

So what's the point here? To find other fans of my favorite club so we can meet up?

This is similar to the Represent.la project for startups, except for Football fans. You can deduce a lot of interesting things. Which team is popular in which city and country, who is the nearest fan to you, spotting friends nearby, favorite hangouts for each team's supporters. Can also be extended to fan club meetups, cheers during the match etc.

So I posted my location, but there's nothing beyond that I guess? If this is an MVP, what are you trying to find out from this experiment?

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Post by imdsm » Fri, Sep 26, 2014, 10:50 AM UTC

Sorry but as I said on twitter, if you're going to ask me to sign up to tag myself, then I'll keep my data to myself.

Re: Show HN: Real Time Football Fan Map Using Meteor

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Post by imdsm » Fri, Sep 26, 2014, 10:50 AM UTC

blrgeek wrote: post #7

anandsatyan wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is similar to the Represent.la project for startups, except for Football fans. You can deduce a lot of interesting things. Which team is popular in which city and country, who is the nearest fan to you, spotting friends nearby, favorite hangouts for each team's supporters. Can also be extended to fan club meetups, cheers during the match etc.

So I posted my location, but there's nothing beyond that I guess? If this is an MVP, what are you trying to find out from this experiment?

This is a system without data, and data collection isn't going to work because they want you to sign up.

Re: Show HN: Real Time Football Fan Map Using Meteor

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Post by sharathacharya » Fri, Sep 26, 2014, 11:05 AM UTC

imdsm wrote: post #9

blrgeek wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So I posted my location, but there's nothing beyond that I guess? If this is an MVP, what are you trying to find out from this experiment?

This is a system without data, and data collection isn't going to work because they want you to sign up.

Agree, asking for a sign up is a strenuous process.But this looked interesting to me and i signed up . They have my location and team preference, Enough data for them to start with I guess.