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@NBADeck
 
Willy Chataigner is a former competitive French basketball player and creator of NBADeck.com. His website combines live game feeds, video,and real-time Twitter chats for a totally interactive experience. Willy hasbeen able to combine his extensive technical Internet background withhis love and passion for basketball.http://www.NBADeck.com http://twitter.com/nbadeck  
NerdBoyTV:
Welcome to NerdBoyTV's TwitterVIEW with @nbadeck, who's been REALLYbusy the last couple of weeks during the playoffs. Are you there bud?
NBADeck:
 Hi Ryan, yes I'm here.
NerdBoyTV:
Thanks for joining me. So, for those Tweeple NOT familiar withhttp://www.nbadeck.com, what is it and why did you start the website?
NBADeck:
NBADeck.com is the NBA tweet-by-tweet—a Twitter-NBA-video mashup. Istarted it because I was bored and I love the NBA.
NerdBoyTV:
Twitter seems like the ideal social medium for this too; so are you monitoringmultiple games while tweeting them here?
NBADeck:
Well, I'm using some scripts that go fetch games/teams’ related tweets andbroadcast live video games at the same time…
NBADeck:
…so you can follow the game live and live tweets while tweeting at the sametime. That's the idea :)
NerdBoyTV:
Ah so you're a bit more techie than the average Twitterer, eh? ;-) Tell me a littlebit about your background; it's interesting...
NBADeck:
Yes, a little bit more techie, I guess...I am a web designer. I have been pluggedsince I discovered the Internet in 1997 (in France).
“NBADeck.com isthe NBA tweet-by-tweet—a Twitter-NBA-video mashup.I started it becauseI was bored and Ilove the NBA.”
 
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NBADeck:
In 1998, I started to teach French people from 7 to 77 how to use the Internet.I've went all around France for 18 months.
NBADeck:
I probably did the Tour de France more than 50 times :) That was fun :)
NerdBoyTV:
Wow, you were definitely one of the early adopters ;-)
NerdBoyTV:
...and your passion for basketball? Where did that come from?
NBADeck:
I played basketball competitively in France for 10 years. I lived basketball, atebasketball, and dream basketball.
NBADeck:
I was a streetball champion on the west coast of France. That was a long timeago though!
NBADeck:
I played in the national scene with my team "reveil bressuirais". You knowbasketball is a very close family.
NerdBoyTV:
And now you're able to take your early Internet experience and combine it withyour competitive basketball experience here on Twitter.
NerdBoyTV:
That must feel REALLY good, huh?
NBADeck:
I thought it would be a good idea to combine Twitter and the NBA. I think this isstill early for people to adopt the concept.
NBADeck:
I think Twitter is mostly used by geeks like you and I, but more and more peopleare using it. nbadeck is just an experiment
NerdBoyTV:
True, I find the tweets tend to be very techie at times, but I think that's why youruse of Twitter kind of stuck out for me...
NBADeck:
I'd like to renew eventually for the next NBA season.
NBADeck:
I've tried to concentrate the best sources. I see that there were 4479 updatessince I started. I'm using a bot to update @nbadeck.
“I played basketballcompetitively inFrance for 10 years.I lived basketball,ate basketball, anddream basketball.” “I've tried toconcentrate the bestsources. I see thatthere were 4479updates since Istarted. I'm using abot to update@nbadeck.”
 
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NerdBoyTV:
By the way Tweeple, you can checkout the website athttp://nbadeck.com/  
NerdBoyTV:
So DO Tweeple reply back to any of your posts? Maybe even a spirited Twitterdiscussion DURING a game, perhaps?
NBADeck:
Yes, I've gotten some replies from fans who support their teams—some trashtalking. It's fun to connect with NBA fans :)
NBADeck:
 Like “Lakers suck, they can't win without Shaq.”
NerdBoyTV:
LOL and yet they win by 40 the other night...watch out! hehehe
NerdBoyTV:
Oh I figured you'd find some live ones here on Twitter hehehe...and sport fansHAVE opinions (hehehe).
NerdBoyTV:
So where do you want to take nbadeck? What's in the future after the Playoffsend?
NBADeck:
As I said, @nbadeckis an experiment. If I have time I'd like to renew theexperience for the 2009/2010 NBA season.
NBADeck:
At this point I would need some help. So if anyone is interested out there, let meknow. You can find my contact on nbadeck.com.
NerdBoyTV:
What do you think about players like Shaq tweeting during games? Sharing livethoughts/comments?
NBADeck:
I don't think players should tweet during games...they have better to do.
NerdBoyTV:
Well, it DOES make one think they're not paying attention to the business athand, huh? LOL
NBADeck:
Also, there are a few directories outside Twitter.com...but I think that Twittershould work on that—to develop the community aspect.
NerdBoyTV:
Oh I hear ya...I think you're really onto something, though. Bot feeds throughTwitter with space for interaction could be...
“Yes, I've gottensome replies fromfans who supporttheir teams—sometrash talking. It'sfun to connect withNBA fans!”“…I think thatTwitter shouldwork on that—todevelop thecommunity aspect.”
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