Facebook Inc FB has announced the launch of Facebook Sports Stadium, a new platform dedicated to social media interaction centered around live sports events. According to Facebook product manager Steve Kafka, Sports Stadium is a place that fans can gather online and socialize while watching sports even if they aren’t in the same location.
"People already turn to Facebook to celebrate, commiserate, and talk trash with their friends and other fans," Kafka explained.
Now, Facebook has provided a single place for Facebook sports fans to congregate online during a game.
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Sports Stadium users will see a live feed of posts and commentary from friends and experts, live scores, stats, play-by-play, and other game info.
"You can follow the action as the game unfolds with live play-by-play, and even like, comment on, and share individual plays," Kafka adds.
Sports Stadium is already available now for American football games on the iPhone but will be expanding to other platforms and sporting events in coming weeks.
The move into a dedicated sports platform could hurt Twitter Inc TWTR, which is known for its second-to-second coverage during big sporting events.
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