The football World Cup this year has generated a lot of buzz, like it always does. As fans root for their nations, people also root for their favorite players. Realizing this, the New York Times launched an online service indicating the web buzz generated by each football player in the tournament.
The site gathers data on football players that are mentioned on Facebook. A picture is then shown of all these players. The player’s size in the picture indicates his Facebook buzz. You can hover your mouse pointer over a player to view his buzz statistics.
A slider on the top lets you see the day-to-day popularity of players. Since teams get eliminated every day, the buzz figures change every day. The default view has sorted players by their country but you can use the buttons at the bottom of the picture to sort players by their last name or Facebook mentions.
Features:
- Gathers data on player popularity from Facebook.
- Through its simple interface it quickly lets you see which players are most popular on Facebook right now.
- A slider is available to display a day-to-day popularity image.
- You can sort the players by popularity, last name, or country.
- Similar tools: CalendarWorldCup2010, ScoreGrid and FootieFox.
- Also read related article: 10 Weblinks To Catch The Football Fever At FIFA World Cup 2010.
Check out NYT’s Top World Cup Players on Facebook @ NYT’s Top World Cup Players on Facebook (via Mashable) (by MOin from ThumbPress)