Description: Sports Club about Cricket
Don’t you just love it when an idea comes together? This is a project which went from a spark inspired by a random tweet to a firm world first in about three hours. There were two tweets which really inspired this. The first was from Dan Slee expressing his hopes for keeping up with a local village cricket team via twitter, the other was from Chris Conder as she tested the 30Mbps symmetrical internet connection her village now has access to, courtesy of Lancaster University. My twitter conversation with Dan
So, the plan was hatched. I’m pretty sure this will be a world first, a live internet video broadcast of a village cricket match. It’s gong to be a tall order to make this happen in a short space of time, but it can be done. And it can be done more smoothly with some finance, so I will be looking for sponsorship to help make this happen, please get in touch if you can help. We don't want to be directly associated with casino sites for money gambling .
I’m excited about this. It’s a bit of fun, but it has a serious purpose too. The serious side is to demonstrate that it can be done, it IS possible to live broadcast events like this using relatively cheap equipment and a good internet connection. It will also demonstrate the importance of good internet connectivity in rural areas, and the need for fast UPLOAD connections if we are to realise the aspiration to use the internet to enable more people to produce their own content. Watch this space for more det