2010 NFL Draft Online : Live Video & Twitter

The 2010 NFL Draft will mark the first time the drafting of college players by NFL teams will be held in Prime Time, and not during the weekend, as the NFL has expanded the event to 3 days, in a similar fashion as they did with the 2009 Probowl, holding it the weekend before the Super Bowl. This year, the 75th NFL Draft will start tonight at 7:30 pm, and is being televised on ESPN and also the NFL network, which will be airing 24 hour NFL Draft coverage. I’m pretty excited to watch the draft on ESPN tonight, to see where this class of intense defensive players and QB’s are picked up, and to see what the Baltimore Ravens (my hometown team) does with their #24 pick. But if you’re like me, your cable provider may not offer the NFL Network, so my 2010 NFL Draft experience will be limited to ESPN. Fortunately, there are alternatives to watching the Draft Live Online, and also following this year’s Draft via different tools and mobile apps. Watch the NFL Draft with Live Video NFL.com is hosting live streaming video of the NFL draft beginning at 7:30, when the St. Louis Rams will be on the clock with their #1 pick. The live stream will be at NFL.com/draft/2010/live/landing . CBSSports.com is also covering the NFL Draft with video coverage and detailed team and player rankings & information at Inside the Draft. ESPN has Draft coverage on 2010 NFL DraftCast also with Live Video and detailed team information and NFL news. In addition, ESPN has extremely cool integration of Twitter Feed and Facebook conversations around the Draft that even shows your Facebook friends who are watching the NFL Draft on ESPN. Between NFL.com, CBSsports and ESPN, there is no shortage of live streaming video coverage of the 2010 NFL Draft. Follow the NFL Draft on Twitter The official hashtag for this year’s NFL Draft is #NFLDraft which you can follow on your mobile, PC or favorite Twitter application for updated NFLDraft info, rants and insight … in 120 characters or less. There is also a very good Twitter account worth following called NFLDraftBible and of course you can follow NFL Player reactions on Twitter via their Twitter accounts; here’s a great list from Listorious . In addition, if you want to find friends on Twitter who may also be watching the NFL Draft or follow your favorite players, try the Google Labs Follow Finder. For example, you can check out the followers of Chad Ochocinco or ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr . Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . 2010 NFL Draft Online : Live Video &

Watch the 2010 Oscars : Academy Awards Online

It’s that time of the year again folks, with the 82nd Academy Awards happens tonight in LA. According to reports, this year’s Oscar academy awards will be much more exciting than last year, with a record 10 nominations for Best Picture and a hosting lineup of Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. But if you live in New York, you may be missing this year’s Academy Awards (more info below)! Will Avatar, a movie that was named after something almost everyone in social media and search has on their Twitter profile, forum page or blog, take the big Oscar prize for Best Picture? Or will Hurt Locker run away with the Oscar? And what about Precious? Isn’t about time the cast & crew from Precious win something besides Monique’? Watch live streaming video from theoscars at livestream.com ABC will be airing the ceremonies on TV starting 8 p.m. EST (5 pm for the Left Coast), and E! Online will be doing their Live from the Red Carpet (something the wife will make me switch over to around 5pm to catch Jay Emanuel). But if you live in NEW YORK where ABC may not be available on Cablevision , you are outside of the US and can’t catch it on TV OR prefer to watch the Academy Awards on your laptop, we’ve got several good places for you  to watch it online. With 3.1 Million New Yorkers perhaps shut out of the Oscars on ABC, here are the top places to catch the Academy Awards 2010 Online : Oscar.com – ABC got the event covered with its official live streaming of the Academy Awards Online 2010. Right TV – This site has a dedicatd page that will let you watch the Oscars. Watch Oscars 2010 Online – Another unofficial site but will stream the  Academy Awards Online 2010 and will let you watch the gig for free. Hulu.com – You will definitely find some updated clips of the Oscars ceremonies from Hulu. TVGuide – Of course, TV Guide will also be webcasting the event, including their Red Carpet Fashion camera. They also have a YouTube Channel dedicated to the Oscars . AP Live Stream – AP is offering live streaming of the Academy Awards Online 2010 via Livestream. UStream – Definitely has a great collection of livestreaming sites featuring the Oscars. Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Watch the 2010 Oscars : Academy Awards