Turkey Trackeris a bold experimentation in social networking and Republic of Turkey - smoking applied science . Turkey Tracker combines alive TV stream of a turkey smoking(at an undisclosed position , but I might as well tell you it ’s in Portland , Oregon),a live Q&A session and other result throughout the day(see the Broadcast Schedule at the bottom of this post for details),a be temperature graphical record of the fowl gathered using high - tech components(again , see below for the preposterously awesome details),Twitter updates , Flickr updates , a chat room , and more . It ’s a wonderfully geeky affair to check out on your Thanksgiving – just stick the laptop computer in the corner of your kitchen and melodic line in !
In addition to the main turkey action mechanism , the Turkey Tracker folks are asking viewing audience topledge money to the Oregon Food Bankin a style similar to a walkathon , where you pledge a small-scale amount per Turkey Tracker viewer . ( Do n’t concern , you may bound the pledge entire amount in case this matter goes nuts and there are a million visitant . ) The money goes instantly to the charity , there ’s nothing funny going on here . ( Also , they’regiving away an iPod touchto the great unwashed who donate . )
Here ’s a video of Michael Weinberg ( the Turkey Master ) on " Thanksgiving 2.0 , " explaining the Turkey Tracker 2009 project . This is really fun , and includes some shot of " expert difficulties " ( call for flame ) from last year ’s event .
Here ’s an example of awful geekiness from theTurkey Tracker 2009 FAQ(emphasis append ):
How to Track the Turkey
First off , follow @turkeytracker on Twitter . Next , train outthe Turkey Tracker website(where you’re able to watchlive television , view a temperature graphical record , check out substance abuser - contributed joker photo from around the earth , and chat with other visitors ) . If you want topledge to aid Oregon Food Bank , there ’s a convenient form to avail out . in conclusion , hold back out theTurkey Tracker Blogwhich includes this important docket ( times are Pacific Standard Time ):
See also : coverage of Turkey Tracker from 2008 .
