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Vodafone have just launched a service called Real Time Top 40 which the company describes as “This is the first-ever interactive real-time top 40 chart for music lovers.” But thats not really the case is it? More on that later.

The chart allows people to say who they are currently listening to by tweeting #RealTimeTop40 . All the tweets are then compiled in a chart within minutes to give an current view on the charts.

Its nothing complicated but pretty clever especially when you consider the site then links the user to the Vodafone Music store where they can buy the tracks and albums that are in the chart.  ChaChing!!£££

The problem is this is only for people who use twitter and for me thats a little shortsighted for a company that is all about connected living. Think of all the ways to communicate there’s the old fashioned text, the slightly more modern email but what about other social sites? Surely they can be involved? Facebookhas some great API’s that have recently been improved and are dying to be exploited.

Twitter is a way of communicating, Facebook is how people connect and share more than just links and photos so Im surprised this new service from Vodafone hasnt gone a little further.

Good start but more to do.