Currently taking place on Twitter, the BBC is hosting a Sherlock Live event, encouraging mystery fans to try out their own powers of deduction. The interactive Twitter experience consists of the BBC 1 account tweeting clues and other details of a case for followers to collect and solve.
The campaign also serves to advertise their show Sherlock, a contemporary version of the stories by Arthur Conan Doyle starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, which recently began a new season. Sherlock Live (or #SherlockLive) began at 8pm GMT on Tuesday, January 10th. The mystery you can solve online is a clever way to engage with fans of the program as well as incorporating other Twitter users who may see the hashtag trending.
Live Mystery Campaigns
The BBC's Sherlock Live Allows Fans to Solve a Mystery Using Twitter
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