Vuvuzela Hero?
It had to happen. (Actually, it’s just a photoshopped concept) Ringtones are next. Photo by geekosystem.
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A Different Kind Of Hockey
CTV News: The National Hockey League playoffs end this week, and 29-year-old entrepreneur Juha Mikkola hopes to continue making inroads in Canada’s hockey-mad culture by selling floorball as an off-ice activity that helps players improve their skills. NHL stars such as Henrik and Daniel Sedin grew up playing this European version of floor hockey, the
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Invention Blocks Vuvuzelas Sound
The endless drone of the vuzuzelas, the plastic trumpet, has become an infuriating and inescapable presence at World Cup matches and their global TV broadcasts. German inventor and programmer Tobias Herre has a solution. The Atlantic Wire is reporting that Herre has devised a way to filter the audio from World Cup through his computer
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US Soccer Fans Ready Their Cell Phones
According to AppScout, a new Nielsen report said that over 20 percent of cell phone users worldwide intend to download at least some World Cup soccer information on their cell phones, according to FierceMobileContent. Interestingly, 23 percent of U.S. subscribers are planning to do so when the 2010 FIFA World Cup launches June 11th. That’s
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2010 FIFA World Cup T-Shirts
Dane recently asked “How are you profiting from the World Cup?” Well, I found these cool T-shirts from Willem de Kooning Academie in Rotterdam. Apparently when your team scores a goal and your facial expression isn’t exciting enough, you pull the shirt up over your head exposing a second more excited cheering face.(Perhaps a celebrity
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Giant-Screen Social Games For Crowds
There’s no doubt sports matches and other large events offer advertisers the potential of an engaged, enthusiastic crowd of consumers; how to make the most of that potential, however, is much less clear. Trendspotter Springwise reports that Finnish Uplause has developed a series of social games for use on giant stadium screens that aim to
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How Are You Going to Profit From the World Cup?
I just asked on Twitter: How are you profiting from the World Cup (for a post I’m working on)? How about you?
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NBA Cooks Up Edible Logos
Wish you could get a Boston Celtics logo emblazoned across a pepperoni pizza that’s delivered right to your door? Or wish you could get a Los Angeles Lakers logo on the toast that pops out of your toaster? You can stop wishing. According to USA TODAY, the National Basketball Association has figured out what fans
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One Company Took On The NFL And Won
Illinois-based American Needle, a company that dates back to 1918, had been producing NFL-licensed caps and apparel for nearly 20 years. All that changed, however, in 2001 when the NFL awarded an exclusive contract to Reebok. As the Chicago Tribune reports, sales of NFL gear represented nearly 25 percent of American Needle’s annual sales. The
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Yankee Stadium Bans iPads
According to Apple’s latest commercial, “iPad goes anywhere” – anywhere, that is, except for Yankee Stadium. Yahoo Sports confirmed with the stadium that the iPad falls under its “no laptops” security policy and patrons won’t be able to enter the ball field with one in their possession. Spacekatgal tried to bring her iPad in to
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