Archive for May, 2006

World Cup countdown - T minus 24: AC vs Juve

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

If you are ever down in Italy and can't decide on whether to head to the Opera or to a soccer stadium you might want to check out that little clip from the stands first. This one is from a game AC Milan vs Juventus Turin. But you can ...

World Cup countdown - T minus 25: Roberto Carlos scores against Tenerife

Monday, May 15th, 2006

Roberto Carlos might have seen his best days. Real had a dismal season. Therefore lets take a look at the 97/98 season. Real was playing Tenerife. This goal was scored by the master of the left wing from quite an interesting angle. Not a whole lot of players are ...

World Cup countdown - T minus 28: Alternative penalty execution

Friday, May 12th, 2006

Interesting way by Ajax Amsterdam to execute a penalty. Unfortunately that is also a little humiliating for the opponent. I guess that happens if you are up 5-0 and most probably haven't lost a national game for a year or so.

World Cup countdown - T minus 29: Real man wear Pink

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

Another goalie mishap. And I thought Tim Wiese would be known for his Pink jersey. But then came that VERY costly mistake that eliminated Werder Bremen in the Champions league quarter finals against Juventus Turin. It literally ended their season. Ouch! That one dropped ball most probably ...

World Cup countdown - T minus 30: Goalie Blackout

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

So...how was daddie's day in the office today? Piplica, the goalie from Cottbus, obviously had a blackout. He was a pretty solid goalie most of the time. But then of course, that's not what goalies are remembered for.

World Cup countdown - T minus 31: Let’s face it

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

Time for some truth here. Couldn't that be you in a few weeks from now? This commercial is by two women who claim to work during the World Cup. Unlike some other species on that planet.

World Cup countdown - T minus 32: Watch the dog

Monday, May 8th, 2006

This one is funny. Not exactly what I expected to happen. I can't give it away here. You'll have to click on the link.

How about bare bone newspapers topped with a little blogging by our favorites?

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

I read a post at Influential Interactive Marketing about the State of Media that made me wonder a little bit. Due to the story, the level of trust in our press is even lower than the trust in our Government which is certainly a little problem. Rohit ...

World Cup countdown - T minus 35: Unbelievable goals

Friday, May 5th, 2006

Check out this collection of five rather unusual goals. Is it billiard or is it soccer? The best about soccer is that stuff like that really happens. That's what we wait for. These are some of the classics we'll continue to talk about.

Interesting batch of mobile statistics

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

Ken Rutowski sent out an interesting batch of mobile phone facts today. I picked the most interesting ones and couldn't resist to add my personal take. So facts in Italic, my spillage in regular font. 13% of US wireless customers consider their service excellent That leaves about 87% who consider their ...