Received a press release from Google. I think many people in Google are World Cup fans. Or they just do not want to miss the fun with everyone else. See the press release on how Google can celebrate SA World Cup 2010 with you.
Celebrate the World Cup with Google
FIFA.com and Google team up to help fans around the world follow the World Cup with a range of special features on Google search, Maps, Chrome and iGoogle
Singapore football fever heats up with increased World Cup related searches on google.com.sg; top locally searched player is Lionel Messi; country is South Africa
Singapore, June 18, 2010 – The 2010 FIFA World Cup has kicked off in South Africa. During the month-long tournament, millions of fans around the world, including Singapore, will follow the games.
To mark the event, FIFA.com, the world’s official football website, and Google have collaborated on a range of online features to help supporters keep track of how each team is doing throughout the tournament. Whether you’re searching for FIFA World Cup news or want to voice your opinion on a player’s performance, we have a number of ways for fans to stay on top of the action. All of the features below can be accessed through google.com.sg/worldcup.
- Follow your team while browsing the Internet: stay up-to-date when you’re online with the FIFA.com Chrome extension. Get a live feed of FIFA World Cup results, news and match statistics and if you’re supporting a particular team, personalise the gadget for alerts of goals scored by your team as they happen
- See the latest scores and schedules in search results: search for [world cup], [world cup england], [world cup group g], [world cup football], [2010 world cup], [match world cup], [world cup score match] and [world cup program match] and you’ll see live scores, latest results and match schedules at the top of your search results. You’ll find quick links to game recaps, live updates, standings and team profiles on FIFA.com
- Follow the tournament on your personalised home page: get all the latest information on FIFA World Cup teams, players and matches streamed to your very own home page with the iGoogle Gadget. If you want to know more about where all the action is happening, click on the ‘venues’ tab to take a closer look at the stadiums
Singapore catches World Cup fever with spikes in football-related online searches
Anticipation of the major sporting event did not just trigger an increase in sales of beer, premium cable packages and large TV sets in Singapore, it also resulted in a significant amount of World Cup related searches on google.com.sg over the past week. Here is a lowdown on the top countries and players searched by the Singaporean public – stay tuned as we provide more updates over the next month:
Top 10 World Cup Countries
- South Africa
- Argentina
- England
- North Korea
- USA
- Brazil
- Australia
- Mexico
- Nigeria
- Greece
Top 10 World Cup Players
- Lionel Messi (Argentina)
- Wayne Rooney (England)
- Kaka (Brazil)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
- Steven Gerrard (England)
- Iker Casillas (Spain)
- Park Ji Sung (Korea Republic)
- John Terry (England)
- Fernando Torres (Spain)
- Jong Tae Se (Korea DPR)
Experience the brand new football stadiums and beauty of South Africa with Street View and 3D stadiums in Google Earth
It’s not every day that you find an elephant in Street View, or for that matter get to visit most of the new South African football stadiums in one day. But from today people can do both with Google’s newly released Street View images and 3D models of host nation South Africa.
Seven of South Africa’s new football stadiums, including Soccer City in Johannesburg, Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane and Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, are now available to explore from pitch-level in 360 degrees, both inside and out. These detailed images were collected over the last few months, using the Street View Trike and some serious pedal power!
Those who can’t be in South Africa in person can visit the region virtually, in 3D with Google Earth which is available for the cities of Rustenburg, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, and Johannesburg. All ten of the World Cup stadiums have also been modelled in amazing 3D detail, allowing fans to fly in and out of these brand new state-of-the-art sports venues. To access the 3D imagery simply turn on the 3D buildings layer in Google Earth or switch to Earth View in Google Maps, and zoom in to the chosen destination.
To make it easier for people to find all these great places South African Tourism have provided information on the most important sights. Visit maps.google.com/exploresouthafrica to start virtually exploring South Africa.
About Google Inc.
Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google’s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. For more information, please visit www.google.com.sg.
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