John Oliver eviscerates the FIFA World Cup in one segment
Even if you don’t follow soccer, this is a must-watch.
On Jun 9, 2014 by Ramon Ramirez
YouTube salutes LGBT athletes with #ProudToPlay campaign
As far as LGBT rights are concerned, YouTube is proud of its position.
On Jun 4, 2014 by [email protected]
Anonymous threatens attack on 2014 FIFA World Cup
Protests on the ground are bleeding onto the Internet.
On Jun 2, 2014 by Brendan O’Connor
This England World Cup costume looks conspicuously like a KKK hood
“It’s simply a flag with a hood—nothing more, nothing less.”
On Jun 1, 2014 by Ned Donovan
FIFA launches Twitter copyright crackdown on eve of World Cup
There have been 58 DMCA notices issued in the past two years.
On May 27, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
Can hashtag activism solve the World Cup’s human rights fiasco in Qatar?
Sometimes the problem is too big for social media.
On May 23, 2014 by [email protected]
4chan launches propaganda campaign against the World Cup
Operation Downfall has begun.
On Apr 6, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
Airbnb users are already trying to cash in on the Super Bowl
Some hosts jack up their prices by thousands of dollars a night when the big game rolls into town.
On Sep 17, 2013 by Kris Holt
Twitter is already auctioning ad space for the 2014 World Cup
It’s Twitter’s biggest event, reaching 47 million people in 50 countries, and advertisers will have to pay dearly to be part of it.
On Jul 10, 2013 by Kris Holt
Pelé spurs outrage: “Let’s forget all this commotion happening in Brazil”
Brazilian icon Pelé has drawn online wrath after urging demonstrators via national television to leave the streets and instead cheer for the country’s national squad.
On Jun 20, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
Pearl Harbor tweets mar U.S. Olympic victory over Japan
Women’s soccer victory called “revenge.”
On Aug 10, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski
World Cup match sets new Twitter record
The tense last few minutes of yesterday’s FIFA Women’s World Cup match between USA and Japan proved to be record busting for Twitter as 7,196 tweets were sent out per second according to Twitter.
On Jul 18, 2011 by [email protected]
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