Posts tagged USA

Posts tagged USA
NCAA MUSE ‘Madness’ - Need we say more?
San Francisco’s Benny Gold has joined forces with backpack extraordinaire JanSport and apparel company Pendleton, collaborating on an exclusive collection highlighting what the these brands do best. The images above were captured entirely in the Bay Area, and highlight the Compadre, Adobe and Oswego backpacks, as well as stylish laptop and tablet sleeves, each adorned with Pendleton’s distinctive graphic design. Expect this bad ass collection to launch this fall at Benny Gold’s San Francisco outlet.
Today our friends at Forbes magazine reported Google is providing FREE wireless to Manhattan and the upscale Chelsea neighborhood. It’s a first for New York and the first free urban Wi-Fi network. One might think this is a noble gesture, but then again Google does have over 3,000 employees in these neighborhoods. Yet another reason to stay connected in the Big Apple.
Just landed - Galileo, a vatting of different styles of Ardbeg put to rest in 1999, is a combination of spirits that have been matured in ex-Marsala wine casks or in ex-bourbon casks. Together they create a sweet, smokey whiskey. The few thousand cases of the 12 year old whiskey made available are being picked up quickly and the space experiment that it was named after is going strong. Invited by US Space Research Company, NanoRacks LLC, Ardbeg has been taking place in an experiment to test micro organic compounds in a maturation experiment since 2011. Perfect for your New Year’s Eve party!
“To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson #socialmedia
Just… brilliant.
Sad but true. Vote November 6. #Sandy

The new $315 LeBron X would be Nike’s most expensive shoe ever, and will include motion sensors to measure your vertical jump, according to The Wall Street Journal. Unveiled by NBA superstar LeBron James during the 2012 Olympic gold medal basketball game between the United States and Spain, it will be available this fall. Nike products have seen an increase in price by up to 10-percent.
Perhaps a pair of Armani shoes is a better investment.

No surprise here. Team USA Basketball defeats Spain 107-100 for gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games. U.S. Basketball is now 130-5 all-time in Olympic games.
Inspired by social media command centers used by the NHL’s New Jersey Devils and leading corporations, The University of Oregon has built and launched the @QuackCave (#QuackCave) as the first digital media hub in college athletics.
“Big brother is now officially watching, but in a good way,” said Andy McNamara, who oversees and manages the athletic department’s social media accounts. “We have an ever-growing, technically savvy fan-base that’s deeply passionate about the Ducks, and the QuackCave will allow us to connect and respond to them in a personal and unique way.”
With the universities large social media presence in college sports, University athletics will have the ability to interact directly with fans in real time. Follow ‘em on Twitter @GoDucks, #GoDucks.
Bally’s men’s West H. Sneaker collection makes it easy to show your national pride and share the Olympic spirit of London 2012. Twelve leather casual sneakers show support for your home country from head-to-toe.