Spitting Lyrics

It seems FIFA’s head honcho Sepp Blatter has a case of foot in mouth syndrome. He has managed to upset and offend pretty much every demographic, race and gender under the sun.

Here’s a countdown of the dumbest words uttered by Football’s most obnoxious figure… 

July 2008 - On comparing the transfer of modern footballers to slaves: “I think in football there’s too much modern slavery in transferring players or buying players here and there, and putting them somewhere.”

December 2009 - On the use of technology in Football: “Please do not insist on the technology, the day that the referee takes two captains aside to study monitors and see if something is inside the box or outside is the day the spectators will say no, we are not coming to the game.”

December 2010 - On the concerns of homosexuals travelling to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup: “I would say they should refrain from any sexual activities.”

February 2010 - On John Terry being sacked as captain for scoring Wayne Bridge’s ex: “If this happened in, say, Latin countries, I thnk he would’ve been applauded”

January 2010 - On suggested improvements for Women’s Football: “Tighter shorts, maybe”

Last, but not least, he saved this gem today:

“There is no racism [on the field], but maybe there is a word or gesture that’s not correct. The one affected by this should say this is a game and shake hands. During a match you may say something to someone who’s not looking exactly like you but at end of match it’s forgotten”

Here’s a common scenario - you’re watching your favourite show on the box and you post comments on either Twitter or Facebook about said show, with the proposed hashtags. Be it crap performances on The X Factor or crap performances of the England football team, we love to interact with other users on social networking sites, who are probably musing over the same things.

The makers of ZeeBox have created a new free app, which merges the two together. It’s a new interactive TV guide which combines watching TV with real-time news and tags, information about everything you’re watching and built-in social features. Designed from the guys who brought us BBC iPlayer, ZeeBox really is intuitive as it is unique. Gorgeous design, simple UI and stupidly ease of use, it really is a joy to use.

I have been using since it’s launch and I still have yet to find any faults with it. The iPad app is incredible to use and I’m particularly looking forward to the summer when Euro 2012 and the London Olympics kick-off. There’s nothing like watching a major sporting event, without discussing it with your friends or colleagues and ZeeBox have made the bridge of interacting via social media, as seamless as possible. 

A must have app for anyone who loves TV. Even if you don’t, just try it.

In terms of GMail extensions, a current favourite of mine is Rapportive. For those who are not familiar with it, Rapportive creates a side profile of the individual you are emailing. Works seamlessly with e-mail marketing tools like MailChimp as well.