A few quick World Cup items as we close in on the world's biggest sporting event:
Wisconsin Public Radio's "Here on Earth" discussed the international scope of the World Cup on its Tuesday show. Here's the mp3 of the show.
Google is getting geared up, too. This is what happens when you type "World Cup" into the search engine (check out the bottom of the page).
Following Nike's successful "Write the Future" commercial, which set a viral video record for the most views in its first week with 7.8 million, adidas has released its World Cup commercial. It features, among other things, David Beckham, Franz Beckenbauer, Star Wars and Snoop Dogg with a lightsaber. Naturally.
