Comments on: Soccer World Cup 2006 is a benchmark not just for its size http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/06/22/soccer-world-cup-2006-is-a-benchmark-not-just-for-its-size/ Knowledge is Scrumptious Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Anonymous http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/06/22/soccer-world-cup-2006-is-a-benchmark-not-just-for-its-size/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Anonymous Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:28:56 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/06/22/soccer-world-cup-2006-is-a-benchmark-not-just-for-its-size/#comment-214 Interesting update Kesava. Would your friend mind writing a guest post on this blog on this topic? You are right, its mostly not about technology. Another adage that came to my mind is - reality often falls way short of the hype as in this case. Interesting update Kesava. Would your friend mind writing a guest post on this blog on this topic? You are right, its mostly not about technology. Another adage that came to my mind is – reality often falls way short of the hype as in this case.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/06/22/soccer-world-cup-2006-is-a-benchmark-not-just-for-its-size/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Anonymous Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:06:02 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/06/22/soccer-world-cup-2006-is-a-benchmark-not-just-for-its-size/#comment-213 I got a chance to learn about RFID deployment in the FIFA world cup from a PhD candidate researching on RFID issues here in Berkeley. He tells me that RFID thing was a major fiasco as some of the basic affordances were not taken care off. The tickets were long enough that they needed to be folded in half to be put in wallets. Ironically, the chips were put in the center of tickets thus making them disfunctional when they were folded. Further, there were not enough organizational processes that were designed for seamless integration of RFID technology with the usual event management. So the lesson to be learnt? Its not always about technology, infact its mostly not about technology. I got a chance to learn about RFID deployment in the FIFA world cup from a PhD candidate researching on RFID issues here in Berkeley. He tells me that RFID thing was a major fiasco as some of the basic affordances were not taken care off. The tickets were long enough that they needed to be folded in half to be put in wallets. Ironically, the chips were put in the center of tickets thus making them disfunctional when they were folded. Further, there were not enough organizational processes that were designed for seamless integration of RFID technology with the usual event management. So the lesson to be learnt? Its not always about technology, infact its mostly not about technology.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/06/22/soccer-world-cup-2006-is-a-benchmark-not-just-for-its-size/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Anonymous Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:43:43 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/06/22/soccer-world-cup-2006-is-a-benchmark-not-just-for-its-size/#comment-212 Very interesting idea Kesava. You should write a detailed post on this. I am told that there are location-enabled cell phone based applications in the US where you can order stuff up from your seat and it will be delivered right to your seat. Very interesting idea Kesava. You should write a detailed post on this. I am told that there are location-enabled cell phone based applications in the US where you can order stuff up from your seat and it will be delivered right to your seat.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/06/22/soccer-world-cup-2006-is-a-benchmark-not-just-for-its-size/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Anonymous Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:29:29 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/06/22/soccer-world-cup-2006-is-a-benchmark-not-just-for-its-size/#comment-211 Was just wondering if these RFID tags can be used to enrich the collective gaming experience of both live as well TV audience. This <a href="http://www.dodgeball.com/" rel="nofollow">Dodgeball-ish</a> experience may well be part of London 2012! Was just wondering if these RFID tags can be used to enrich the collective gaming experience of both live as well TV audience. This Dodgeball-ish experience may well be part of London 2012!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/06/22/soccer-world-cup-2006-is-a-benchmark-not-just-for-its-size/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Anonymous Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:49:47 +0000 http://www.sastwingees.org/2006/06/22/soccer-world-cup-2006-is-a-benchmark-not-just-for-its-size/#comment-210 Moral of the story: football is a very demanding, action packed game for elites in fitness & foot skills making it nice to watch but cricket is not so demanding, simple, anybody's game, if that sells(for football fans). Yes, there is one truth and multiple perspectives, either ways :). Original question 'Why is football not popular' and its counter that cricket has stolen lime light has brought out some facts that reasons both questions.We can ponder more.. why are 'East Bengal Club' and 'Mohun Bagan AC' not world class, why is there no awareness of football; when, in 1888 kolkatta formed football association? Why is there no incentive to playing football as career? (that apparently leads to popularity circularly..ads..money ...recognition stuff). Popularity as measured by viewership and popularity as measured from adoption are two different things with overlap, I guess later can drive the former and hence the reasons. I like the classification 'positive reinforcement'; is abstract, covers wide and could be root caused to motivation theory at micro level. Will wait for the posting on review, should be interesting. Moral of the story: football is a very demanding, action packed game for elites in fitness & foot skills making it nice to watch but cricket is not so demanding, simple, anybody’s game, if that sells(for football fans). Yes, there is one truth and multiple perspectives, either ways :) .

Original question ‘Why is football not popular’ and its counter that cricket has stolen lime light has brought out some facts that reasons both questions.We can ponder more.. why are ‘East Bengal Club’ and ‘Mohun Bagan AC’ not world class, why is there no awareness of football; when, in 1888 kolkatta formed football association? Why is there no incentive to playing football as career? (that apparently leads to popularity circularly..ads..money …recognition stuff).

Popularity as measured by viewership and popularity as measured from adoption are two different things with overlap, I guess later can drive the former and hence the reasons.

I like the classification ‘positive reinforcement’; is abstract, covers wide and could be root caused to motivation theory at micro level. Will wait for the posting on review, should be interesting.

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