The 2010 FIFA World Cup has generated quite a bit of online noise.  It has been called the biggest web event ever (even bigger than President Obama’s election campaign) and the amount of World Cup related tweets per second has set a new record.  Twitter on average process about 750 tweets per second but when Cameroon scored against Japan last Monday there were 2 940 tweets per second.  That’s a lot of online noise!

With the World Cup a number of apps, dedicated websites and video channels have been introduced.  Below are a few that stand out:

CNN introduced an interactive new section focused on the World Cup where you can keep up with all the World Cup action.

If you’re an iPhone user and want to keep up-to-date with match schedules, standings and more download the AP 2010 World Cup Coverage app for free from the iTunes store.

Don’t own a vuvuzela?  With the Pocket Vuvuzela iPhone app you can blow, shake your phone or press a button to make the vuvuzela horn sound.  Note:  this app is highly addictive

Interested in what happen behind the World Cup scenes?  Check our www.soccerbabe.co.za or their YouTube channel for the latest, juiciest soccer gossip.

What is your favourite app or website to keep up-to-date with the World Cup happenings? Share it in the comments section!

South by Southwest, better known as SXSW is taking place in Austin in March 2010. Joey da Silva, Director at FormFunction will be attending South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive from 12- 16 March. This year marks SXSW’s 24th year, and the event has grown to become one of the world’s biggest music and media conferences. For those that don’t know what SXSW Interactive is about, below is a video we found via GeekDigest.co.za.

Joey will attend SXSW as part of a group of South Africans who will be representing the South African geek community. If you are attending and have an iPhone you can download the official my.SXSW app to make sure you get the most out of the SXSW conference. This app allows you to “view/build your schedule, map conference and festival events each hour, exchange contact info with people you meet, view news, and search events, and venues.”

For a full list of attendees, visit GeekDigest.co.za. Keep in the loop by following their tweets on Twitter, the official hash tag is #sxswSA. Keep an eye on our blog for a SXSW update from Joey!