China Cup

China Cup

Vintage China Cups $9.00

CUP and SAUCER Standard China PAULETTE ENGLAND NUMBERED FLORAL DELICATE Pattern $14.99

Occupied Japan Cup & Saucer – Ucagco China – Hand Painted $14.99

Vtg China Jonas Robert Cera-Stone Daisy 2008-W Japan Snack Set Plate & Cup $12.00

Century Service Corp China Autumn Gold 10 Cups & Saucers, Creamer & Sugar w/Lid $19.95

Set of Rare Penn China 14K Gold Blue Yellow Floral Lot Plates Tea Cups Saucers $129.98

Clarence Bone China Made in England Tea Cup # 498/82 $9.00

Royal Halsey CUP AND SAUCER * Very Fine China * Green & White with Gold Trim $9.99

Collectable China CUP AND SAUCER * C-489 White, Pink & Green wiith Gold Trim $9.99

Fred Roberts China * CUP and SAUCER * Made in Japan * Red,Blue,White & Silver $9.99

Royal Halsey CUP AND SAUCER * Very Fine China * Pink with Gold Trim & $9.99

Syracuse Countess China Platinum Footed Cup Saucer 5 av $12.99

Queen Anne bone china cup & saucer yellow rose pattern 5751 $8.50

Queen Anne bone china cup & saucer red yellow pink roses pattern 8638 $8.50

8 Pc Vintage 1974 Mann Strawberry Hill Fine China Snack Platter & Cup TV set $16.49

KAYSONS FINE CHINA GOLDEN RAPSODY TEA CUP AND SAUCER $9.99

NORITAKE BONE CHINA CUP and SAUCER “FREMONT” 6127 $5.24

6 Sets China Hand-Painted Flower Tea Coffee Cup Saucers $6.99

TEA CUP SAUCER LEFTON CHINA HAND PAINTED PAT’D 2337 COLORED EASTERN STAR OES $15.99

Prestige by China Garden Jian Shiang Cup and Saucer $7.99

ROY KIRKHAM BLUE VICTORIANA China 5 Cups Round Teapot $30.00

Vtg Konica Coffee Cup Mug Silver Phoenix Linyi China Pillar Shape Gold Edge 4″ $16.99

D T C Restaurant ware Syracuse china cup & saucer $6.50

Royal Grafton bone china cup & saucer spring bouquet $8.50

Hall china cobalt blue 1 1/2 cup teapot $24.99

Hotel Maestoso Lipica restuarant china demi cup & saucer $7.50

Royal China Blue Willow Ware Cup and Saucer w/Dec Handle $7.46

Clare Bone China made in England “Stirrup Cup” Tea cup Gold Rim 2.5″ x 3″ D Mint $19.00

Garmisch Recreation Area Bavaria German resturant china cup $9.99

Royal Kent England Bone China Tea Cup & Saucer Pale Roses & Pansies $15.95

Vtg Carefree True China Syracuse Finesse USA China Cup & Saucer $7.00

SYRACUSE CHINA Restaurant Ware CHERRY BLOSSOM Tea Cup $4.00

PINK WILLOW WARE (2) CUPS & (3) SAUCERS ROYAL CHINA $16.99

PINK WILLOW WARE (2) CUPS & (4) SAUCERS ROYAL CHINA $17.99

Set 8 Fashion Royale Rhapsody Fine China Porcelain Japan Tea Cups Saucers Japan $100.00

Royal China Pilgrim American Frontier Tea Cup Mint $5.95

Royal China Sussex Brown & White Cup & Saucers $7.95

Adderley Bone China ~ Tea Cup ~ Good Condition $5.95

Dynasty Fine China Cup Floral Pattern $0.01

Dynasty Fine China Cup Floral Pattern $0.01

Royal Stafford English Bone China Cup & Saucer “Oregon Grape” – Rare $21.99

Royal Albert Rose China Chintz Series Pink Brocade 1982 Demitasse Cup & Saucer $26.99

Roy Kirkham England Bone China My Favorite Teddy Bears Coffee Mug Cup $10.00

VTG Fairyland China DRAGON design TEA cup and saucer $17.09

NORITAKE FINE CHINA WINSTON 6973 PLATINUM Coffee Cup $7.99

Castleton China USA Cup & Saucer – Artist Signed $14.99

Paragon English Flowers Series “Carnations” Fine Bone China Cup & Saucer $15.00

Sango China & Glassware Jingle Bells pattern for Christmas cups glasses $9.77

Queen’s Rosina Bone China Demitasse Cup & Saucer – Pink Wild Roses- England $8.00

Royal Grafton Bone China Cup & Saucer~Pale Pink~Gold Trim~Rose Bouquets~England $8.00

Regency Bone China Cup & Saucer ~ Mint Green & White with Blue Roses & Gold Trim $8.00

Cup & Saucer Made in Occupied Japan -Sango China- Handpainted – Chrysanthemums $7.00

STARBUCKS Macau Global City Tumbler Cup coffee tea collection series china 12oz $20.99

Noritake China #5683 Snack Plate and Cup Set $7.99

Royal Vale Pink Flower Bone China Tea Cup & Saucer $14.50

Fine Bone China Germany Pink Flowers Tea Cup & Saucer $14.50

Clifton Purple Flower Fine Bone China Tea Cup & Saucer $14.50

Royal Vale Rose Flower Bone China Tea Cup & Saucer $14.50

Jason Classic English Rose Bone China Tea Cup & Saucer $14.50

ROYAL ALBERT TRIO – ENCHANTMENT. Bone China England, Cup, Saucer & Plate As New $41.43

LOT (x 12) Trimont China Cups and Saucers Occupied Japan $100.00

Excellent China white&blue Porcelain cup&people,horse $55.00

Teddy Bear Cup, Plate & Bowl China set 3 piece $7.99

Shenango China USA Demitasse Cup & Saucer $17.99

Crown China – England 6 Cup COFFEE POT – Lovely Floral $30.00

NORITAKE PROGRESSION CHINA “HOMECOMING” CUP 9002 $4.99

Vintage Paragon Fine Bone China Cup and Saucer $15.99

Demitasse Cup & Saucer – Colclough China Made in England $18.99

Norcrest Yellow Bird Fine China cup and Plate $13.99

MARY KAY 5 PIECE CHINA SET PINK GOLD TRIM CUP SAUCER SALAD DINNER B&B PLATES $39.00

Lot of 12 – Watkins Country Kids China Plate (6) Cup (4) and Coaster (2) Set $39.99

Norcrest Red Bird Fine China cup and Plate $13.99

NORITAKE NIGHTSONG CUP AND SAUCER IVORY CHINA NO. 7268 $6.99

Seyei fine china sake/tea cups set (4x) – Japan $20.00

Royal Albert Bone China England Cup Only Floral Pattern $4.50

China Cup

World Cup ’06: I’d Like to Teach the World to Blog

The Coca-Cola jingle is one of television’s classics: “I’d like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony…” Through the years its message of togetherness hasn’t lost an iota of relevance. The songwriters were alluding to elements of life that’s universally loved and worth bonding over. Sure, it was also about selling Coke, but the sentiment struck a chord of togetherness that not even a Pepsi exec could deny. Right now soccer fans the world over are in tune with daily drama offered by the World Cup in Germany. Accordingly, Coca-Cola is in Germany on the crest of an advertising trend, perhaps, and sponsoring a large team of bloggers in order to share the World Cup experience online. And if they get engage in some quality branding, well, that’s okay, too.

ICMediaDirect.com is well represented with employees hailing from World Cup 2006 countries. In fact, we resemble a microcosm of global rooting interest. Besides disappointed Team USA backers we’ve had partisans pulling for their native France, South Korea, Italy, Brazil, and Ukraine. During the last World Cup catching part of a match meant a secretive trip to a nearby restaurant or pub; now seeing beloved soccer teams doesn’t require going missing in the middle of the working day. ESPN360, the free downloadable application that broadcasts the action on the pitch, has changed this don’t-see/don’t tell dynamic. Now we can watch from our terminals, still at the expense of office productivity be damned, but at least we know where everyone is. Face-time is saved.

The Internet is also soaking up and fostering online World Cup communities that would not exist without some of the latest in blogging applications. Take for instance, this new online celebrity in Beijing, China, Dong Lu. You may not have heard of him, but soccer fans in China certainly have. A sportswriter, he started a blog from his living room this past November – now he’s averaging over 100,000 hits a day and has just reached his ten-millionth visitor. All this and China didn’t make the World Cup!

Dong Lu has extensive coverage, pictures of the action, signature podcasts where he dresses up in a fake afro and mustache (think he’s having fun?) and a vibrant messageboard. Respondents to a recent Indian online survey rank the Chinese ahead of Singaporeans, Malaysians, Australians, and Thais in terms of likelihood of visiting websites for World Cup coverage. The corralling ability of this interest creates excellent advertising opportunities, Dong Lu would concur. It’s great that there are soccer nuts in China and even better to know they’ve a place online to take themselves. Dong Lu isn’t merely putting on a show, he’s an enthusiast just like his visitors. That’s the Internet at its best.

Early statistics suggest that Coca-Cola’s decision to sponsor a platform of World Cup may prove a wise choice. Building on their “Torino Conversations” blogging model from the Winter Olympics in February, the goal of www.weallspeakfootball.com is to provide an expanded online World Cup experience with over 30 bloggers and counting. Collectively it helps convey, as one Internet wag referred to it, the “everyone wants to party with everybody” mentality that’s overflowing in Germany right now. Coca-Cola’s bloggers are providing interaction and quality vlogging, that’s fun and extensive video clips of goings-on that doesn’t make televised broadcast.

Early statistical returns suggest that the World Cup 2006 is being heavily followed and watched online. According to Kevin Alavy, of Initiative Futures, the highly desired 16-24 year-old demographic is three times more likely to take in World Cup content online than on mobile and, more importantly, the satisfaction ratings is also much greater with online content, at almost 70%. These kinds of numbers are getting attention, no doubt.

Advertisers, heed Coke’s example. The World Cup is a special event that generates tremendous global interest and the Internet covers it better, more comprehensively and to higher levels of satisfaction than any medium. Since this World Cup is shaping up like a winner for online advertising it should also be viewed as a precursor to World Cup 2010. Internet applications that already make access to information, vlogging, and fan interaction an enjoyable supplement to the World Cup coverage will continue to improve in the next four years with continued broadband and quality WiFi expansion. This will make World Cup 2010 an advertising bonanza.

All of this change and innovation in coverage and yet it’s still the simple and “beautiful game” of soccer along with national pride that draws us in. “I’d like to buy the world a home and furnish it with love…”

Joseph Pratt
Media Analyst
ICMediaDirect.com
TEL: 212-563-6455
Email: joseph@icmediadirect.com

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