Well some moves that seem right, are wrong, even when they are right at first. This is the case for Kellogg’s, after they dumped Phelps over the notorious photo of him smoking via bong , now that move might not have been so smart. A large share of Kellogg’s consumers organized a boycott of the brand. Pot activists have spread the message of boycotting Kellogg’s  in support of Phelps to the point they have other not pot smoking customers onboard as well. Kellogg’s has even changed is audio recording at their office to address concerns about the brands relationship with Phelps.

The Sillicon Alley Insider reports more bad news for the brand:

Out of the 5,600 company reputations Vanno monitors, Kellogg ranked ninth before it booted Phelps. Now it’s ranked 83. Not even an industry-wide peanut scare inflicted as much damage on the food company’s reputation.

With the Olympics coming to a close this weekend, the USA team was able to edge out China and finish number one in the over all medal count. China however was able to sweep the games with a total gold metal count of 51, thats 15 more then the US which can in second place for gold metals. Some ofe the most notable performances came early in the games. No doubt the biggest winner of the games would have to be Michael Phelps who was able to set a world record winning 8 gold metals in 1 Olympic showing. Other notable US wins included the Men And Women’s Basket Ball wins against Spain and Australia respectively and the Mens volleyball win over Brazil. What did you think about the game? Who was the biggest winner? Hit the comments section and let us know.

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that you can count ESPN in on the bidding for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics.

 

 

ESPN/ABC look to host Olympics in 2014 & 2016 LIVE!!

ESPN chief George Bodenheimer said ESPN/ABC will be in on the bidding when the International Olympic Committee begins to entertain broadcast rights for the next round. NBC holds the rights to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and the 2012 Summer Games in London.

Some element of mystery surrounds the broadcast rights for the upcoming competitions, including the matter of how many of the Games will be awarded and when the bidding will start. It’s likely that only the 2014 and 2016 Olympics will be up for grabs, and that the bidding period could happen between now and October 2009.

“If I was holding the auction, I would definitely want to hold it (soon) after this Olympics,” ESPN executive vice president John Skipper said.

Likely to bid are NBC, flush with success from the Summer Games after a string of disappointing ratings, as well as Disney’s ESPN/ABC and perhaps Fox and CBS.

Bodenheimer said that all media companies are taking note of the ratings successes but intimated that their offers would not be blank checks.

“It still has to make business sense,” Bodenheimer said Tuesday.

[Reuters/Hollywood Reporter]

Michael Phelps in the quest for history uses a team effort in thriller and sets history of its own!!

BEIJING – AUGUST 11: (L-R) Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale of the United States pose with the gold medal during the medal ceremony for the Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

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USA Olympic swimming phenom, Michael Phelps, surpasses yet another
hurdle on his quest to becoming the greatest Olympian EVER!! However
that doesn’t mean that his 2nd gold medal of the 2008 Beijung Olympics
came easy. In fact in a shocking thriller, it was Phelps partner
Jason Lezak who stole the show in an amazing epic come from behind
victory in the 400m freestyle relay to capture the gold.

Lezak, the 32 year old American swimmer chased down, the trash talking French
Olympic swimmer Alain Bernard, in his final stroke beating him out by
8 hundredths of a second to claim Olympic Gold and Set a new World
Record time of 3 minutes and 8.24 seconds in the 400m relay. Lezak
said that he thought he lost after diving into the water, feeling that
their was no way to catch the brilliant French anchor. But then in a 5
second moment of truth span thought to himself that, “this is
the Olympics and I’m here for the U.S.A., I don’t care how bad it
hurts.” And with that on his final stroke inserted his name in
the history books as well as keeping Michael Phelps hopes for 8 gold
medals alive and setting a new world record. But there was also
another historic moment that occurred. Cullen Jones, the teams 3rd leg
and New Jersey native, became the first African-American swimmer to
win Olympic gold. Asked about the race, Jones diverted attention away
from himself and gave credit to Lezak saying, “Jason is the most
phenomenal closer I’ve ever seen in my life. He’s been able to get his
hand on the wall from behind, from ahead, it doesn’t matter.”
Even President Bush, who witnessed Phelps’ 2 gold medals, weighed in on
the race. “I was watching Michael Phelps after the anchor
leg touched,” said President Bush, who stopped by the Water Cube
for the second day in a row on his way out of town. “The whole
thing is genuine. That’s the good thing about the
Olympics.” (courtesy of Huff Post)

Whatever the future may have in store for Michael Phelps, one thing is
certain, when it is all said and down this may go down as one of the
greatest victories and come from behind victories of all time, thanks
to Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, Michael Phelps and Garrett Weber-Gale’s
destroying of the world record where 4 other teams also broke the
record.

Garrett Weber-Gale (L) & Michael Phelps (R) ecstatic over Lezak come from behind victory.

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Watch Monday Night on NBC as Phelps continues his quest for what
would be his 3rd gold medal of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.