The Vuvuzela

„vu:vu:'zeilə The Vuvuzela a long plastic instrument in the shape of a trumpet, that makes a very loud noise when you blow it and is popular with football fans in South Africa The term comes from a South African township slang word related to 1ST "shower." 66 99 Vuvuzela came in 1965 fashioned from a bicycle horn. The average recorded volume of vuvuzela at the World Cup is 127 decibels. That's 13 decibels less than a handgun. Originally made from tin. And 7 times more intense than a chainsaw. OUCH! 127db Gained South African popularity in the 90's. Amazon sales of the vuvuzela has increased by 1000%. 1.5 MILLION sold throughout Europe 1000% amazon.com In 2001, South Africa-based company, Masincedane Sport, began to mass-produce a plastic version. This year, they began producing a softer version of the horn, anticipating complaints of noise level. On 6/15 (largest spike in chatter), 1 out of 500 posts mentioned the vuvuzela. 100 100 100 100 100 Vuvuzela! 800,000 total vuvuzelas sold in South Africa. 800,000 30,000 sold in South Africa in just the last 2 weeks. 30,000 Negative Sentiment Words appearing in posts for “vuvuzela" Annoying Hate Irritating 29.1% 8% 5.1% Before the World Cup After the World Cup 38% 57% 56% 38% Out of 6,248 Posts Out of 197,062 Posts Positive Mentions Negative Mentions Data provided by Neutral Mentions socialradar® Design provided by benstock|design Thanks for reading. „vu:vu:'zeilə The Vuvuzela a long plastic instrument in the shape of a trumpet, that makes a very loud noise when you blow it and is popular with football fans in South Africa The term comes from a South African township slang word related to 1ST "shower." 66 99 Vuvuzela came in 1965 fashioned from a bicycle horn. The average recorded volume of vuvuzela at the World Cup is 127 decibels. That's 13 decibels less than a handgun. Originally made from tin. And 7 times more intense than a chainsaw. OUCH! 127db Gained South African popularity in the 90's. Amazon sales of the vuvuzela has increased by 1000%. 1.5 MILLION sold throughout Europe 1000% amazon.com In 2001, South Africa-based company, Masincedane Sport, began to mass-produce a plastic version. This year, they began producing a softer version of the horn, anticipating complaints of noise level. On 6/15 (largest spike in chatter), 1 out of 500 posts mentioned the vuvuzela. 100 100 100 100 100 Vuvuzela! 800,000 total vuvuzelas sold in South Africa. 800,000 30,000 sold in South Africa in just the last 2 weeks. 30,000 Negative Sentiment Words appearing in posts for “vuvuzela" Annoying Hate Irritating 29.1% 8% 5.1% Before the World Cup After the World Cup 38% 57% 56% 38% Out of 6,248 Posts Out of 197,062 Posts Positive Mentions Negative Mentions Data provided by Neutral Mentions socialradar® Design provided by benstock|design Thanks for reading. „vu:vu:'zeilə The Vuvuzela a long plastic instrument in the shape of a trumpet, that makes a very loud noise when you blow it and is popular with football fans in South Africa The term comes from a South African township slang word related to 1ST "shower." 66 99 Vuvuzela came in 1965 fashioned from a bicycle horn. The average recorded volume of vuvuzela at the World Cup is 127 decibels. That's 13 decibels less than a handgun. Originally made from tin. And 7 times more intense than a chainsaw. OUCH! 127db Gained South African popularity in the 90's. Amazon sales of the vuvuzela has increased by 1000%. 1.5 MILLION sold throughout Europe 1000% amazon.com In 2001, South Africa-based company, Masincedane Sport, began to mass-produce a plastic version. This year, they began producing a softer version of the horn, anticipating complaints of noise level. On 6/15 (largest spike in chatter), 1 out of 500 posts mentioned the vuvuzela. 100 100 100 100 100 Vuvuzela! 800,000 total vuvuzelas sold in South Africa. 800,000 30,000 sold in South Africa in just the last 2 weeks. 30,000 Negative Sentiment Words appearing in posts for “vuvuzela" Annoying Hate Irritating 29.1% 8% 5.1% Before the World Cup After the World Cup 38% 57% 56% 38% Out of 6,248 Posts Out of 197,062 Posts Positive Mentions Negative Mentions Data provided by Neutral Mentions socialradar® Design provided by benstock|design Thanks for reading.