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TaB is a Mindsticker

Published on July 24, 2007 in 1960s, Coca-Cola, Cola, Commercials, Diet, Drinks, Soft Drinks and USA.

TaB is a diet cola. It was the first diet soft drink brand produced by the Coca-Cola Company. It was introduced in 1963 and has been reformulated several times. It was initially sweetened with cyclamate. After the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a ban on cyclamate in 1969, saccharin was used.

Cyclamate is an artificial sweetener that was discovered in 1937 at the University of Illinois by graduate student Michael Sveda. Like many artificial sweeteners, the sweetness of cyclamate was discovered by accident.

Pepsi beats the others cold

Published on July 15, 2007 in 1960s, Cola, Commercials, Hockey, Pepsi, Soft Drinks, Sports and USA.

The word Pepsi comes from the Greek word “pepsi” (πέψη), which is a medical term, describing the food dissolving process within one’s stomach. It is also a medical term, that describes a problem with one’s stomach to dissolve foods properly.

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey in Canada and the United States, is a team sport played on ice. It is a speedy and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural, reliable seasonal ice cover. It is one of the four major North American professional sports, and is represented by the National Hockey League (NHL) at the highest level, and the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL), the highest level of women’s ice hockey in the world. It is the official national winter sport of Canada, where the game enjoys immense popularity, and is also the most popular spectator sport in Finland.

On South African beaches, Coke is it!

Published on May 13, 2007 in 1980s, Coca-Cola, Cola, Commercials, Drinks, Soft Drinks and South Africa.

Coca-Cola is a cola (a type of carbonated soft drink) sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company, which is often referred to as simply Coca-Cola or Coke.

[In South Africa during the Apartheid era], public beaches were racially segregated, with the best ones reserved for whites (white beaches were typically developed; whereas black beaches were situated in remote areas with little or no development).

Max Headroom interviews Pepsi for New Coke

Published on April 26, 2007 in 1980s, Coca-Cola, Cola, Commercials, Dr Pepper, Drinks, Flops, Pepsi, Soft Drinks and USA.

Max Headroom is the name of a fictional artificial intelligence, known for his surreal wit and a stuttering, distorted, electronically sampled delivery. The character was created by Peter Wagg, Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton and performed by Matt Frewer.

The [Max Headroom New Coke] campaign was launched with a memorable television commercial, produced by McCann-Erickson New York, with Max saying in his trademark stutter, “C-c-c-catch the wave!” and referring to his fellow “Cokeologists”. In a riposte to Pepsi’s televisual teasings, one showed Headroom asking a Pepsi can he was “interviewing” how it felt about more drinkers preferring the new Coke to it and then cut to the condensation forming on the can. “Sweating?” he asked. It was a huge success, and surveys likewise showed that more than three-quarters of the target market were aware of the ads within two days. Coke’s corporate hotline received more calls about him than any previous spokesperson, some even asking if he was married.

Pepsi Steps on Coke

Published on April 19, 2007 in Coca-Cola, Cola, Commercials, Dr Pepper, Mexico, Pepsi and Soft Drinks.

According to Consumer Reports, in the 1970s, the rivalry [between Pepsi and Coca-Cola] continued to heat up the market. Pepsi conducted blind taste tests in stores, in what was called the “Pepsi Challenge”. These tests suggested that more consumers preferred the taste of Pepsi (which is believed to have more lemon oil, less orange oil, and uses vanillin rather than vanilla) to Coke. The sales of Pepsi started to climb, and Pepsi kicked off the “Challenge” across the [United States].

Coca-Cola World of Warcraft

Published on April 16, 2007 in China, Coca-Cola, Cola, Commercials, Drinks, Funny, Martial Arts and Soft Drinks.

World of Warcraft (commonly abbreviated as WoW) is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the fourth game in the Warcraft series.

On March 7, 2007, Blizzard announced that the subscriber base for World of Warcraft had reached a new milestone, with 8.5 million players worldwide; there are more than 2 million players in North America, 1.5 million players in Europe, and 3.5 million players in China.

The Coca-Cola drink has a high degree of identification with the United States itself, being considered by some an “American Brand” or to a small extent as an item representing America. The identification with the spread of American culture has led to the pun “Coca-Colanization”. The drink is also often a metonym for the Coca-Cola Company.