News Topic - Coca-Cola

Man's Coca-Cola collection on display
Associated Press - September 1, 2008 12:44 PM ET FORSYTH, Ill. (AP) - David Lee Allen has carried his love of collecting all things Coca-Cola through more than two decades.
WANDtv.com  –  Sep 1, 2008 4:44 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Champaign-Springfield-Decatur

Channel 4 and Bebo launch Battlefront website in bid to inspire young people
Channel 4 and social networking website Bebo have created a campaigning project aimed at inspiring teenagers to use the web "as a canvas for social change".Battlefront profiles 19 young people, including knife crime campaigner Alexander Rose, giving a platform to a range of social issues and providing free tools such as blogs badges and discussion forums.Another campaign by Troy Kennedy aims to persuade Coca-Cola to use its vast corporate infrastructure in the developing world to distribute condoms in the battle against the Aids epidemic; while Zoe Draper hopes to encourage a healthy body image among teenagers in the UK.Matt Locke, Channel 4 commissioner for new media education, said TV had "polarised political action" into something that either needed to be led by a rock star with a wristband or a direct action campaign."On the web there are lots of ways to co-ordinate change. We wanted to show teens how to get involved and make those changes happen in your life, showing what those campaigns need," Locke added. "This is really about teens teaching other teens about these issues."He added that those campaigns might include offline as well as online activity, from Flashmobs to Facebook tools or even starting a new business.About 45 mentors from publishing, viral and digital marketing and campaigning have been brought on board to work with the 14- to 19-year-olds during the project.Channel 4 and Bebo, working with production firm Raw Television, are also recruiting for a 20th campaigner to join the project ahead of the broadcast of a TV tie-in, which will broadcast in the morning education slot. The broadcaster will transmit five, half-hour programmes in November and five in June, at the end of the project.Locke said Battlefront will "degrade gracefully back into the web" because all the advice and material will stay online indefinitely, including the video reports and blogs from each of the campaigners.Natalie Wilson, who is campaigning against self-harm, wrote on her Battlefront page that she wanted to teenagers to get help for cutting, burning, overdosing and eating disorders."I want to show that people can get help, that there is help out there and that there are positive ways of coping," she wrote."I feel very strongly about this topic because I have been there and am now in the recovery process."· To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editor@mediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 7239 9857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 7278 2332.· If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".Related StoriesSam Wollaston is underwhelmed by the Chevrolet Epica LT 2.0VCDiInternet leak brings end to US cult book seriesHospitals: London health trusts plot legal action over new IT systemSmall World that may be getting too bigNetbytes: Browse the world's photo album
The Guardian  –  Sep 1, 2008 4:34 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Technology

SARU investigate racist attack
The South African Rugby Union is offering a reward of R10 000 to anyone who can identify the perpetrators of a racist attack that took place during Saturday's Tri-Nations Test between the Springboks and Australia at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg.
Scrum.com  –  Sep 1, 2008 2:05 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Sports: Rugby

Cola-Zeum features all things Coke
FORSYTH, Ill. — David Lee Allen has carried his love of collecting all things Coca-Cola through more than two decades.The soda pop memorabilia — including classic bottles from the 1900s and a 1970s Coke-themed van — has grown into such a massive collection that items are on display museum-style at Hickory Point Mall in Forsyth.
Chicago Sun Times  –  Sep 1, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Chicago

Boks not finished product - PDV
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers was a happy man on Saturday after his Springbok team thumped Australia 53-8 in their Tri-Nations match at Coca-Cola Park."
Planet Rugby  –  Aug 30, 2008 7:06 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Sports: Rugby

Championship: Wolves go wild in Forest win
Wolves went to the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after a 5-1 demolition of Nottingham Forest.
ESPN  –  Aug 30, 2008 5:33 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Sports: Soccer

Blackburn agree Bunn fee
Blackburn have agreed an undisclosed fee with Coca-Cola League One side Northampton for goalkeeper Mark Bunn.
The Independent  –  Aug 29, 2008 3:25 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Entertainment: Travel

Primus makes Charlton loan switch
Charlton have resurrected their loan move for Linvoy Primus with the Portsmouth defender joining the Coca-Cola Championship outfit on a three-month deal.
The Independent  –  Aug 28, 2008 1:07 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Entertainment: Travel

The Coca-Cola Company To Present At Lehman Brothers Back-To-School Conference
ATLANTA - The Coca-Cola Company today announced Gary Fayard, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will present at the Lehman Brothers Back-to-School Consumer Conference in Boston on ... [WebWire - Wednesday, August 27, 2008]
WebWire  –  Aug 27, 2008 2:37 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Psychoanalysis in the Name of Coca-Cola
Harvard Business Online's Paul Michelman on what Tiger Woods, chicken soup, and an upside-down ice-cream sundae have to do with Coke
Business Week  –  Jul 15, 2008 9:48 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Business: Careers