With the Eurovision Song Contest right around the corner, this year it's being held in Azerbaijan's Baku who won it in 2011 with the love song entitled Running Scared. Although every year, the contest seems to become more and more controversial with blatant political underlings, the event still attracts millions of viewers throughout the continent. Last year, Britain had the highest viewership in 12 years. So what techy tools are in store for this year's competition?
If you are simply terrified of missing out on the Eurovision final (quite understandable) then you can download Eurovision countdown mobile applications or website widgets to keep you on track (in case you are wondering, the semi-finals are held on the 22nd and 24th May, the final on the 26th May; important dates for the diary). Advances in mobile development now mean that many mobile phone apps are also available for Eurovision 2012 include the Eurovision 2012 Guide app offering a map of Baku for those visiting this host city (for Android phones only), the Euro Song Contest Guide - Baku 2012 app which is a complete Eurovision 2012 guide, and the ASAIF Eurovision Baku 2012 app for wider information on Azerbaijan (both for Apple devices only).
Blogs are another digital phenomenon to dominate our 21st century lives. As we know, they can be about anything and everything, including, of course, Eurovision. For those not quite clued up on digital jargon, website widgets are changeable applications that can be added to any website or blog (and not digital creatures the cute name would suggest).
Widgets can be added to create an office sweepstake, sweepstakes between friends or simple popularity polls just for fun. Wordpress, the most popular blogging network of them all, offer a wide range of sweepstake plugins for widgets which can be downloaded and added to a blog, making it easy for fans of the Eurovision Song Contest to interact. These sorts of widgets are great examples of sports technology, too, because they can also be used for other events such as the Grand National, football and rugby World Cups and Wimbledon.
Even if after all the hype you are unable to watch the Eurovision live final on television, then do not despair. ITV - this year's Eurovision TV host - will be offering you the chance to catch up via ITV Player. Access to the computer limited? Then ITV Player applications for your smartphone will enable you to stream online and catch up on the show when out and about. Honestly, there is no excuse to miss out on this year's Eurovision Song Contest, so don't fight it!
If you are simply terrified of missing out on the Eurovision final (quite understandable) then you can download Eurovision countdown mobile applications or website widgets to keep you on track (in case you are wondering, the semi-finals are held on the 22nd and 24th May, the final on the 26th May; important dates for the diary). Advances in mobile development now mean that many mobile phone apps are also available for Eurovision 2012 include the Eurovision 2012 Guide app offering a map of Baku for those visiting this host city (for Android phones only), the Euro Song Contest Guide - Baku 2012 app which is a complete Eurovision 2012 guide, and the ASAIF Eurovision Baku 2012 app for wider information on Azerbaijan (both for Apple devices only).
Blogs are another digital phenomenon to dominate our 21st century lives. As we know, they can be about anything and everything, including, of course, Eurovision. For those not quite clued up on digital jargon, website widgets are changeable applications that can be added to any website or blog (and not digital creatures the cute name would suggest).
Widgets can be added to create an office sweepstake, sweepstakes between friends or simple popularity polls just for fun. Wordpress, the most popular blogging network of them all, offer a wide range of sweepstake plugins for widgets which can be downloaded and added to a blog, making it easy for fans of the Eurovision Song Contest to interact. These sorts of widgets are great examples of sports technology, too, because they can also be used for other events such as the Grand National, football and rugby World Cups and Wimbledon.
Even if after all the hype you are unable to watch the Eurovision live final on television, then do not despair. ITV - this year's Eurovision TV host - will be offering you the chance to catch up via ITV Player. Access to the computer limited? Then ITV Player applications for your smartphone will enable you to stream online and catch up on the show when out and about. Honestly, there is no excuse to miss out on this year's Eurovision Song Contest, so don't fight it!
About the Author:
Catherine McCulloch is a London-based writer with a passion for mobile development, for more information on web technology visit coreware.co.uk.
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