Virtual Seattle

[sounderfan]

Since Seattle-MLS news lately consists of nothing more than Don Garber saying "And in 2007, Toronto....and among Seattle...etc....etc..."

Why not take the time to visit the Emerald City via this spiffy virtual reality site!
It's pretty here. And we like soccer. ;)

http://www.vrseattle.com/

http://www.ma.usb.ve/~vsirvent/photo/seattle_waterfront1_s.jpg

[sounderfan]

Seattle's TV Market Share:
http://www.nielsenmedia.com/DMAs.html

Seattle's traffic:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2004-08-03-cities.htm

Seattle City Taxes:
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/taxesbycity2004/

Seattle's Bar & Grills:
http://www.digitalcity.com/seattle/bestsportsbars/

Seattle: Bookworms, and proud of it:
http://www.uww.edu/npa/cities/

Seattle: Kids? Just not in the supporters section:
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/news/01082101.htm

Seattle: Low-Crime City:
http://www.morganquitno.com/cit04pop.htm

Seattle-Tacoma: High-"wired" Internet Cities:
http://www.network-democracy.org/pgh-inet/bb/seattle_and_king_county.html

And just to really let you have it...More Seattle firsts!
http://www.see-seattle.com/seattlefirsts.htm

Some of my favorites from the link above...


The Happy Face first appeared in Seattle.

Seattle was the first city in the world to pump Muzak into stores and offices.

Seattle was the first city in the US to play a Beattles song on the radio.

The best major city in the US to have a heart attack - 50% know CPR.

Seattle's Elliott Bay is home to the world's largest tugboat races held annually in May.

Seattle has been acclaimed "the most honest city in America" by Reader's Digest.

Seattle sells more sunglasses per capita than any other major city in the nation.

[Brian in Boston]

The Happy Face first appeared in Seattle.

Although Seattle ad man David Stern has long been given credit in the Emerald City for creating the Happy Face (aka Smiley Face) in 1967 for a local savings and loan, this is not the case.

The Happy/Smiley Face was created by ad man Harvey R. Ball in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1963. It was created on behalf of the State Mutual Life assurance Companies of America.

[sounderfan]

Although Seattle ad man David Stern has long been given credit in the Emerald City for creating the Happy Face (aka Smiley Face) in 1967 for a local savings and loan, this is not the case.

The Happy/Smiley Face was created by ad man Harvey R. Ball in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1963. It was created on behalf of the State Mutual Life assurance Companies of America.

It's one thing to create something...quite another to bring it to fame! :)

Please email that site and get this one off the Seattle list! It was one I am not very proud of anyway!

http://www.greatgads.com/images/stickers/st-smile_with_bullet_thumb.jpg