I am just loving all the World Cup spirit at the moment, all the flags on the cars and in the streets and shop, everybody blowing vuvuzelas and even Google adding Street View inside the stadiums.

Cape Tonians can not help but notice the Giant Vuvuzela that is mounted on the famous bridge to nowhere in Town, and rumour has it that it will be blown each time a goal is scored in the World Cup.

So it seems the rumor was true, and in this video they are doing a sound test of the Giant Vuvuzela.

I am so glad I don’t live or work near that bridge

URL shortening is becoming more and more popular with the use of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Bit.ly is currently the most popular URL shortening service being used on social networking sites, especially on Twitter where posts are limited to 140 characters.

Google and Facebook has now come to the party with their own URL shortening services. Facebook launched fb.me thats already in use for mobile and page link sharing, while Google has launched Goo.gl the official Google URL shortening service.

In a short announcement, the tech giant revealed that the Google Toolbar and the FeedBurner syndication service now utilize Goo.gl for link sharing.

The company also made sure to preach the strengths of its URL shortener and why it should be chosen above others. Google’s three key talking points are stability, security, and speed. These are no surprise

Facebook and Google are trusted brands with huge audiences and very good short URL domains. This may just mark the beginning of a new battle for the URL shortening market.