Super Bowl wrap-up

While the on-the-field action will be analyzed by experts for days to come, I took a few minutes this morning to check out the interwebs for what folks are saying about the non-football activities from last night:

• The biggest news from halftime was rapper M.I.A.’s unscripted middle finger gesture and ad-lib.
• NPR asked the question was “the finger” a big deal … or not?
• Most of the reviews on Madonna’s performance were overall positive — and they all seem to mention her age.
• I learned a new term today while reading reviews of the show: slacklining. Who knew?
• The commercials were all in all fun, although I tend to agree with this writer that there wasn’t a real show stopper in the bunch.
• Everyone this morning has made at least one joke about the commercials “going to the dogs” this year …
• If you missed out, you can watch all the commercials on the Super Bowl’s official site.
• And for what it’s worth I checked: 8 of the top 10 searches on Google today (as of 1:30 pm) are Super Bowl related.

So here are some of the questions I’m left with:

• Did high-school students watch the game? Or the halftime show? Adding LMFAO to the mix seemed to be an attempt to connect with the under-30 crowd … I’m wondering if it worked.
• Did Madonna pick up any new fans from the show? After all, she does have a new record to sell …
• I’m also guessing that most of the “watching” of the show and commercials by students is happening today online.

What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments.