Nike

Nike, the company with the timeless “just do it,” slogan, is a business that started out making running shoes in Oregon and is now one of the largest sports, shoe and fashion leaders in the world. They are still famous for their shoes, apparel and high priced sport celebrity endorsements.

Nike could be credited with the birth of the fashion sneaker culture thanks to the Michael Jordan shoe line called Air Jordans. Jordans are probably the most popular sneaker of all time. Despite Jordan's retirement from basketball, these shoes are still produced today and now there is an entire sneaker sub-culture of blogs and fashion websites where fans that celebrate these shoes can come together and discuss. These sites like Kicks on Fire started just blogging about nikes and have created an entire sneaker trend now.

In the US, Nike is most associated and talked about with basketball stars. But in countries like Europe and South America is it known for its endorsements for soccer stars and has fueled the soccer sub-culture with custom gear celebrated on sites like Footy Boots.

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• Nike Air Force 1 Low Premium

  
  Sole Redemption — Authority: 533
  Nike applied a glossy Baroque Brown on the Air Force 1 Low Premium’s toe box, lace holder area, Swoosh, and heel tab. The midsection comes in Black while the remaining panel is done up in Golden Beige with detailed design. The laces come in Baroque Brown and the sole didn’t receive any special treatment but the ...
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• Nike SB December 2009 Releases

  
  Sneaker Obsession - Jordan Sneakers - SB Dunks - Custom Sneakers - AF1's and more — Authority: 489
  It’s that time of the month ago, the time in which we take a look at the upcoming Nike SB releases. From what we know at this time the month of December will include a Dunk Low Pro is Obsidian, the Skate Mental x Nike SB Dunk High Premium, a Zoom Stefan Janoski Premium in Black, a Zoom Veloce in Dark Army, a Zoom ...
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• Nike WMNS Dunk High Silver

  
  Sole Redemption — Authority: 533
  Women’s favorite, Nike Dunk High is now available in Silver colorway. The upper is done up in rich Silver leather all throughout except from a glittering midsection. The midsole comes in White with a Silver outsole. This is a must-have pair of kicks as it resembles shining holidays ahead. What do you think? $150 . ...
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• Nike Air Max LeBron VII - Christmas

  
  KicksOnFire.com — Authority: 509
  Sooner than Thanksgiving ends Christmas comes and if you haven’t noticed it via your local mall or sales ads the decorations are in full effect. In keeping up with the holiday spirit Nike looks to be dropping the Air Max LeBron in a special Christmas themed gradient color way. Details are pretty sketchy but chances ...
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• Enjoy The Deal, Enjoy The Life – Buy Shoes Online!

  
  NewBiz Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 144
  Shoes Buy Online™ was founded with the goal of becoming an one-stop online athletic shoes store for men, women and kids. Currently, we mainly supply original and retro nike air jordan shoes, nike air force ones and air jordan force fusion shoes for men, women and kids. Limited, exclusive and stylish nike hybrid ...
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• Carmelo Anthony OWNAGE Caption Contest

  
  Nike Air Force Ones Shoes & Air Jordan Shoes at Myairshoes.com — Authority: 150
  As some of you may or may not have seen… last night Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets beat the New York Knicks; nothing special. What is special though, is the career high 50 points Carmelo scored in 4 quarters of playing.  While his performance was quite impressive, what doesn’t impress me is the fact that ...
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• Nike SB - Zoom Stefan Janoski - Black Wool Edition

  
  KicksOnFire.com — Authority: 509
  Wool sneakers are all the rage. We have seen Vans chukkas with a peacoat and wooly lining but we haven’t seen that many woolen shoes bearing swooshes. Well leave it Stephan Janoski to take care of that and drop his Zoom Stefan Janoski in black. While you may need to keep the deck indoors when it snows there is no ...
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• Nike Smoke cone work (and other stuff)

  
  The Original Rocket Dungeon — Authority: 433
  After two days of eating and visiting with family, I ventured back down to the Dungeon.  First up was priming my Hostile Projectiles V2.  I chose Rustoleum red-brown primer since it would not only prime but serve as one of the colors in my planned cammo pattern.  Well, one instruction I thought that I had heeded ...
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• iPod nano 5G Review - with iPhone 3GS video comparison

  
  Best Iphone Info — Authority: 142
  Blunty3000 takes the new Apple iPod nano 5G for the review treatment with a head to head iPhone 3GS video comparison. The new iPod nano now has a built in FM radio, which includes the ability to pause! (think of it like TIVO for radio, kinda) a built in Pedometer and NIKE+ integration, and voice notes, just like the ...
  6 hours ago

• USC-Clemson Pics, Storylines

  
  FITSNews — Authority: 659
  The University of South Carolina’s surprise 34-17 drubbing of arch-rival Clemson was replete with story lines … here are just a few that we selected for your edification. HERE, KITTY KITTY - South Carolina ran its “Wildcat” (err, “Wildcock”) formation on just one series Saturday, but it paid off big ...
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• New Skate Mental x Nike SB Dunk High

  
  Nike Air Force Ones Shoes & Air Jordan Shoes at Myairshoes.com — Authority: 150
  Check out the new Nike SB Dunk High x New Skate Mental pack. The new model pack seems to be getting a nice feedback over the net. Sneaker heads seems to be paying attention to this baby. Who wouldn’t with its nice accent colorways. The new Nike SB Dunk High x New Skate Mental collaboration model comes in a nice ...
  7 hours ago

• New Nike Air Max 90 Current Huarache PR Bacon x DQM

  
  Bay Area Kicks — Authority: 141
  The new Nike Air Max 90 Current Huarache PR Bacon x DQM model pack comes with style. It is now available at many shops from North America and Europe. Definitely a must have sneaker. I love the cinder brown shade suede color leather of the shoes. I love the light tan shade in the shoe’s toe cap lining and lovely red ...
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• Nike Air Max LeBron VII “Christmas”

  
  TheShoeGame.com - Sneakers & Information — Authority: 578
  We haven’t confirmed this statement with LeBron, but we’re willing to bet that December is his favorite month for a couple of reasons. His birthday is December 30th, and five days before is one of the most popular holidays of the year, Christmas. LeBron’s mother gave him a special Christmas gift when he was ...
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• THE OTHER BIRD MAN!!!

  
  HYBRID SNICKS MAGAZINE — Authority: 136
  For those of you who might not be familiar with JEFF STAPLE . I encourage you to do your research. He is the man who single handily  shook the sneaker culture with the creation of the Nike Pigeon Dunk. His influence is so heavy that he’s inspired imitators to try to follow in his steps to create their own ...
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• Nike Dunk High ‘Morning Wood’ Customs

  
  Sneaker Obsession - Jordan Sneakers - SB Dunks - Custom Sneakers - AF1's and more — Authority: 489
  Just a few days after giving you a look at the Nike Blazer ‘C3PO’ Customs designed by EmmanueLabor we bring you another fresh pair of kicks eL whipped up. This time its the Nike Dunk High ‘Morning Wood’ which had us chuckling a bit when we heard its name. EmmanueLabor designed the Morning Wood Dunks ...
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• Nike Air Force 1 High Black/Gum

  
  Highsnobiety.com — Authority: 741
  Here’s a new Air Force 1 High from Nike in a clean black and gum color up. The strap stands out with a floral snakeskin mash-up. Women’s sizing, but if you’re feeling ‘em, you know what to do. Chapter Express has them. More shots of the Nike Air Force 1 High Black/Gum after the click. (...) Read the rest ...
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• Nike Air Max LeBron VII ‘X-Mas’

  
  Sneaker Obsession - Jordan Sneakers - SB Dunks - Custom Sneakers - AF1's and more — Authority: 489
  In honor of what is known as the biggest holiday of the year LeBron James and Nike have put together the Air Max LeBron VII ‘X-Mas’. Instead of the usual Christmas-esque color scheme of green/red this version of the LeBron 7 makes use of a black/red colorway in a gradient style which uses a small touch of ...
  12 hours ago

• Max LeBron VII Christmas / Birthday Limited Quickstrike

  
  NIKE LEBRON - LeBron James - News | Shoes | Basketball — Authority: 473
  Since the Air Max LeBron VII was introduced to the public, we haven’t really seen any new colorways apart from seeing the announced ones hit the stores. December is always special, since it’s LeBron James’ birthday, so we should expect something extraordinary on the market. Last season, the Chalk Six was the #1 ...
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• Nike SB Omar Salazar Sample

  
  Sole Sirius — Authority: 137
  We’ve all seen a few shot of Omar Salazar’s upcoming pro shoe. Here we have a new colorway of the latest addition to the SB Family. Rumored to represent the Phillies the Omar Salazar SB sports a red, white and blue combination. the shoe features a mostly suede upper with visible flywire along the sidepanles and ...
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• FBI charges alleged arms trader, 12 others

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  t began in 2007 with the sale of stolen cell phones and PlayStation 2 systems to a fencing operation in Detroit, one with alleged links to the extremist organization Hezbollah. Over two years, the ring bought more than 20,000 stolen phones, hundreds of video consoles, and counterfeit Nike shoes. The groups appetite ...
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