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Review: Super Bowl online decent, won't replace TV

(AP) -- The television set won't be the only place to watch video of the New York Giants and the New England Patriots this Sunday. For the first time, U.S. football fans will be able to watch the Super Bowl ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers map the physics of Tibetan singing bowls

Researchers have been investigating the connection between fifth century Himalayan instruments used in religious ceremonies and modern physics.

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Unlike Patriots, NFL slow to embrace 'Moneyball'

(AP) -- It's advice that sounds like heresy on the gridiron: Go for it on fourth down. Try more onside kicks. Running backs don't matter much.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Chips and apps on tap for Super Bowl

Millions of American football fans will be watching the Super Bowl on television Sunday with one hand in the potato chips and the other holding a smartphone.

Technology / Software

created Feb 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Super Bowl advertisers go after 'second screens'

(AP) -- Call it the "second-screen" Super Bowl. About two-thirds of smartphone and tablet owners use their gadgets to do things like text or post on Twitter while watching TV, according to research firm Nielsen. ...

Technology / Business

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers examine influence of Super Bowl ads

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last year, Volkswagen's Super Bowl ad featuring a kid dressed as Darth Vader went viral online, helping the company earn an estimated $100 million in free publicity. This year, the automaker ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Super Bowl advertisers should skip TV ads, focus online

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last year’s hit Super Bowl ad, a Volkswagen spot featuring a boy dressed as Darth Vader, was unique in that it was actually released before the game.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Feds in NY shut down 16 sports streaming websites

(AP) -- With the Super Bowl days away, federal authorities announced a crackdown Thursday on websites that stream unauthorized broadcasts of sports events just hours after New England quarterback Tom Brady ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

2.1 million viewers live stream Super Bowl online

(AP) -- The first live stream of the Super Bowl drew 2.1 million unique viewers, NBC said Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Sporting event ads viewed favorably -- especially if the game is close

The average price for a 30-second advertising spot in the 2012 Super Bowl on Feb. 5 is a staggering $3.5 million and a new study suggests that, for advertisers, it may not really matter if the New England Patriots or the ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Groupon struggles to balance national growth with 'local' feel

A week ago, Groupon Inc. offered what it called a "Super Groupon." And it didn't have anything to do with the Chicago company's poorly received Super Bowl television ads.

Technology / Business

created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

KKR, Silver Lake near deal on Go Daddy

(AP) -- Go Daddy, the domain-name registration company known for its racy Super Bowl ads, is close to being bought by two private investment firms for up to $2.5 billion, according to a person close to the deal.

Technology / Business

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Super Bowl losses can increase cardiac death

A new study published in the journal Clinical Cardiology reveals that a Super Bowl loss for a home team was associated with increased death rates in both men and women and in older individuals.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social media gaining value as component of super bowl advertising

(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite the high cost of advertising during the Super Bowl — commercial time has sold for upwards of $3 million per 30-second ad — the big game continues to attract sponsors interested in reaching ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Effects of TV ad violence, Super Bowl implications on kids (w/ Video)

The Super Bowl annually produces the year's largest TV audience, making it a prime event for advertisers to debut their flashy, new commercials. But ads with violent content aired during a sporting event that also contains ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0