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Facebook spawns ecosystem of startups

To get the true measure of what's often called "The Facebook Effect," look beyond the company. Generally ignored in the klieg lights focused on Facebook's IPO is a growing ecosystem of other startups that are using the social ...

Technology / Business

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dyson Unveils His Bladeless Fan (w/ Videos)

(PhysOrg.com) -- James Dyson, inventor of the bag-less vacuum cleaners has taken his invention one step further with the unveiling of the bladeless fan. Using 'Air Multiplier' technology the bladeless fan ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (39) | comments 26 weblog

Facebook may be economic, jobs driver

Out of thin air, Facebook is evolving into a global driver of jobs and economic growth.

Technology / Business

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

Fans can check out Euro 2012 stadiums online

Football fans heading to Ukraine and Poland for Euro 2012 can now take a digital stroll through the tournament stadiums and host cities on Google Street View, organisers said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ant colonies remember rivals' odor and compete like sports fans

A new study led by the University of Melbourne has shown that weaver ants share a collective memory for the odour of ants in rival nests, and use the information to identify them and compete, similar to how sports fans know ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People as 'sensors': Twitter messages reveal NFL's big plays and fans'

Using millions of Twitter subscribers as living "sensors," engineers from Rice University and Motorola Mobility have found a way to monitor fans' levels of excitement and to keep track of the action in National Football League ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Making sports statistics more scientific

Whether it is the sprinter who finished first or the team that scored more points, it's usually easy to determine who won a sporting event. But finding the statistics that explain why an athlete or team wins ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

German privacy watchdog dislikes Facebook's 'Like'

(AP) -- A German data protection authority is "unliking" Facebook's "Like" button.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Brain Scans Track Hoop Fans' Happy Memories

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a novel study that used historical tape of a thrilling overtime basketball game between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, brain researchers at Duke have found that ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Beanballs and the psychology of revenge: Study examines 'blood feud' exception to American norms

This week, as tens of millions of Americans awaited the baseball season's first pitches, Brown University psychologist Fiery Cushman was watching more warily for the first beanballs. As someone who studies moral judgment, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

All events live in some form for Olympics on NBC

(AP) -- NBC's Olympic coverage in London will look very familiar, with one major twist.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Carnegie Mellon engineers create mobile video service

Carnegie Mellon University engineering faculty, Priya Narasimhan and Rajeev Gandhi, and their students have created a new, unique large-scale mobile wireless video service designed to enhance sports fans' experience at games. ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yahoo! takes to airwaves with sports radio

Yahoo! announced the launch Monday of Yahoo! Sports Radio as the Internet company seeks to turn its popularity as an online destination for sports fans into success over the airwaves.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nail-biters yield deadly results, study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sports fans beware: A close win by your favorite team is linked with loss of life for enthusiastic fans after the big game, according to a University of South Carolina study.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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