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Meet Ato Boldon, the 'World's Fastest Geek'

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Meet Ato Boldon, the 'World's Fastest Geek'
6:18:24 AMSam Laird
A four-time Olympic sprinting medalist for Trinidad and Tobago, Ato Boldon will be back at the games this summer as a broadcast analyst for NBC. Track and field fans have taken to his expertise, charisma and candidness in the broadcast booth --...



Religious Activists Want to Ban Facebook in Russia
5:55:27 AMThe Daily Dot
Hard-line religious activists in Russia are really offended by Facebook's new same-sex marriage icons and want the social networking website banned from the country. Russian Orthodox activists in the southern city of Saratov claim the icons are...



The Power of Text Message Marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]
5:20:37 AMAllegra Tepper
As brands focus efforts on keeping up with broadcasting trends across social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, many are neglecting a tried and true marketing tactic that could propel them even further: narrowcasting. Narrowcasting...



Vegas Chimp Shooting Breaks Hearts on Twitter
3:54:58 AMStephanie Haberman
Car chases are so last week. Thursday, Twitter rubberneckers found themselves transfixed by two chimps on the run in Las Vegas. A live video stream from KLAS-TV broadcasted the chase to the masses. In the end, one chimpanzee was tranquilzed and...



Lamborghini Driver Faces Jail Time After Posting Speedy Video
2:08:11 AMThe Daily Dot
A Lamborghini owner in Japan posted a video to YouTube that showed him driving at a speed twice the legal limit. Police fined him after viewers ratted him out and reported the crime. The driver was arrested Monday in Hiroshima, more than four...



How Credit Card Companies Lure Customers on Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]
Thursday, July 12, 2012 5:12 PMCharlie White
Credit cards can be a wonderful convenience or an albatross around your neck. Now, in the face of a government edict to stop pressuring unqualified people into opening credit card accounts, those purveyors of plastic are trying to make the...



Twitter IPO? Not So Fast, Says Costolo
Thursday, July 12, 2012 4:39 PMSam Laird
Eager investors and IPO cynics alike can cool their jets: Twitter CEO Dick Costolo says the company is in no rush to go public. "We are going to remain private as long as we want," Costolo told the Los Angeles Times this week in a wide-ranging...



Twitter Launches Age Verification for Brands
Thursday, July 12, 2012 1:54 PMClickZ
Twitter has developed a system for obtaining ages of followers, a particularly significant concern for alcohol brands. Until now many booze brands have simply included a note on their account profile stating that followers must be of legal...



Google+ Now Lets You Merge Your Personal and Work Profiles
Thursday, July 12, 2012 12:37 PMSamantha Murphy
Google announced on Thursday that Google+ users with a profile attached to a regular Gmail account and a work-related Google apps account can now blend the two together. When Google Apps gained Google+ support last October, Google promised a...



Now You'll Never Miss a Wedding Announcement on Facebook
Thursday, July 12, 2012 12:00 PMEmily Price
Facebook wants to make sure you don't miss out on celebrating your friends' weddings or engagements. The social network is rolling out to all users Thursday a special events feature that puts information about momentous events in your friends'...



 
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