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| Online Gaming Giant to Buy Atlantic City Casino | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:12 PM | The Daily Dot |
| After being drummed out of the U.S. two years ago, the parent company of several of the internet's biggest online gaming sites is looking to reestablish itself with a brick-and-mortar toehold on the Jersey shore. Even before New Jersey Gov.
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| Tweeting Bikes Coming to South by Southwest | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 5:37 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Digital ad agency Razorfish will peddle its services at South by Southwest via some 20 self-tweeting bicycles. The bikes, which will be planted strategically or "bike bombed" at events during the Interactive portion of the festival, will include GPS devices that will transmit location data to Razorfish's social media team. Each of the 20 bikes will have its own Twitter ID ("PennyTheBike" is one) and will tweet in its own personality.
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| Groupon Fires CEO Andrew Mason | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:48 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Twenty-four hours after reporting disappointing first-quarter earnings (a move that sent its stock down more than 25% in after-hours), Groupon announced Thursday afternoon that co-founder and CEO Andrew Mason will no longer hold the top post at the company.
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| Dunkin' Donuts Now Accepts Passbook Payments | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:34 PM | AppAdvice |
| The next time you visit Dunkin’ Donuts, you’ll be able to use Passbook on your iPhone to pay your bill. This new feature is available via the company’s latest app update. First released in August, the free Dunkin’ Donuts app gives customers the option to purchase items via their DD Card or through the Passbook app. Both work through a barcode system and are usable at any of Dunkin’ Donuts’ 7,000 U.S.
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| Grasshopper Founder Answers Questions Via Live Chat | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 2:51 PM | Scott Gerber |
| Got a question for David? Use the chat feature above to get it answered live. David Hauser is a young entrepreneur based out of Boston, MA, Austin, TX and Las Vegas, NV. Having launched more than five start-ups, entrepreneurship is his passion, and empowering entrepreneurs to succeed is what he does every day.
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| 50+ Events in Social Media Marketing, Mobile Strategy and More | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 2:01 PM | Elisha Hartwig |
| Whether you're looking to make industry contacts or learn the latest trends in advertising, technology and media, Mashable's Events Board has something for you. We picked four of the latest events, listed below, to give you an idea of the possibilities for networking, developing skills and moving your business forward. Check these out, or head over to the full listings to find relevant events in your area or preferred destination.
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| HP Becomes First Company on LinkedIn to Hit 1 Million Followers | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:14 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| LinkedIn announced Thursday that HP has become the first company on the social network to hit one million followers. Nick Besbeas, VP of marketing at LinkedIn, explained in a blog post that HP built up a following by posting relevant updates and insights, and by using "targeted" LinkedIn Follow ads, the latter of which helped HP to add 300,000 followers over a two-month period.
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| Audi Cars Go Head to Head in Paintball Duel | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:13 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Audi is waging an all out war — against itself. To promote the new 2013 RS 4 Avant, Audi has strapped paintball guns onto two of the models, one black and one white, and put them through the "Ultimate Paintball Duel." Using yellow and blue paint, the cars sped around a military aircraft hangar trying to see how much they could ink their opponent.
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| HGTV, Food Network Shows Coming to Amazon Prime | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:14 AM | Lauren Indvik |
| Another day, another licensing agreement for Amazon's online streaming video network. After nabbing FX Network's western crime drama Justified earlier this week, Amazon announced Thursday that past seasons of shows from Scripps Networks' portfolio of channels, including HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, the Cooking Channel and the Travel Channel, are coming to Amazon Instant Video.
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| Prepaid Carrier Could Be Stuck With $100 Million Worth of Unsold iPhones | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:08 AM | Seth Fiegerman |
| The iPhone may be popular among consumers, but it has fallen short of expectations for at least one prepaid carrier. Leap Wireless, the company that operates Cricket Wireless, told the Wall Street Journal that it is currently on track to sell just half the number of iPhones it committed to selling in its first year contract with Apple. If that doesn't change, the Journal says Leap could wind up with $100 million worth of unsold iPhones.
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| Shutl Pledges to Help Retailers Take on Amazon With Same-Day Delivery | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:53 AM | Lauren Indvik |
| The Launchpad is a series that introduces Mashable readers to compelling startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Shutl One-Line Pitch: A service that allows multichannel retailers to offer same-day delivery to customers in metro areas, typically for less than $10 per order.
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