FourSquare: I don’t get it

I don’t get it. I feel like Josh Baskin listening to a pitch for robots that turn into buildings (skyskrapers). I’ve been using FourSquare for the past few weeks, and I can’t figure out how it improves my life in any way. The premise of FourSquare (and other location-based services/games

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-11

Had my first Trophy Cupcake this evening. I must admit, it's better than a regular cupcake. # Twitter is a good indicator of box office revenue. http://bit.ly/clCXDo # Fantastic video from the NFL combine overlays top performer and average joe running the 40. http://bit.ly/9nhayt # I used to use Digsby

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Is it too late for Tiger?

Can you believe it’s been 5 years since Tiger won a Masters Tournament Championship? I asked myself, is it too late for Tiger? Has his prime passed, and will he ever don a green jacket again? To answer this, I looked at the 72 previous winners of the Masters for

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Where sports and politics intersect

A recent survey of sports fans and political leaning/likelihood of voting revealed some interesting insights as to where sports and politics intersect. In case you missed the infographic… First, insights that were already obvious… PGA fans rank as most conservative and most likely to vote. Women’s sports are skewed more

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