Posts Tagged ‘games’

No pressure, London – "No Fun City" shows how it’s done (Reuters)

Reuters – These Winter Olympics showed London 2012 that great sport and people of passion will help you overcome any number of problems, while a home gold rush can set a Games on the way to greatness.

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No pressure, London – "No Fun City" shows how it’s done
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Europe and Asia sweep medals as U.S. falters (Reuters)

Reuters – Lindsey Vonn and Shani Davis, two of the performers who helped rescue the Vancouver Olympics from a slew of bad publicity, were relegated to bit-part roles on a day of upsets and drama at the Winter Games on Saturday.

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Europe and Asia sweep medals as U.S. falters
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Partying Vancouver really in the Games groove (Reuters)

Reuters – For a city widely described as ambivalent before the Winter Games started, Vancouver was doing a pretty good imitation of a city which had fallen completely and utterly in love with the Olympics in the first week and planned to celebrate the fact in style.

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Partying Vancouver really in the Games groove
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Hurdles cleared, Vancouver is ready for Olympics (AP)

AP – Somehow, despite a global meltdown and a local thaw, the hosts are ready. Vancouver is abuzz and the stage is set for a Winter Olympics with dazzling settings and story lines.

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Hurdles cleared, Vancouver is ready for Olympics
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Google Public DNS and Your Privacy (PC World)

PC World – Google’s expanding its grasp on the Internet with a newly revealed DNS resolving service. Google Public DNS, announced Thursday on Google’s blog, will offer you an alternative way to connect to Web sites.

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Google Public DNS and Your Privacy
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Friendster to be sold to Asian buyer by month-end: source (Reuters)

Reuters – Friendster, one of the world’s earliest social networking sites, will be sold to an Asian buyer by the end of December for at least $100 million, a source familiar with the matter said.

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Bing Maps Gets Google-Like Aerial and Street-Side Views (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – Microsoft has unleashed a new Silverlight version of Bing Maps featuring a new immersive viewing mode and a third-party application gallery. Like Google Maps, Microsoft’s search-driven offering now includes street-side and aerial views that enable users to explore what’s around them, noted Bing Maps Technical Evangelist Chris Pendleton

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Bing Maps Gets Google-Like Aerial and Street-Side Views
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Web ad group launches privacy education campaign (AP)

AP – A group of leading Internet publishers and digital marketing services is launching an online campaign to educate consumers about how they are tracked and targeted for pitches on the Web.

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Web ad group launches privacy education campaign
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