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2.1 million viewers live stream Super Bowl online

(AP) -- The first live stream of the Super Bowl drew 2.1 million unique viewers, NBC said Thursday.

Technology / Internet

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3Qs: Analyzing the super bowl ads

Super Bowl XLVI drew hundreds of millions of viewers in the U.S. and around the world, so it’s no surprise that advertisers doled out some $3.5 million per 30-second spot to showcase their goods and services. ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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Chips and apps on tap for Super Bowl

Millions of American football fans will be watching the Super Bowl on television Sunday with one hand in the potato chips and the other holding a smartphone.

Technology / Software

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Unlike Patriots, NFL slow to embrace 'Moneyball'

(AP) -- It's advice that sounds like heresy on the gridiron: Go for it on fourth down. Try more onside kicks. Running backs don't matter much.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

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Feds in NY shut down 16 sports streaming websites

(AP) -- With the Super Bowl days away, federal authorities announced a crackdown Thursday on websites that stream unauthorized broadcasts of sports events just hours after New England quarterback Tom Brady ...

Technology / Internet

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Super Bowl advertisers go after 'second screens'

(AP) -- Call it the "second-screen" Super Bowl. About two-thirds of smartphone and tablet owners use their gadgets to do things like text or post on Twitter while watching TV, according to research firm Nielsen. ...

Technology / Business

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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

Sporting event ads viewed favorably -- especially if the game is close

The average price for a 30-second advertising spot in the 2012 Super Bowl on Feb. 5 is a staggering $3.5 million and a new study suggests that, for advertisers, it may not really matter if the New England Patriots or the ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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Six Super Bowl apps you must have

It will be New York Giants vs. New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, now the only thing left to do is prepare for your big game celebration.

Technology / Software

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Super Bowl advertisers should skip TV ads, focus online

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last year’s hit Super Bowl ad, a Volkswagen spot featuring a boy dressed as Darth Vader, was unique in that it was actually released before the game.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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Researchers examine influence of Super Bowl ads

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last year, Volkswagen's Super Bowl ad featuring a kid dressed as Darth Vader went viral online, helping the company earn an estimated $100 million in free publicity. This year, the automaker ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

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Women's World Cup final breaks Twitter record

(AP) -- The Women's World Cup final between Japan and the United States set the record for tweets per second, eclipsing the wedding of Prince William and Kate and the death of Osama bin Laden.

Technology / Internet

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Researchers map the physics of Tibetan singing bowls

Researchers have been investigating the connection between fifth century Himalayan instruments used in religious ceremonies and modern physics.

Physics / General Physics

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KKR, Silver Lake near deal on Go Daddy

(AP) -- Go Daddy, the domain-name registration company known for its racy Super Bowl ads, is close to being bought by two private investment firms for up to $2.5 billion, according to a person close to the deal.

Technology / Business

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Oscars upstaged by Super Bowl in Twitter tally

Twitter users fired off 36.4 million messages during the 83rd Academy Awards, about two million fewer than during last month's Super Bowl.

Technology / Internet

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