Crowdfunding their way to the Olympics

Cool Jamaican bobsled teamRunnings was in need of some cool cash.

The Jamaican bobsled team, which charmed the world in the 1988 Winter Olympics with its unlikely appearance in the games, will return this year but it may not have been able to attend if it weren’t for the generosity of the crowdfunding community.

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America’s Radio News Network: Aug. 2, 2012

Every Thursday, I join Chris Salcedo and Lori Lundin on the mid-day edition of America’s Radio News Network to discuss trends and news in the technology and video game space. This week’s topics were Amazon’s increasing encroachment on Netflix territory, blocking Olympic spoilers and EA’s decision to take Star Wars: The Old Republic to a free-to-play model.

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America’s Radio News Network – April 19

Every Thursday, I join Chris Salcedo and Lori Lundin on the mid-day edition of America’s Radio News Network to discuss trends and news in the technology and video game space. This week’s topics were the near-imminent arrival of Windows 8, Barnes & Noble’s new back-lit nook eReader and NBC’s decision to live stream the entirety of the 2012 Summer Olympics online.

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