NCAA bans Twitter hashtags from football fields, #WTF?

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It seemed as though the NCAA was lightening up to the idea of social media when it lifted an in-game tweet limit last month. But now the NCAA football rules committee has oddly decided to ban the use of hashtags on the football field. Yep, that’s right: Schools can’t paint hashtags that promote their teams… Read More…

Geek Madness Day 4: Curie vs. Mendel; da Vinci vs. Edison

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Editor’s Note: Geek Madness is our quest to find the greatest geek of all time On Monday we kicked off the last four first-round matchups in the technology bracket, and today we’re doing the same on the math/science side. Voting for the remaining eight games will wrap up Wednesday night, so make sure you head over to our Facebook page and… Read More…

Should sports reporters be permitted to Tweet every play? Here’s what Pac-12 schools have to say about it

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By now, you may have heard that the University of Washington athletic department reprimanded a reporter for Tweeting too much during a college basketball game. The decision generated tons of discussion both here on GeekWire and around the web. We dug a little further to figure out what other big schools along the west coast… Read More…