These high-tech spreadsheets made the Super Bowl work

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The Super Bowl for viewers is full of glitz, glamour and athleticism, but of course it takes a huge amount of behind-the-scenes coordination and logistics to making such a large event work. Bellevue-based Smartsheet had an inside glimpse of the action this weekend, as its spreadsheet-style project management and collaboration tools played a key role in… Read More…

‘Sports Hack Day’ Diary: Hackathons are sport — you need your teammates to win

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SEATTLE — Teamwork is one of the pillars of success in team sports. A quarterback needs his offensive line, the pitcher needs his catcher — you can’t win without your fellow comrades supporting you. The same idea applies to hackathons and is something I witnessed first-hand on Day 2 of Sports Hack Day. My team is… Read More…

‘Sports Hack Day’ Diary: Pitching ideas, picking teams and getting started on a football ‘PED or Not’ app

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SEATTLE — Ready, set, hack. Just 12 hours after kickoff and we’re well underway at Sports Hack Day. I’m here at the HUB Seattle documenting my first-ever hackathon experience and am already realizing what a melting pot of wicked smart ideas these things are. We got started Friday night with a keynote from Vantage CTO Cameron Tangney and… Read More…

The San Francisco 49ers are trouncing the Baltimore Ravens … on Microsoft Bing

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If the number of Bing searches correlates with winning football games, then 49ers fans have reason to be ecstatic. Bing has been analyzing some of the top searches relating to Sunday’s Super Bowl and found that San Francisco is driving twice as many searches than the Baltimore Ravens. San Fran quarterback Colin Kaepernick has 50… Read More…

Sports Hack Day: A 48-hour sports-themed hackathon during Super Bowl weekend

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While most people will spend Super Bowl Sunday sitting on their couches, a group of hackers, data crunchers and sports fans will be doing something a little bit different in Seattle. Two nights before the Feb. 3 Super Bowl, developers and designers will come together for a unique weekend-long, sports-themed hackathon called Sports HackDay that culminates… Read More…

Name that Tech Tune: Which company’s Super Bowl ad featured this awful song?

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Updated below with answer and winners. It’s Super Bowl weekend, and the new installment of our Name That Tech Tune challenge is honoring the occasion with a song from a classic Super Bowl advertising campaign. This one will bring back some memories for many of you, and not necessarily good ones. We’re looking for the… Read More…

Why this tech company is using potty humor for its 30-second Super Bowl ad

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Ok, I’ll admit it, I am a bit of a sucker for the Super Bowl ads. And each year before the big game, I am especially interested to see which tech companies feel compelled to toss down $3.5 million for a 30-second spot. This year, there’s a new entrant in the field: InfoSpace. Well, not… Read More…