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Lolo Jones Vine Provokes Bobsledder Backlash -
Hurdler Lolo Jones' athletic talent, good looks and sassy social-media posts catapulted her to Internet fame before and during the 2012 Summer Olympics
But Jones landed in hot water this week for a post she made about the financial rewards — or lack thereof — of her lastest athletic endeavor: bobsledding
SEE ALSO: Lolo Jones, Virgin Olympian, Becomes a Twitter Superstar
Jones earned good money as a two-time Olympic hurdler, successful track star and endorsement powerhouse before taking up bobsledding last fall and competing with the U.
TWA Flight 800 Spawned the Internet's First Conspiracy Theories -
On July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800 crashed just south of Long Island, claiming all 230 lives aboard the Boeing 747.
'The Sopranos' Star James Gandolfini Dead at 51 -
Actor James Gandolfini, best known for his portrayl of mob boss Tony Soprano in The Sopranos has died.
NBA Player Sells Bulldog on Twitter -
Say you're a successful NBA player. Your massive Twitter following comes with many advantages: increased marketing appeal, the ability to interact with fans and a platform to break your own news on your own terms, just to name a few
Kendrick Perkins, however, just found a new and innovative way to leverage Twitter: as a secondary marketplace to shed some unwanted canine cargo.
Verizon: We’re Not Slowing Down Your Netflix -
It’s a rainy day; you’re busy power loading Dr. Who on Netflix when it happensNetflix lapses into endlessly “Loading” your next episode, without actually ever playing it.
The Dumbest Things Redditors Have Done for Love -
Love can make you do crazy things, like hoisting a boombox over your head to serenade your dream girl, sprinting to the love of your life while staring into her eyes on FaceTime, and maybe even purchasing a $4.
A 1.3 Billion-Pixel View of Mars -
NASA released a 360-degree interactive panorama of Mars from Curiosity rover's point of view
The image is actually a compilation of 900 photos — all of which Curiosity took while she was parked in an area called Rocknest in October and November of last year.
Twitter Buys Social Discovery Startup Spindle -
Twitter has acquired Spindle, a location-based social discovery engine, the two companies announced Wednesday.
Microsoft Backtracks on Xbox One Used Game Policy -
Microsoft is dropping the restrictions on Xbox One games that keep players from sharing game discs across multiple consoles, backtracking on the position it held earlier on DRM.
Makerbot Acquired by Stratasys -
Makerbot has been acquired by Stratasys, a 3D printing business, and will merge with a subsidiary of the company, the two companies announced Wednesday afternoon
“The last couple of years have been incredibly inspiring and exciting for us,” said Bre Pettis, CEO of Makerbot, in a statement.
