Relive LeBron James' Epic Dunk Block in Stunning Slow-Mo + MORE

Relive LeBron James' Epic Dunk Block in Stunning Slow-Mo + MORE

Fitness is good, but wellness is better. And to become one with the universe, you must first become one with your T-shirt.
Tracking bracelets like Fibit, Fuelband, and Up are for fitness, measuring steps, motion, and action. Arm straps like BodyMedia also measure heart rate, skin conductivity (how much you’re sweating), and exercise intensity…

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Relive LeBron James' Epic Dunk Block in Stunning Slow-Mo
At this point, LeBron James on the basketball court is appointment viewing for even the most casual of NBA fans. The world’s best player pulls off jaw-dropping feats and puts together dominant overall performances on such a regular basis that you want to tune in just to make sure you don’t miss something historic
After a quiet opening half in Sunday night’s Miami Heat win over the San Antonio Spurs, James came alive to create what will undoubtedly be a signature highlight for the rest of his career
With the Spurs struggling to stay near striking distance amid a Heat run, center Tiago Splitter — who stands 6-foot-11 — wound up to throw down a seemingly uncontested dunk…

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‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Dominates the Second Screen [Infographic]While viewers are glued to “Game of Thrones” on HBO, they’re also glued to the second screen, where fans of the show can discuss the latest plot twist and create fan art for their favorite characters. Last night’s finale alone generated 96,825 check-ins, sticker unlocks, replies, votes, and other activities on the social TV network GetGlue…

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10 Mistakes That You Might Be Making On Twitter [INFOGRAPHIC]Twitter is a million different things to a million different people, and it’s probably fair to say that there is no single right way to use the micro-blogging social network. If whatever you’re doing on Twitter works for you, then it works.
However, there are certain things that some folks do on a regular basis on Twitter that are not only harming their efforts on the platform itself but, if they repeated this behaviour in their “real life”, they’d likely quickly see the error of their ways… if only because they’d appear to be quite insane…

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Sprout Social CEO Justyn Howard on Social in the Restaurant Business
YouTube series Turn & Burn regularly discusses best practices in insights for digital and social media in the restaurant and hospitality industries. This past week, host Paul Barron interviewed Sprout Social CEO about the role that social media has in that space.
Justyn talks about making the product usable for team members across an organization — even as the tool goes into use by untrained team members low on the rung…

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If you know any serious musicians, you’ve probably heard them talk about the challenges of finding people to play with. You might also have seen those “drummer seeks band” ads in coffee shops or newspapers (or listened to that great segment about those ads on This American Life). Well, a startup called Giggem aims to make it easier for musicians to find bands, for bands to promote themselves to fans, and hopefully to eventually get signed with managers and labels…

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Are you thinking of running a contest on Facebook? Have you run a contest and had little success with retaining fans past the award date? One goal of a successful Facebook contest should be to recruit fans who are genuinely interested in you, while avoiding the cheaters and faux fans who are only interested in […

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Everything announced at Apple’s WWDC 2013 keynote in one handy listApple’s first press event of 2013 had plenty to offer in terms of new announcements. In case you missed it or want to relive it all, here’s our roundup of all the news from the WWDC 2013 keynote.
Continued retail success – in the real world and online
Apple says that its retail stores now bring in 1 million daily visitors to its 407 locations in 14 countries…

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