6 posts and columns on tournament

YooMee Games Opens the Chuck E. Cheese of Online Arcades

in Commerce on February 8, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

What do you get when you give casual game players the chance to compete for cash and prizes? A really addictive experience. Or at least that’s the hope of YooMee Games.

Settlers of Catan (Mobilized’s Favorite Time-Waster) Is Coming to Android

in Mobile on December 30, 2010 at 10:18 am PT

The German board game, popular among techies, is coming to Android phones this spring. It’s already available for iPhone and iPad and has gotten way too much use by a certain All Things D reporter who covers mobile technology.

BoomTown Gets Ping-Ponged in Seattle by TechFlash

in News on July 30, 2010 at 2:33 pm PT

On my trip to Seattle this week to attend Microsoft’s Financial Analyst Meeting, the fine folks at the most excellent tech news site TechFlash dragooned me into a ping-pong tournament they were holding. The Second Annual TechFlash Summer BBQ and Ping-Pong Tournament, held at the Showbox SoDo is really a big schmoozefest for techies in the Pacific Northwest.

Golf at D7

in D7 on May 26, 2009 at 1:55 pm PT

The second annual golf tournament at D7 kicked off today on the greens of the Four Seasons Resort Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, Calif. Overcast weather did nothing to dampen spirits: Silicon Valley heads and other conference participants had a chance to show off their A-game, as well as their, shall we say, more playful sides when not in competition. The photos will explain more than words ever can.
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CBS Releases Online March Madness Stats

in News on April 10, 2009 at 4:44 pm PT

The NCAA basketball tournament is over, but CBS Sports is basking in the glow of its March Madness-related traffic surge. CBSSports.com reports that its March Madness on Demand video player had about 7.5 million unique visitors by the end of the tournament, a 58 percent increase from 4.8 million users over the same period last year. The first four days of the tournament saw more unique visits–5.6 million–than last year’s total traffic.

CBS Says No One’s Getting Anything Done at Work: March Madness Web Traffic Up 56 Percent

in Media on March 20, 2009 at 1:33 pm PT

I’ve only watched a couple minutes of March Madness so far, and I haven’t watched a second on my laptop. But apparently I’m in the minority: CBS, which is streaming the entire college basketball tournament for free on the Web, says traffic to its video player is up 56 percent compared to last year.
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