Iowa boy hops invention onto 'Ellen'
Omaha World-Herald
ALLEMAN, Iowa — Ben Lehman, a fifth grader at Central Elementary in Alleman, was recently invited to show his invention on the daytime talk show, Ellen. “I went to show off my invention, the ‘Pumping Pogo’,” Ben said. “It’s a pogo stick ...
Idaho has a chance to bust No. 6 Boise St.
USA Today
We have a great opportunity here," said Akey, a human pogo stick of excitement and encouragement on the sideline. "I want to be the least popular individual with all the WAC administrators. If we take care of business, there's not going to ...
Churches Push For Change in East Nashville
WSMV
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The churches' group, People of God Organized, or POGO, said their report found neighbors aren't just concerned about crime. Some of the big concerns among homeowners were abandoned homes, cracks in sidewalks and brush re...
Why does comfort shoe always spell U-G-L-Y?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pogo sticks aren’t even popular anymore and they want us to walk around with springs on our heels. I assume that these shoes must be really comfy, because why else would they be so hideous. It’s like those first hybrid cars that looked goof...
EA-Playfish: Social Gaming Deals Gain Buzz
BusinessWeek
Playfish will join the growing digital unit of EA that also houses Pogo.com, the casual game maker it bought in 2001, as well as JAMDAT, the mobile game maker it acquired in 2005. Just how bad EA is hurting was made plain the day it announc...
MTV Games and Harmonix Release Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band ...
MCV
Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA™, EA SPORTS™, EA Mobile™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and onlin...
Purchase shows faith in social games, social networks
WebProNews
Playfish will be used a vehicle to show it's users the power of EA''s silent assassin, Pogo.com. Upsells and offers to check out Pogo will be where the synergy will come in. The key will be meshing the cultures of the older Pogo, and the yo...
Continued: Seton Hall University basketball player suspended from team ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Gonzalez's release said Lawrence had been called the "Human Pogo Stick" at Weequahic High School in Newark where he was known for his "acrobatic dunks and athleticism." As a high school senior, he was selected First Team All-State in New Je...
Time to cut our losses in Afghanistan
AZCentral.com
What the British discovered was what Pogo could have told them: They met the enemy and it was them. Nowhere is Britain's interwar predicament better stated than in David Fromkin's brilliant and invaluable book about the creation of the mode...
A New Alaska Gold Rush
CBS News
Two large mines — the open-pit Fort Knox mine and the underground Pogo mine — accounted for 84 percent of all gold produced in the state, with major mines' production rising almost 11 percent last year. Alaska currently accounts for about 1...
EA Acquires Playfish For (Maybe) $400 Million
WebProNews
Playfish will be used a vehicle to show it's users the power of EA''s silent assassin, Pogo.com. Upsells and offers to check out Pogo will be where the synergy will come in. The key will be meshing the cultures of the older Pogo, and the yo...
Continued: Bill Marchel: Anyone home? Not in the Badlands
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Finally I heard the telltale thump, thump, thump of a mule deer bounding away in the typical pogo stick fashion. I realized the jig was up. Apparently mule deer were not the only wildlife that suffered from Old Man Winter's onslaught.
EA picks up Playfish for social gaming push
CNET News
... of online and mobile gaming. That division includes Pogo, one of the top casual-gaming sites on the Web. The Mobile side of EA Interactive has captured 34 percent market share in the U.S. with the help of Madden NFL 10, The Sims, and Te...
Tickets Sold Out for Boston Celtics vs. Minnesota Timberwolves at the ...
NBA
Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2007, EA posted revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online ga...
Electronic Arts acquires Playfish for $275 million
Silicon Valley
In all, 22 of the top 25 applications people use on Facebook are games, said Barry Cottle, senior vice president and general manager of EA Interactive. is also home to online gaming platform Pogo.com and EA Mobile, which publishes such game...
