Big East ConferenceBig East Conference-Around the Big EastMySpace Founders Buy MindJolt Social Game PlatformThree MySpace founders, including former CEO Chris DeWolfe, have acquired San Francisco-based casual/social gaming platform MindJolt, installing themselves as the studio's new heads and announcing plans to expand the platform's online footprint. VC firm Austin Ventures partnered with DeWolfe, MySpace's former monetization head Colin Digiaro, and MySpace's former CTO Aber Whitcomb for the ...MySpace founders acquire MindJolt to create online social gamesAfter leaving the chief executive post at MySpace, the social network co-founder Chris DeWolfe has re-surfaced as CEO of Mindjolt, an online social gaming start-up. Together with fellow MySpace founders Colin Digiaro and Aber Whitcomb, DeWolfe announced the team's partnership with Austin Ventures and the acquisition in a press release on Thursday.California Students Protest Education CutsThe demonstrations, which are backed by a range of groups, are taking place on college campuses and at public schools.Stampede Kills Scores in IndiaThousands who came to a popular ashram in northern India for a free meal Thursday were caught in a stampede which left more than 60 dead.Shelby agri-symbol to be featured in documentarySHELBY -- World’s Largest, a feature documentary film, will premiere at the 2010 South By Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 12-20, and will include a piece on Shelby, and its famous cornstalk.Georgetown's Austin Freeman diagnosed with diabetesGeorgetown's leading scorer Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes. His status for the team's upcoming games is uncertain. Freeman disclosed his condition in an interview with The Washington Post. He and coach John Thompson III told the Post that the junior guard's long-term playing career should not be affected, but Thompson wouldn't say whether Freeman will be able to play in Saturday ...Austin area jobless rate jumps in JanuaryAUSTIN – Unemployment figures for the Austin area show a jump in unemployment claims in January. According to statistics released Thursday by the Texas Workforce Commission, the jobless rate was 7.6 percent in January 2010, up from 7 percent in December 2009. The previous January, the rate was 6.5 percent. In contrast, the Texas Workforce Commission says the state's unemployment rate held steady ...Unemployment Rate Rises in Austin to 7.6The Texas Workforce Commission says the state's unemployment rate held steady at 8.2 percent in January, matching the revised figure from December. But in Austin, the unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent which is a slight increase from December's rate of 7.0 percent.Jim Leyland happy with Austin Jackson's debutDUNEDIN, Fla. -- Austin Jackson and Daniel Schlereth, two of the four players the Tigers acquired in an off-season trade, made their spring debuts Wednesday. Jackson singled to centerfield to lead off the game. He finished 1-for-2 with a walk. Manager Jim Leyland liked what he saw of Jackson in center.Austin Freeman diagnosed with diabetes; Georgetown guard's return to court not yet decidedSporting News staff reports Georgetown guard Austin Freeman told The Washington Post on Wednesday that he has diabetes.
