geeks News


The Hindu

Geek Pride Day Survey 2012
Wired News
If that isn't enough for you to celebrate, today is also once again Geek Pride Day . Last year IT recruitment agency Modis commissioned a survey of 1000 Americans on their opinions around the term geek, and they've run it again this year to see how ...
We're all geeks now: surveymsnbc.com
Every geek has his dayThe Hindu

all 11 news articles »


Geeks on a Plane Search for Startups
BusinessWeek
So began the latest installment of the three-year-old traveling venture capital show McClure calls Geeks on a Plane. After dinner and a night of partying in South Beach, the 50-person delegation, which includes entrepreneurs, techies, attorneys, ...



So What Does It Mean to Be a Geek?
Wired News
When building a coherent group out of a disparate bunch of people it is much easier to say things like ?that activity isn't geeky? or ?you aren'ta geek? than to say ?this is what it means to be a geek.? I don't believe that any activity or sport can be ...

and more »


Geek Shoes Are Runaway Hit at Geek Outfitter KlearGear.com
MarketWatch (press release)
GRANDVILLE, Mich., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- KlearGear.com ( http://www.kleargear.com ), a one-stop shop for geeks, today announced that it sold out of its exclusive new geek footwear line in the first 14 hours.

and more »


Geeks rejoice at Google's legal triumph over Oracle
BetaNews
By Joe Wilcox The reaction, as measured by Google+ posts, is magnanimous for the search giant -- and, well, as for Oracle it's best not to whack the beaten too much more. I chose to take reaction from Google+ because it's such a techie hangout.

and more »


The Hindu

It's all geek to me
Fraser Coast Chronicle
TODAY is the International Day of the Geek, but take extra special care not to confuse those who are nerds, and those who are geeks. I made this mistake yesterday on Twitter when I sent out a request to find Rocky's biggest geek.
There is a Little Geek in All of Us, According to Modis 2012 Geek Pride SurveyMarketWatch (press release)
We're All Geeks NowTechNewsDaily
The Geeks Shall Inherit the EarthBusinessNewsDaily
WebProNews
all 32 news articles »


KJZZ

Phoenix Comicon: A more intimate geek experience
KJZZ
SQUIRES: Geek speed dating is a new thing this year we are trying out ? you know sometimes it's hard for geeks to meet each other. So we set this up with age brackets where they get 5 minutes with each other and we're rushing them through just like ...
Sci-fi geeks, comic book fans gear up for Phoenix ComiconMyFox Phoenix
Comicon 2012 is a pagan festival for science fiction fans in PhoenixExaminer.com

all 6 news articles »


Nerds of the world unite for Geek Pride Day 2012
39online.com
Friday is Geek Pride Day, a day to bring your comics, cosplay and Konami code out of the closet and let your geek flag fly. Or "jump into the fire," as Duran Duran might say. Why Friday, May 25th? That's the day back in 1977 when Jedi master George ...



Wired News

The G-Word: Insult or Honor?
Wired News
Here's the story: "Archery is a geek sport." Photo from MSNBC. The NBC Nightly News did a feature about the rising popularity of archery in the wake of The Hunger Games (the shots of students taking archery lessons were filmed at my home range, ...



Bus tour harnesses geek power
Montreal Gazette
The event, called Autobus des créateurs, was part of the city's fledgling approach to open data, wherein it publishes municipal databanks and invites local geeks to do something useful with them. ?It was a very good idea, it allowed people meet, ...

and more »