NewsFactor - If the measure of a good logo is that it is memorable, Google is setting new records. On the day after Labor Day, the search giant is featuring a new variation on its well-known name in which the logo breaks up and runs from your cursor -- and people are wondering why.

Mashable - medium=Mashable_SP_9.7&utm_campaign=Mashable_SP_9.7">In honor of Mashable's five-year anniversary, this series is supported by medium=Mashable_SP_9.7&utm_campaign=Mashable_SP_9.7" target="_blank">IDG. Matt York, President of IDG's Strategic Marketing Services explains why now is the time for marketers to conduct social experiments. Read more here.

Macworld.com - Nike has released Nike+ GPS, a new app for runners, in the App Store. As the name promises, this new appâ??s main advantage is live GPS tracking while you run. It can track your route and upload itâ??along with the rest of your run dataâ??to Nikeplus.com, Nikeâ??s Web service and community for gadget-enabled runners.

PC World - A Japanese journalist freed over the weekend by captors in Afghanistan managed to send two Twitter messages before his release while teaching a captor how to access the Internet on a new cell phone, he said Tuesday.

Macworld.com - Apple announced last week that more than one million users signed up for Ping in the serviceâ??s first 48 hours of availability. Ping, as apparently a million of you already know, is the music-focused social network built into iTunes 10, which the company released just last week.

Mashable - The Apple TV refresh isn't the only new connected device headed to living rooms this fall; Google CEO Eric Schmidt has reaffirmed his company's plans to release the Google TV set-top box in the U.S. later this year, with launch in the rest of the world coming in 2011.

Reuters - Google will launch its new service to bring the Web to TV screens in the United States this autumn and worldwide next year, its chief executive said, as it extends its reach from the desktop to the living room.

Appolicious - News app Blancspot is truly taking advantage of iPhone 4’s retina-display and giving visual news a social twist. In addition to headlines, Blancspot ($1.99) offers specialized categories in the areas of sports, business, politics, culture, war and the environment. Within each category, users will be treated to high-resolution images displayed with a “Ken Burns”-style movement and backed with a variety of songs, available for purchase through the iTunes cart icon. ...

Reuters - Pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners LP Tuesday said it will buy holding company Enterprise GP Holdings LP for $8.03 billion, the second such deal in a month, to simplify its corporate structure and reduce capital costs.

Mashable - Mashable is proud to present the fourth annual Mashable Awards (formerly known as Open Web Awards). The Mashable Awards celebrate major innovations and achievements in the digital and social media landscape by companies, people and projects via an open, multilingual, international, community-nominated voting platform. Millions of votes will be cast in 25 categories ranging from â??Best New Gadgetâ? to â??Best Music Discovery Serviceâ? to â??Must-Follow Brand.â? Following three months of competition, the Mashable Awards Gala will kick off the 2011 International CES convention week on January 6, 2011 at Cirque du Soleilâ??s Zumanity stage in Las Vegas. The venue capacity is 1,200+ and the event will be streamed live. Tickets are now on sale exclusively through Eventbrite. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact sponsorships at Mashable.

Appolicious - There are many file sync apps on the Android Marketplace. Awesome Drop (File Sync) is by far the easiest to use, places zero barriers to entry (read: no sign-up or log-in required), and is available free of charge. It seamlessly transfers any file from your computer to your Droid via drag and drop into any HTML5-compatible browser (Firefox 3.6, Chrome 5 and Safari 5).

PC World - Never mind court injunctions that block sales of a hardware-based PS3 hack designed to let users play pirated games, Sony may already be running interference at the source.

Reuters - The world's biggest mobile fair will host its first event for Apple developers next year in a sign of Apple's huge influence over the industry, even though the company itself has never participated in the show.

Mashable - Mashable is proud to be partnering with the UN Foundation, 92Y, Livestream.com, CNN and a host of teams and organizations to produce a unique opportunity to make UN Week accessible to the public -- both online and offline.

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Reuters - Luxury car maker Jaguar has cut its sponsorship of star Australia swimmer Stephanie Rice, a triple Olympic gold medalist, after she sent a tweet using an anti-gay slur.