CES 2012: Graphing The Tweets

As I noted earlier this week, I'm not a fan of all of the "Company X Won CES!" jibberjabber that goes on around this time of year. It's posturing for the sake of posturing, with the "winner" generally determined by anecdotal evidence and perceived mindshare ? plus, it leads companies to front load their news year and turn the entire thing into a war of noise. If only someone could find a way to graph the show! To chart each company's buzz (be it good or bad) over time, using cold, hard numbers to extrapolate trends from the barrage of tweets fired off during the show. Oh! Here we are..

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Q&A: Nokia?s CEO Explains Plan for Smartphone Dominance

LAS VEGAS — Stephen Elop doesn’t have much time. As Nokia’s head honcho, he’s tasked with ushering a once-dominant mobile phone company — a business that built its fortunes on “dumbphones” — into a new era where even the most cost-conscious consumers are looking to buy smartphones.
At Nokia’s CES keynote address last Monday, Elop [...]

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Worst Seattle snow since '85 in the forecast

SEATTLE?? A major winter storm that could dump three times Seattle's annual snowfall on the city over two days was headed for the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday night and into Wednesday.

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Chris Dolce, a meteorologist with weather.com, wrote that travel could become "dangerous or impossible" by Tuesday night in areas including Seattle, Olympia, Bellingham as well as Portland, Ore.

The National Weather Service was forecasting 1-2 inches of snow Tuesday in the Seattle area, and then 5-10 inches on Wednesday.

But weather.com was predicting that parts of the Seattle area could be hit with 12-18 inches of snow in the next 48 hours. Up to 8 inches was also expected in Portland.

"Keep in mind, average annual snowfall is only 2.4 inches in Portland and 5.9 inches in Seattle, so these amounts are very significant for these metro areas," Dolce added. "According to the National Weather Service in Seattle, Wash., snow amounts from this storm could exceed anything seen since November 1985 at Sea-Tac airport."

The Seattle area saw several inches of snow over the weekend, and then a lull on Monday and overnight into Tuesday morning for most of the region.

Dolce said that "several feet of snow" was expected to pile up in the Cascade and Bitterroots mountains.

Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascades was shut down Tuesday morning for avalanche control.

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According to Dolce's forecast, snow was likely to spread well inland across the interior Northwest into the Northern Rockies. Spokane, Wash., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Kalispell, Mont. and Missoula, Mont., will all deal with substantial amounts of snow and rough travel conditions, weather.com reported.

"There is a chance that an area of localized heavier snow could develop in the Seattle metro area Monday night into Tuesday morning along the arctic frontal boundary," Dolce added.

Meanwhile, a National Park Service official said late Monday that a 66-year-old snowshoer who was found alive on Mount Rainier after two days has been rescued.

It took nine hours to bring Yong Chun Kim out of the backcountry, spokeswoman Lee Taylor added.

He became separated from a group he was leading on the mountain, about 100 miles south of Seattle.

Snow was also forecast in the Midwest and New England on Tuesday, weather.com reported.

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Rick Perry hoping for a campaign revival in South Carolina (Washington Post)

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Fox News Exit Polls Show Open Door for Dangerous Third-Party Candidate (ContributorNetwork)

COMMENTARY | As a political scientist, I am concerned by the results of four of the New Hampshire primary exit poll results as posted by Fox News. They focus on voter satisfaction over particular candidates being chosen to represent the Republicans in the 2012 Election. The results show an open door for a third-party candidate.

The survey questions asked "If (candidate) won the nomination, would you be: Satisfied/Dissatisfied?" I should point out the candidates in question were Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum. Jon Huntsman, who ended up placing third in the New Hampshire Primary, was not included in this exit poll question section.

Romney, who ended up winning the primary, showed the best "Satisfied/Dissatisfied" numbers with 61 percent stating they would be satisfied with him as a candidate and 37 percent stating they would be dissatisfied. Since third-party candidates press to pull dissatisfied voters, the 37 percent of voters is the chunk which would be gone after. Of course, Romney and the Republicans have time to sway this percentage, but will there be time before they are wooed by someone else?

The 37 percent polled should be of major concern to Republicans as it shows how much of an opening a their-party candidate would have. A third-party candidate against President Barack Obama would likely take a significant number away Romney. The best way for the Republicans to defeat President Obama would be to have complete unity in the party.

The Washington Post has published the latest results of a Post-ABC approval rating poll and shows President Obama with a 49/47 approval/disapproval rate. If he were to carry this percentage into November, Republicans would have to have a candidate who could poll above 50 percent to take over the White House. A third-party candidate taking even a small amount from the Republican candidate could ensure President Obama's second term.

The GOP and Romney have a very short time to ensure that the 37 percent is firmly behind the former governor as a candidate. If a third-party candidate is going to enter the race, it would likely be within the next few months. Once a third candidate starts talking, the GOP will have a harder time rounding up the troops and making sure the party is in line.

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UNC Upset By Florida State: North Carolina Leaves Floor Early As Seminoles Roll (VIDEO)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Deividas Dulkys' childhood dream came true Saturday. And you couldn't blame him if he might have believed it had been a dream.

The senior Florida State guard scored a career-high 32 points and was 8 of 10 from 3-point range to key the Seminoles' 90-57 victory over No. 3 North Carolina that snapped a nine-game winning streak and was the Tar Heels' worst loss under coach Roy Williams.

"Every little kid has a dream when you're playing on a big stage like I did today," Dulkys said. "I guess today was my day."

And that was an understatement.

Dulkys, a native of Lithuania whose previous career-high was 22 points, was 12 of 14 from the field overall and added four steals and a blocked shot. His eight 3s were a Florida State record in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

"We tried to keep him from scoring if we could but he just kept getting so open and our guys were running into screens," Williams said. "It was a great performance shooting the basketball."

It was an unexpected turnabout for a Florida State team that lost 79-59 at Clemson just a week ago and came into Saturday's game with the poorest 3-point shooting mark in the conference at 30.2 percent.

But behind Dulkys, the Seminoles hit 12 of 27 from long distance while the Tar Heels were simply off while playing on the road for the first time in six weeks. North Carolina made only 9 of 20 free throws and were beaten 43-35 on the boards despite Tyler Zeller's 14 rebounds. North Carolina had not been beaten on the boards in its previous seven games.

Micahel Snaer added 17 points and Okaro White contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Seminoles.

Dulkys said he made 28 straight from beyond the 3-point arc while warming up earlier in the day with the help of two student managers who took care of rebounding the shots.

"He shoots this well every day in practice," Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said. "He's had a difficult time transferring that to the game. Sometimes when he misses that first shot, he gets a little tight."

The Seminoles (11-6, 2-1) started the second half on a 30-8 run to take a 66-36 lead en route to handing North Carolina its most lopsided conference loss since a 96-56 defeat at Maryland in 2003, the season before Williams took over. Harrison Barnes scored 15 points and Zeller added 14 for North Carolina (15-3, 2-1), which finished 4 of 21 from 3-point range.

Williams took his team ? except for five walk-ons who finished the game ? from the court with 14.2 seconds left in expectation of the court-storming by the Florida State fans.

"We just tried to be cautious," Williams explained. "It's been shown that's it not always been safe in some scenarios."

Hamilton said he had suggested Williams remove the players as a precaution.

The Seminoles never trailed after Dulkys' first 3-pointer 43 seconds into the game.

Florida State led by as many as 12 points in the first half, grabbing a 31-19 lead on Dulkys' fourth 3-pointer with 7:35 remaining and then again with 6:08 left on Bernard James' riveting dunk on a put back. The 6-foot-10 James, who had six rebounds in the early going, drew his second foul just 5 seconds later and sat the rest of the half.

Dulkys was 6 of 7 from the field in the first half, including 4 of 5 from 3-point distance.

North Carolina had reeled off nine straight wins during a 35-day home stand, shoring up on defense and rebounding that contributed to early season losses to UNLV and Kentucky. But those deficiencies returned to haunt Williams' club in a big way Saturday.

"Princeton's defense must be a hell of a lot better than ours," Williams said. "They can hold them to 10 points in a half and we give up 8,000."

It was the first win of the season over a ranked team for Florida State, which returned nine key players from last season's team that advanced to the NCAA's regional finals.

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NCAA president supports 4-team football playoff

Alabama's Trent Richardson holds up the winning trophy after the BCS National Championship college football game against LSU Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in New Orleans. Alabama won 21-0. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Alabama's Trent Richardson holds up the winning trophy after the BCS National Championship college football game against LSU Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in New Orleans. Alabama won 21-0. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Alabama players celebrates with their trophy after the BCS National Championship college football game against LSU Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in New Orleans. Alabama won 21-0.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Allstate, University of Alabama players salute head coach Nick Saban as he lifts the AFCA National Championship Trophy following the Crimson Tide's 21-0 shutout win over the LSU Tigers at the Allstate BCS National Championship in New Orleans on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The win gives Alabama its 14th College Football National Championship, finishing the season 12-1. (Cheryl Gerber/AP Images for Allstate)

Alabama football coach Nick Saban talks with reporters in New Orleans Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Alabama blew out LSU 21-0 in the BCS championship game Monday night, and headed back to Tuscaloosa with it's second national championship in three years. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Alabama football coach Nick Saban poses with the national championship trophies in New Orleans Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Alabama blew out LSU 21-0 in the BCS championship game Monday night, and headed back to Tuscaloosa with it's second national championship in three years. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? NCAA President Mark Emmert would support a four-team playoff in college football ? as long as the field doesn't grow.

After giving his annual state of the association speech Thursday in Indianapolis, Emmert acknowledged he would back a small playoff if that's what Bowl Championship Series officials decide to adopt.

"The notion of having a Final Four approach is probably a sound one," Emmert said when asked what he heard coming out of New Orleans this week. "Moving toward a 16-team playoff is highly problematic because I think that's too much to ask a young man's body to do. It's too many games, it intrudes into the school year and, of course, it would probably necessitate a complete end to the bowl system that so many people like now."

Emmert spoke two days after the 11 Bowl Championship Series conferences met to discuss possible changes to the system starting in 2014, but there is no consensus yet.

BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock said Tuesday that 50-60 possibilities for various changes were presented during a deliberate meeting in New Orleans, where Alabama beat LSU in the BCS title game Monday night. Hancock anticipates it will take another five to seven meetings to reach a conclusion in July.

One possibility is the four-team playoff, or the so-called plus-one approach, that would create two national semifinals and a championship game played one week later. The original proposal, made in 2008 by the commissioners of the Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference, was emphatically shot down by the leaders of the Big Ten, Pac-10, Big East, Big 12 and Notre Dame.

The BCS title game pits the nation's top two teams based on poll and computer rankings.

But momentum is clearly growing for a larger playoff system.

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany acknowledged this week that he would now consider the prospect of a four-team field.

"Four years ago, five of us didn't want to have the conversation," Delany told reporters earlier this week. "Now we all want to have the conversation."

Then on Thursday, the BCS picked up another major endorsement for a potential playoff.

Emmert has long said he expected changes to the BCS system and has repeatedly offered to help the BCS debate if they want it. The NCAA licenses bowl games, but does not run them. It also has no direct authority over the BCS system.

But a small, four-team tournament could be the perfect remedy for what many still consider a flawed system.

"I see a lot of ways that a Final Four model could be successful," Emmert said.

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AP College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo contributed to this report.

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