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In a week when cynicism was a pre-existing condition, this also happened:
Former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora added a twist to selfies — a chance to raise money for charity. People magazine reported that he has co-founded Csnaps.org, which has an app that lets people share photos, videos, news and stories. One example is a “Fan Csnap,” when the fan donates a small amount to the celebrity’s favorite charity. Get the picture?
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If you’re really good at video games, you just might end up in a role with McLaren and its real-world Formula 1 racing team. McLaren said on its website that it is teaming up with Logitech and others for a competition called World’s Fastest Gamer. The winner gets a role with McLaren’s team as one of its simulator drivers.
Twitter also is taking advantage of a link between sports and tech, as it will stream 20 WNBA games per season through 2019 starting next Sunday. That makes basketball the first professional women’s sport to be livestreamed on Twitter.
1 The trend of creating streaming-music playlists with a message picked up. The
Washington Post reported that top Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer did one to summarize President Trump’s first 100 days, with songs like “New Person, Same Old Mistakes,” “Gold on the Ceiling” and “The Tears of a Clown.” Actress Gillian
Anderson of“The X-Files” tweeted about “the best playlist ever,” created on Tumblr, that had these songs, in order: “Please Give,” “Gillian Anderson,” “More Than You Give,” “David Duchnovy.” Another part of the list suggested an activity that Mulder and Scully could engage in, horizontally.