Chamball is a new conceptual sport which combines elements of dodgeball and martial arts.

Dodgeball.com founder Dennis Crowley will be sharing his latest venture at PSFK Conference New York:  foursquare, a service that mixes social, locative, gaming elements to encourage people to explore the cities in which they live. We’re looking forward to hearing about foursquare a special Show and Tell presentation on April 2.
Who are you and what do you do?
Hi, my name is Dennis. I try to build things that make cities easier to use. I’m currently working on a project called foursquare that experiments with turning nightlife into a social game. I spend the rest of [...]

For many, Google epitomizes the successful modern company, but like nearly every sector in the economy, they are being forced to slim down under the rippling effects of the recession.  The first step was to reduce the recruiting organization by 100 positions and slowly ratchet down new hires.  The next step was to close down products that didn’t make economic sense for Google to hold onto.
The microblogging service Jaiku, which Google acquired for a reported $12 million, will be shutting down along with Dodgeball, the mobile social networking site.  Google Catalog Search, another service on the chopping block, will be [...]