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7 suffer minor injuries as unmanned cart ploughs into people

(NEWSER) - The winning coach and several other people were bowled over by a runaway electric cart that raced across the field after a weekend high school football playoff game at Cowboys Stadium. Seven people were treated for minor injuries caused by the cart, which was stopped by a field worker after it raced from the end zone to midfield, the AP reports. Workers were clearing yard markers and pylons when the cart took off, apparently with a pylon jamming its accelerator to the floor. More»

Sick of Groupon knockoffs yet?

(NEWSER) - Sure, maybe the little kid down the block just happened to think of setting up a, um, limeade stand right after you started hawking lemonade, but in the real-life world of startups the consequences are somewhat more serious—and annoying. Business Insider runs down the seven moldiest startup trends out there right now:

• Daily deals: The field is clogged, and Groupon and Living Social have clearly won. No room at the inn.

'POM Wonderful,' but for Only 60 Days as Part of Documentary Stunt

(NEWSER) - Altoona, Pennsylvania, is selling its naming rights to a filmmaker with an axe to grind. The city’s new name? “POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.” It's the title of Morgan Spurlock’s documentary—his most famous is Supersize Me—about America’s inescapable advertising, and it will be the town’s official name for 60 days starting April 27. The unspecified sum will go to the city’s police department, the AP reports. More»

For Ashley Madison creator Noel Biderman, it's a business, not a lifestyle

(NEWSER) - Noel Biderman has a wife and two kids and a stated belief that monogamy is a "failed experiment." But he has to say that, because he created AshleyMadison, the website that caters to people looking for affairs, notes BusinessWeek in a profile. Some highlights:

• Members: The site claims 8.5 million members, of whom 1.3 million have paid for services beyond the free profile (generally to help them communicate with other members). It's available in 10 countries with plans for more.
• Mostly guys: Definitely. When women log on, they're deluged.
• Thanks, Craigslist: Daily visitors to the site are up 13% since Craigslist closed its "adult services" section.

'Party plaza' seats will likely help break attendance records

(NEWSER) - Cowboys season-ticket holders have a special seating option for watching the Super Bowl, the Star-Telegram reports: For the low, low price of $200, they can watch the game on a TV screen while standing outside the stadium. The Cowboys won't be in the Super Bowl, of course, but Dallas is hosting this year's game, and owner Jerry Jones apparently wants to break the all-time attendance record. To do so, he'll need to sell about 12,000 "party plaza" tickets and add those to the 93,000 sold for inside the stadium. An NFL spokesman says the plan is legit. More»