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<div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">You&#8217;ve heard of go-kart racing, turtle racing and even podracing, but what about </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2016-01-26/new-drone-racing-league-wants-to-be-the-next-nascar?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=weekly-web-roundup-3513" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="">drone racing</a><span style="">? Nick Horbaczewski, along with Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and New York venture capital firm Lerer Hippeau Ventures created the Drone Racing League. The group hosted its inaugural race in December and hopes it becomes an annual event. - Andy Sroka</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">Facebook has become a conglomerate in the tech world and their next step in taking over the world is <a href="http://www.thedrum.com/news/2016/02/01/facebook-developing-ride-sharing-feature-could-compete-uber?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=weekly-web-roundup-3513" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">offering rides</a>. The social network is currently developing a carpooling feature that will be able to give users rides to their Facebook events. - Michale Palm</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">Sesame Street has taught us over the years how to read, eat well and be a better person. But their venture involves them <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sesame-street-is-going-to-invest-up-to-1-million-in-a-bunch-of-startups-2016-2?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=weekly-web-roundup-3513" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">teaching us about finances</a>. The Non-profit division of the Sesame Street organization, Sesame Workshop, is partnering with Collaborative Fund to start Sesame Venture. The group will be investing money for startups geared toward education, media and family development. You may see Big Bird wearing a suit on the next episode of the show. - Lauren Moorman</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Brands will be pulling out all the stops to get their name out on Super Bowl Sunday. AdWeek shares of the <a href="http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/5-creative-trends-youll-likely-see-when-you-tune-super-bowl-50-169274?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=weekly-web-roundup-3513" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">creative trends</a> they wold like to see during the big game. - Andi Summers</div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">Frequent flyers will go to great lengths to earn their miles, but that exclusive club could become a thing of the past. OneGo is offering travelers unlimited flights in the U.S for a flat fee. <a href="http://mashable.com/2016/02/01/unlimited-flights/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=weekly-web-roundup-3513#5E9YERQViGqD" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mashable</a> said the service may not be worth it for those that want to fly to the middle of nowhere, but for those busy business types the service is slam dunk. - Matt Diaz</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">The shelf life of being a pro athlete is a short one and more athletes these days are conscious of that. Many NFL players have been <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/nfl-players-get-on-linkedin-to-manage-their-off-field-aspirations-1453857583?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=weekly-web-roundup-3513" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">turning to LinkedIn</a> to help them manage their off the field profiles and help them get a job once they hang up the cleats. - Brigit Larson</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">Levi&#8217;s Stadium in Santa Clara, California has a big task ahead as the stadium hosts Super Bowl 50 on February 7. The venue, still not even two years old, is one of the <a href="http://www.cnet.com/news/levis-stadium-tech-tour/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=weekly-web-roundup-3513" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">technology advanced ones in all of sports</a> with 400 miles of fiber and copper cable and 1,200 Wi-Fi access points. The real test will be if the stadium&#8217;s tech abilities will still remain strong with the hundreds of cameras, journalists and fans sucking up the Wi-Fi. - Ryan Paul</span></div>

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