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Google Offers Overviews Of Olympic Torch Relay Syndicate content

To some people, the Summer Olympics are little more than a nuisance - their television viewing schedules get messed up, don'tcha know.  But those who really enjoy the Games may be glad for the chance to watch the 2008 Olympic Torch Relay in Google Maps and Google Earth.

Global Olympic Blog Project Syndicate content

 This past week in the string of posts about the book coming out, I've been stockpiling ideas for "real" blog posts and wanting to write about them more and more. Thankfully now that I launched the Personality Matters blog, I will post most of the updates about the book there and refocus on marketing strategy and insights here. I can't promise I won't share the occasional post about the book ...

China Says It Won't Censor Web For Games Syndicate content

The Internet will not be censored at the Beijing Olympic Games and there will be no delays of the television signal the International Olympic Committee said today.
News Tags: Technology, IOC, Olympics, China

IOC Issues New Internet Rules Syndicate content

The International Olympic Committee has issued updated rules for new media covering the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.The rules will allow media organizations to use their own Web sites to host written and photographic coverage of the games if it is for normal journalistic and editorial use. "The Internet is an important medium for the communication and promotion of sport and the Olympic Movement," the IOC said in the guidelines.
News Tags: Technology, IOC, Beijing, Olympics

China To Crackdown On Podcasting, Web Video Syndicate content

The Chinese government says it is cracking down on Internet-based audio-visual programming like podcast and video-sharing sites to ensure content doesn't pollute the spiritual and cultural ideals of the country. And yeah, that includes pirates, too. That the expanded measures against user-generated media come just months before the Beijing Olympics is just a coincidence.Right?

Europeans Want Their Online TV Syndicate content

Europeans like their TV viewing as much as Americans and nearly half are watching television on the Internet, according to a study from Motorola. The days of waiting until primetime to watch favorite shows are going by the wayside as users are taking control of their viewing.

Google Censors China Olympics Criticism Syndicate content

The motto of next year’s Olympic games in China is “one world, one dream.” Online, the world is actually split up into several countries, each with their own limited view, made possible through national censorship of the web.

Olympics End But Flash Hangs Around Syndicate content

Though much of the US Olympic performance left sports fans disappointed, the Olympic website has enjoyed a gold medal showing with the use of Flash throughout it.
News Tags: Flash, Olympics

Olympics Web Traffic Creams American Idol Syndicate content

Though Fox's TV pop culture phenom "American Idol" is dominating Olympic coverage in terms of ratings, traffic to NBCOlympics.com nearly quintupled traffic to IdolOnFox.com during the week ending February 12th, Nielsen/NetRatings reports.
News Tags: Olympics, traffic, Web

Technology, Guilt, and the Olympics Syndicate content

Today's communication technologies - including cell phones, e-mail, and blogs - can drive users to a heavy sense of guilt.
News Tags: Technology, Olympics
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