Olympics articles

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  BBC's Olympics website breaks records of its own with 29 million video requests

  By Chris Welch on August 5, 2012 06:57 am + 107 comments

  After NBC revealed some impressive statistics following week one of the London Games, the BBC is Continue reading…

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  NBC's Olympics website garners 744 million page views, quadrupling Beijing Games

  By Justin Rubio on August 3, 2012 09:16 pm + 25 comments

  NBC's televised coverage of the London Olympics hasn't been without a heavy dose of negative Continue reading…

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  Olympic runners use the internet for motivation

  By Andrew Webster on August 3, 2012 04:38 pm + 9 comments

  While the internet can be a distraction for some athletes, others are able to use it as an important Continue reading…

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  Retail games market squeezed by digital, physical sales hit all-time low in UK

  By Louis Goddard on August 3, 2012 08:40 am + 23 comments

  Sales of physical computer games in the UK have hit an all-time low, according to new figures Continue reading…

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  Photojournalist covers the Olympics with an iPhone

  By Sam Byford on August 3, 2012 02:33 am + 105 comments

  You'd think the 2012 Olympics would prove the perfect opportunity for sports photographers to give Continue reading…

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  'Wi-Fi police' hunt down unsanctioned hotspots at the London Olympics

  By Justin Rubio on August 2, 2012 11:58 am + 47 comments

  Firearms, knives, and illegal substances are unsurprisingly prohibited at the 2012 London Olympics, Continue reading…

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  Banned #NBCFail journalist back on Twitter after NBC withdraws complaint

  By Adi Robertson on July 31, 2012 02:08 pm + 29 comments

  Guy Adams, the Independent journalist whose Twitter account was suspended after he posted an NBC Continue reading…

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  Twitter alerted NBC about tweet that got journalist banned

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 31, 2012 08:13 am + 49 comments

  Yesterday, a journalist was banned from Twitter for tweeting the corporate email address of a NBC Continue reading…

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  Olympic swimmer blames social media influence for failing to win gold medal

  By Vlad Savov on July 31, 2012 05:27 am + 54 comments

  Emily Seebohm, the Australian swimmer that set a new Olympic record in qualifying for the 100m Continue reading…

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  Did Twitter ban a journalist for #NBCFail?

  By Chris Welch on July 30, 2012 05:52 pm + 115 comments

  Something of a controversy has arisen on Twitter after the account of Guy Adams — Los Angeles Continue reading…