Last night we were wowed by the Opening Ceremonies of the 30th Olympiad, including the queen, or rather a stunt double, parachuting to the ceremonies. The oaths were recited, the anthems played, and the cauldron was lit. Queen Elizabeth II then performed the official act that would start two weeks of competition, saying “I declare open the Games of London, celebrating the 30th Olympiad of the modern era.” Many will be wondering what will come of the Lochte-Phelps rivalry. Others will see who comes out on top of the medal count. But one question on many people’s minds will be what will be the economic impact of the games on the UK.
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Athletes are not the only ones who will be tweeting during the 2012 London Olympics. You can also follow the US Olympic Team and various sports such as USA Swimming, USA Diving, USA Archery and several other sports organizations through Twitter. These feeds will give you a more complete view of the team and the sports, including any official information about times or schedules. It’s a way for them to get the most information out about their athletes. I’ll add as many as I can find unless the page becomes overloaded. Then I may have to break out the team by various aspects. Read more…
As you know, I’ve been exploring how social media will play into the coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. So far, I’ve built pages to follow San Antonio Olympic athletes and official Olympic organizations. Since there are a lot of Texas athletes at the Olympics I decided to build a page to follow them and track their tweets from the Olympics. This will not include the San Antonio athletes. The entire point is to bring the Olympics closer to all of us and explores how social media will play into the experience. So far, it’s proving to be quite interesting and giving some very unique views over in London. So here are the Texas athletes I know of. I’ll update the page as I find more. Read more…
Here are the feeds of all the official organizations of the 2012 London Olympics, starting with the local organizing committee. From here you can stay abreast of any of the official things happening with the Olympics, including NBC for broadcast information. The 2012 London Olympics will be the most watched social media event in history. Using Twitter to get the word out about a variety of topics and events. Enjoy the information. Also, note that as new information Twitter handles are found I will add them to the page. We’ll see how this goes and how well the information is carried. Read more…
London 2012 will probably be the first truly social media Olympics and to help you stay abreast of the action I’ve built a blog post that follows the Twitter feeds of key San Antonio athletes. It’s a single page with the latest tweets from athletes who have a San Antonio connection, either from here or who compete here. Not all the San Antonio athletes have Twitter accounts or have protected their accounts. But for those who do, you can see what’s happening with them as they experience the 2012 Olympics. Based on what I’ve seen, it’s a way to really connect with the Olympic experience from an insider view. I’ll probably keep updating this page or add other pages as I find new ways to explore the Olympics socially. Read more…
Last night we were wowed by the Opening Ceremonies of the 30th Olympiad, including the queen, or rather a stunt double, parachuting to the ceremonies. The oaths were recited, the anthems played, and the cauldron was lit. Queen Elizabeth II then performed the official act that would start two weeks of competition, saying “I declare open the Games of London, celebrating the 30th Olympiad of the modern era.” Many will be wondering what will come of the Lochte-Phelps rivalry. Others will see who comes out on top of the medal count. But one question on many people’s minds will be what will be the economic impact of the games on the UK.
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