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Olympic PoolCam Reveals Strange Creatures Via Twitter

August 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Creature in the Olympic swimming pool?

Amid various athletes taking verbal swipes at each other and the paranoia of network PR types overreacting to 140-character opinions is the beauty of Twitter, photography and swimming at the Summer Olympics — direct from a submerged camera.

Specifically, throughout the swimming competition, the Twitter feed L2012 (@L2012PoolCam) has posted 17 tweets — all stunning images from the bottom of the pool at the Aquatic Centre in London.

The image to the left is captioned: “Aargh, what creature is this that’s upon me?”

The Twitter’s description, without human identification, reads: “I match the world’s best swimmers, stroke for stroke. They speed along on top. I race along the bottom, always looking up – and always wet.”

Here’s another sample:

The feed has attracted a wide following of more than 17,000 since the Summer Olympics began. And although the swimming competition largely concludes Aug. 4, two events will remain, the women’s 10km on Aug. 9 and swimming’s concluding event, the men’s 10km, Aug. 10.

James Raia is an editor and publisher in Sacramento, California. Visit his site: www.tourdefrancelife.com

Filed Under: Olympics, Social Media, Sports Photography, Twitter Tagged With: , ,

Hope Solo Plays Nasty On Twitter With Double Gold Medalist, NBC Soccer Analyst Brandi Chastain

July 30, 2012 by 1 Comment

It wasn’t too long ago when media organizations were deciding if quoting athletes’ from their Twitter feeds was appropriate. Now the Associated Press, the international news service, has dedicated multiple 600-word articles about athletes criticizing each other on Twitter during the Summer Olympics.

The current Twitter rant is between current U.S. soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo and NBC Sports analyst Brandi Chastain, the retired U.S. women’s soccer double gold medalist.

Hope Solo (L) and Brandi Chastain

Solo blasted Chastain following the Americans’ 3-0 win over Colombia last Saturday, saying the popular former player should “lay off commentating about defending” and goalkeeping “until you get more educated” and “the game has changed from a decade ago.”

Chastain has responded to Solo’s remarks only briefly, saying, according to the AP, she commenting as an “honest and objective journalist at the Olympics.”

NBC, Chastain’s employer, is apparently more sensitive. It believes the Twitter banter was important enough to issue a statement:

“We are thrilled to be able to offer such complete and compelling coverage of the entire Olympic soccer tournament, and Brandi has been doing an outstanding job,” NBC spokesman Adam Freifeld said. “We wish the U.S. women’s team the best of luck.”

When asked about her strong opinion, Soto commented:

“It’s not about what made me unhappy. It’s not about one game. I have my beliefs that the best commentators and the best analysts should be analyzing come Olympics, come World Cups, and it’s only my opinion. You can take it or leave it, to be honest, so it’s my opinion, and I think analysts and commentators should bring energy and excitement and passion for the game, and a lot of knowledge, and I think it’s important to help build the game, and I don’t think Brandi has that.

“It’s just my opinion, and nothing else really matters, to be honest. What matters is tomorrow’s game against North Korea, playing at Old Trafford. The team’s excited. It’s my birthday. I don’t really care to answer any other questions about Brandi.”

The Twitter exchanges also attracted concern and a subsequent meeting among the U.S. team’s coaching staff and team captains to discuss the team’s image. Solo is known for her strong opinions, and she was kicked off the 2007 World Cup team for criticizing former coach Greg Ryan.

The U.S. will play North Korea on Tuesday at Old Trafford, the home playing field famous men’s squad, Manchester United. The stadium hasn’t hosted a women’s match since 1989 and an estimated record-crowd of 35,000 is expected.

James Raia is an editor and publisher in Sacramento, California. Visit his site: www.tourdefrancelife.com

Filed Under: Olympics, Social Media, Sports Social Media, Twitter

NBC Criticized For Not Streaming London Olympics’ Opening Ceremonies

July 27, 2012 by 5 Comments

The first controversy in the first Social Media Olympics has already occurred before one medal has been awarded.

With Twitter, Facebook tablet use and social media phenoms Instagram to Pinterest abuzz with activities, what didn’t happen was streaming content of the spectacle of the Opening Ceremonies.

According to an Associated Press report, NBC has received its share of complaints for not streaming the traditional pageantry start to the Olympics online. Instead, the occasion was reserved for the network’s Friday telecast.

Deadspin, the irreverent sports site, posted the link the the BBC’s stream of the ceremony under the headline:

“How To Watch The London Olympics Opening Ceremony Live (And Give The Finger To NBC)”

Christopher McCloskey, an NBC spokesman, told the AP the network had no plans to stream the opening ceremonies because the spectacle doesn’t translate well online. NBC also didn’t stream the opening ceremonies in Beijing, China, in 2008.

James Raia is a freelance journalist in Sacramento, California. Visit his website: www.tourdefrancelife.com.

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Key Competition Dates For First 24/7 Digital Summer Olympics

July 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The Summer Olympics are so chock-full of events that the competition begins July 25 — two days before the Opening Ceremonies — and continues through the Closing Ceremonies on Aug. 12.

Olympic statistics are always numbing, but with the influx of digital broadcast offerings, the overwhelming statistic is that for the first time via multi-platform broadcasts available, sports fans have 24/7 access to competition during the London Games.

The official site of the Summer Olympics ideally details the schedule of each sport. Visit the complete schedule and results, here:

The official site of the Summer Olympics also details all of the official application option. Visit it here:

And here are the dates of the marquee competitions:

July 25 — Soccer matches begin and continue through Aug. 11 with the gold medal match

July 27 — Opening ceremonies. The pageantry and traditions of the Olympics begin.

July 28 — Basketball competition begins and continues through the bronze and gold medal games Aug. 12

July 28 — Gymnastics competition begins and continues the final four medal competitions on Aug. 7

July 29 — Hockey competition begins and continues through the bronze and gold medal games Aug. 11

July 29 — Swimming competition begins with two men’s and two women’s finals and continues through Aug. 10 with the men’s 10km.

Aug. 3 — Track & Field competition begins with final in the men’s shot put and women’s  10,000 meters and continues through Aug. 12 with the men’s marathon.

James Raia is an editor and publisher in Sacramento, California. Visit his site: www.tourdefrancelife.com

Filed Under: Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Olympics, OnLive, Samsung, Soccer, Sports Social Media, Tablets

NBCUniversal, Verizon Agree to Extensive Mobile Summer Olympics Coverage Deal

July 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Verizon FiOS is the latest company to partner with NBCUniversal to offer its customer multi-platform content coverage of the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The package, beginning July 25, will include live and on demand coverage across multiple digital, mobile and tablet platforms.

In addition to extensive coverage on the networks of NBCUniversal – NBC, NBC Sports Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo and Telemundo, two HD specialty channels and a 3D channel – subscribers, wherever they go, can stay connected to the London Summer Olympic Games exclusively via NBCOlympics.com, and the “NBC Olympics” and “NBC Olympics Live Extra” apps available to mobile and tablet users.

For the first time, 242 hours of the games will be available in 3D.

As part of a FiOS TV customer’s video subscription, which includes all Olympic television content, NBCUniversal is bringing Olympic content to subscribers live and on demand, online, and on mobile and tablet devices via applications.  This additional access to NBCUniversal’s Olympic programming extends FiOS TV customers’ opportunities to watch the games.

Following are multiplatform offerings that will allow FiOS TV customers to watch and be a part of the 2012 London Olympic Summer Games:

* NBCOlympics.com — Will live stream more than 3,500 total programming hours from NBCUniversal networks, including NBC Sports Network, MSNBC, CNBC and Bravo, for the first time so that FiOS TV customers can easily verify their subscriptions and watch Olympic coverage live online at no additional charge.

* Mobile and Tablet Apps — NBCUniversal will offer two apps for mobile and tablet viewing. “The NBC Olympics Live Extra” and will offer the same live streaming and event replays available via NBCOlympics.com/LiveExtra.

* On Demand — NBCUniversal is making Olympic highlights and full-event rewinds available via FiOS TV’s Video-On-Demand service. See U.S. athletes compete in diving, gymnastics, swimming, and track and field with more than 100 highlights covering the U.S. Olympic trials.

* Pre-Games — Viewers can access more than 120, four- to eight-minute clips available in SD and HD.

In Games — NBCU will offer more than 550 highlight clips, in addition to 240 full-length event replays, available within 24 hours of an event’s completion, all in HD and SD.

* Interactive TV — FiOS TV customers will have access to an on-screen interactive application with NBCUniversal’s real-time medal counts, athlete bios, team USA reports, Olympic news and more.

* 3D — Panasonic Corporation of North America and the NBC Sports Group have partnered to make the London 2012 Olympic Games available in 3D to FiOS TV customers.  The effort will produce 242 hours of coverage and marks the first time that the Olympic Games will be distributed in the U.S. in 3D.

* Specialty Channels — Dedicated 24/7 basketball and soccer channels are available to FiOS TV customers and will total 770 hours of NBC’s HD coverage. FiOS TV customers can find Olympics basketball on Channel 594, and Olympics soccer on Channel 596.

For more information, visit www.NBCOlympics.com or http://entertainment.verizon.com/nbclondongames
James Raia is an editor and publisher in Sacramento, California. Visit his site: www.tourdefrancelife.com

Filed Under: Live sports via mobile, Olympics, Sports Social Media, Verizon Wireless

Honda Debuts Aha, Vast Sports Programnning Options Including Olympic Content

July 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Honda has introduced its new in-dash connectivity system. In addition to music and news options, the system provided by Aha will offer vast sports programming choices.

Available via a smartphone application, the system will act as a “conduit to a wealth of cloud-based media,” according to Aha.

Content is pre-selected via the smartphone app. It’s controlled via voice commands and as well as in-dash and steering wheel-based controls after your phone is connected.

Honda’s also developing an EV-centric version of the service, which will be available in upcoming versions of the Fit EV and Accord Plug-in Hybrid. The apps will be available for both iOS and Android.

According to an Aha spokesperson, sports programming in 2013 Honda (and Subaru models, soon), will include mainstays: ESPN, Fox Sports, Fox Deportes, SI Olympic and podcasts from partners such as CBS, Shoutcast and NPR.

Addditional niche sports programming will include: Puck Nuts, Download The Line, Surf Talk Radio and Poker Road among other content. During the Summer Olympics, sports Twitter feeds will be curated and featured.

For additional information, visit: http://aharadio.com

James Raia is editor and publisher of www.tourdefranclife.com

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