Tag: Olympics
Half of Americans think video games should be in Olympics
Medals for 2020 Tokyo Olympics made from recycled gadgets
Elements of eSports do play into the Olympic values, UK game host argues
As Epic pumps $100 million into Fortnite tournaments, should eSports become more professional?
Hype-check: Will Google's Olympic Charter Doodle make an impact in Russia?
Google's daily Doodle today is unusual, in that is overtly political. The regular special graphics are usually celebrating people who are uncontroversial – birthdays of the long dead and the like. Today though, on the day of the Sochi Winter…
New Olympic app lets you follow athletes on the road to Sochi 2014
The International Olympic Committee have today launched a new app – aiming to connect up fans with athletes via social media. Arguably this marks something of a U-turn by the IOC. Before last year's London 2012 games there was a…
Twitter stats – Murray wins Wimbledon, web goes wild
Andy Murray's victory at Wimbledon was not only viewed by millions on TV but has also become one of the most tweeted about events since last year's Spice Girls performance at the 2012 Olympic games. Andy Murrays victory nabbed…
Usain Bolt breaks another world record, this time on Twitter
The records keep coming for Jamaican track athlete Usain Bolt. Hot on the heels of his sprint gold medal double at the London 2012 Olympic games, Bolt's broken a record over on social network Twitter too. The micro-blogging social network…
Andy Murray is the most dangerous British Olympic athlete…in cyberspace
Andy Murray has been named the most dangerous British Olympic athlete, but not perhaps for the reasons you'd first think. No, it's not his speeding-bullet tennis serve, nor the thought of his (frankly terrifying) mum flying at you in a…
LONDON 2012: Olympic attendees asked to "take it easy" on Twitter, or BBC coverage could fail
Planning on tweeting at the London 2012 Olympic games? Perhaps you should think twice, as network overloads could jeopardise the TV coverage being broadcast from the games, including that of the BBC. Those watching the televised road race coverage on…
