Beijing 2008: Tech gets in on the Games
As the usual tech suspects are aiming to grab sports enthusiasts' attention, others are dealing with censorship issues.
The Summer Olympics in Beijing are getting unprecedented online exposure, and as the usual tech suspects (both wired and mobile) are aiming to grab sports enthusiasts' attention, others are dealing with censorship issues.
Tests at the main Olympic press center and on other connections around the Chinese city show that both reporters and city dwellers are getting less restricted Internet access than usual.
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August 19, 2008
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August 16, 2008
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August 8, 2008
The millions spent really isn't that impressive, the market research firm says, when you look at how much is spent overall during the year.
August 22, 2008
Google and Yahoo aren't the only ones that plan to tweak their search engines to highlight Olympic results. Microsoft said it, too, will feature results related to the Beijing Games.
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July 8, 2008
Censorship
Journalists, residents getting same Net in Beijing
Tests at the main Olympic press center and on other connections around the Chinese city show that both reporters and city dwellers are getting less restricted Internet access than usual.
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August 21, 2008
Serving it up
Valley to NBC Olympics: 'Poppycock, Peacock'
Thanks to the insistence on tape-delayed coverage of the Olympics, NBC's ratings are down in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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August 19, 2008
The Real Deal 124: Olympic video
Tom and Rafe talk about how the Olympics was delivered online, what this means for online video, and how it can be done better.
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August 19, 2008
Those social-networking twin rowers...
Sixth place in Beijing for twin ConnectU founders
After making it all the way to the grand final of the men's pair in the rowing event, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss fail to win a medal; Australian team gets the gold.
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August 16, 2008
Security
CBS video: Cybersecurity at the Olympics
Joel Brenner, the U.S. national counterintelligence executive, talks with Bob Orr of CBS News about the threats that travelers to China could be facing and offers advice on how travelers can protect themselves.
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• PDAs to track Olympic VIPs in Beijing
August 8, 2008
Wireless
Google brings Olympics updates to mobile phones
NBC is waiting to show the ceremonies until prime time, one of several marquee events not being shown live. Unofficial video, though, has popped up on other sites.
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August 8, 2008
Search and advertising
eMarketer: $5.75 million for video ads on NBC's Olympics site
The millions spent really isn't that impressive, the market research firm says, when you look at how much is spent overall during the year.
August 22, 2008
Microsoft searching for Olympic medals
Google and Yahoo aren't the only ones that plan to tweak their search engines to highlight Olympic results. Microsoft said it, too, will feature results related to the Beijing Games.
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August 7, 2008
Product promotion
Lenovo gets flashy with Olympics-inspired drives
The Chinese flash drives bear colorful designs and higher prices than those seen on the American Web site.
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August 6, 2008
In and around Beijing
One month before the Olympics, the dirtiest air in China is in Beijing
Despite advertised measures to decrease pollution, as we approach the one month countdown to the Beijing Olympics, the government's numbers rank Beijing as having the dirtiest air in China.
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July 8, 2008