Olympics Say No to Wi-Fi

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The First Rule Of The Olympics: You
Can't Talk About The Olympics

The First Rule Of The Olympics: You
Can't Talk About The Olympics 08/20/2004 02:25 AM
We've already talked about how the Olympics forced certain radio stations to pull their internet streams because they weren't approved for internet broadcasts of the Olympics, and now comes the news that no athletes participating in the games are allowed to talk about their experiences on websites. Considering the number of empty seats (and the weak television coverage), giving the games a more personal feel, letting the athletes talk for themselves (rather than those sappy profiles on TV) would help people to connect more with the games. That, though, would involve remembering that the games are actually about what happens in the events, and not how much the Olympics can squeeze out of sponsors. Haven't they figured out yet, that if no one cares about the games, no one will want to sponsor the Olympics any more? As for those who dare to disobey and actually talk about their experiences online? The Olympics are threatening to remove their credentials or possibly "take legal action for any monetary damages." Monetary damages? From posting your thoughts on the games? Seems pretty clear just how focused the Olympic organizers are on money instead of the athletes and the contests.

The Olympics as They Were

The Olympics as They Were 07/23/2004 09:16 PM
Three current museum displays, one tangential, are presented in tune with next month's Olympics in Athens.

"Olympics"

"Olympics" 08/13/2004 02:34 PM

GUI Olympics!

GUI Olympics! 04/23/2004 11:01 AM
GUI Olympics! several corporate sponsors (ATI, nVidia, and others) are offering up $15,000 in prize money for the best GUI skin any designer can come up with for a few applications. while i think it's great to push for newer and better user interfaces, who do so many of the designs seem to be pushing complexity over useability? wouldn't a better use of a GUI design prize be to encourage people to improve on a design rather than make it unintelligible? maybe the people pushing the designs need to take this quiz.

Olympics: No Ad Bonanza

Olympics: No Ad Bonanza 08/30/2004 03:45 PM
The showcase for the world's athletes doesn't produce marquee names for advertisers.

Olympics underway

Olympics underway 08/11/2004 01:25 PM

Just watched the US Women's team defeat Greece 3-0. Five members of the 1991 world cup team are still playing for the US which is pretty impressive -- there aren't a lot of examples in international sports of people remaining competitive for over 13 years.

Tomorrow, Iraq rejoins the Olympics for the first time since 1988 to play soccer against Portugal, which is great to see. On the downside, I'm hearing about a lot of top American athletes ducking out of this year's games (in tennis, basketball, and cycling especially) citing injuries and personal reasons. It's a shame we won't seem them but I'm wondering if part of it is due to concerns about attacks or violence. I certainly hope the games go smoothly, it seemed a few months ago the only news coming out of Athens was bad news, but today's soccer match seemed to go just fine.

The TiVo Olympics

The TiVo Olympics 09/06/2004 11:54 PM

Every fourth summer, IT trade pubs write about the technology that powers the Olympic Games. It's always an interesting topic, but apart from an enhanced focus on security, the Athens 2004 stories were little changed from their Sydney 2000 counterparts. And yet, this Olympics was utterly transformed, for me and for a few million other viewers, by TiVo.

Thanks to this cheap, Linux-based appliance, I was able to compress all of the events that interested me into a fraction of the time it would otherwise have taken to watch them. I'll always remember the Athens games as the first TiVo Olympics. Now I'm thinking about ways to make the next one even better.
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In our world -- where blogs, Wi-Fi, and computer-attached video cameras are the norm -- we've begun to redefine the art of event coverage. If you want to see how the Beijing Olympics should be covered in 2008, visit a tech conference next year. [Full story at InfoWorld.com]

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DoCoMo Does Olympics

DoCoMo Does Olympics 07/16/2004 07:06 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Jul 16 2004 11:45AM GMT

Big Brother goes to the Olympics

Big Brother goes to the Olympics 08/13/2004 10:37 AM
New Scientist has an article looking at the US$312 million surveillance system installed for the 2004 Olympics in Athens. The eyes and ears consist of 1,000 high-res and infrared videocameras peppering the city. Cell and landline telephone calls are being recorded, converted into text, and "scanned for phrases that could be linked to terrorist activity." The software's developers say it speaks Greek, English, Arabic, Farsi, and other major languages.

(John Pike, an analyst with the defence think-tank Global Security) believes other undisclosed measures are undoubtedly in place, such as face recognition from video footage. He says such surveillance technology has already proven its worth in intelligence gathering. "They're basically the sort of stuff the National Security Agency has been using for some time," he told New Scientist. "And they seem to place great faith in it."

The human security is massive as well--there are seven security people for every athlete. Link

3G FOMA for Olympics

3G FOMA for Olympics 07/19/2004 06:03 AM
3G Jul 19 2004 9:39AM GMT

DoCoMo Does 3G Olympics

DoCoMo Does 3G Olympics 07/16/2004 10:08 PM
Wireless Watch Japan Jul 17 2004 2:37AM GMT

Geography Olympics

Geography Olympics 09/01/2004 05:05 PM
Geography Olympics "Thanks to its global accessibility, the Internet is the perfect medium to hold an international competition such as The Geography Olympics. To join the challenge in support of your country, you simply need to select which country you will be representing and take the quiz. The quiz consists of trying to locate 10 randomly selected countries on a map of the world. It is different every time."

EU claims it won Olympics

EU claims it won Olympics 08/31/2004 09:41 AM
the EU won the medal count

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GUI Olympics: Week 3

GUI Olympics: Week 3 05/28/2004 05:03 PM

GUI Olympics: Week 2

GUI Olympics: Week 2 05/20/2004 01:15 PM

Hansen out of Olympics

Hansen out of Olympics 06/19/2004 11:52 AM
British gold medal hope Ashia Hansen will miss this year's Athens Games after suffering a serious knee injury.

Live: Olympics day 10

Live: Olympics day 10 08/23/2004 03:12 AM
Dean Macey begins his campaign for decathlon gold on day 10 in Athens.

Live: Olympics day 14

Live: Olympics day 14 08/27/2004 01:34 PM
Amir Khan secures at least a silver in boxing, while Paula Radcliffe prepares for the 10,000m final.

Were Olympics "Indecent"?

Were Olympics "Indecent"? 12/19/2004 03:18 PM

Hollywood Reporter: FCC Requests Tape of Olympics. The Federal Communications Commission has asked for a tape of NBC's broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics after it received at least one indecency complaint.

No, it's not April Fools Day yet. This is apparently real. Shudder for our nation, if this kind of idiocy preoccupies people who have serious duties to perform.

Armstrong Says He Won't Go to Olympics
(AP)

Armstrong Says He Won't Go to Olympics
(AP) 07/08/2004 02:17 PM
AP - Lance Armstrong is skipping the Athens Olympics, saying he needs to spend more time with his children.

Olympics: Coming to a PC Near You

Olympics: Coming to a PC Near You 07/12/2004 05:38 AM
This summer, viewers will be able to tune into highlights of the Olympic Games over the Internet, as NBC and BBC beef up their video offerings for broadband users. By Kendra Mayfield.

Olympics to go on-line - in some areas

Olympics to go on-line - in some areas 08/06/2004 08:03 PM
globetechnology.com Aug 7 2004 0:49AM GMT

Boingo brings Wi-Fi to Olympics

Boingo brings Wi-Fi to Olympics 08/06/2004 12:56 PM
The company will set up a dozen Wi-Fi hot spots at airports, hotels and conference centers in Athens.

400 U.S. Troops To Guard Olympics

400 U.S. Troops To Guard Olympics 07/21/2004 02:32 PM
CBS News Jul 21 2004 6:30PM GMT

Olympics: Arms ban imposed

Olympics: Arms ban imposed 07/21/2004 07:34 AM
Greece insists that Olympic athletes will not be allowed to have foreign armed guards, unlike heads of state.

GUI Olympics Week 5 Results - Best
Overall

GUI Olympics Week 5 Results - Best
Overall 06/15/2004 03:08 PM

Everyone loves/hates the Olympics!

Everyone loves/hates the Olympics! 08/13/2004 12:14 PM
Free the Olympukes. Fontshop, the 500-lb gorilla of type foundries, has released Jonathan Barnbrook's Olympukes dingbat font - which does a good job of reconciling the love/hate relationship many of us have with this most constructed of all sports events - for free. Barnbrook is the po litically savage designer behind the Virus typefoundry, and is probably most well-known for collaborations with Damien Hirst and the typefaces Exocet and Mason (which was originally called Manson – and "intended to speak of the uncomfortable associations between elegance and violence" – but was renamed Mason in a fit of pique marketing), which are sold through the fine folks at Emigre.

U.S. Sprinter May Miss Olympics (AP)

U.S. Sprinter May Miss Olympics (AP) 08/07/2004 01:38 PM
AP - Barring a successful appeal, sprinter Torri Edwards will be suspended for at least two years for taking a banned stimulant, knocking her out of the Olympics and perhaps giving Marion Jones a chance to defend her gold medal in the 100 meters.

Unprecedented Electronic Net for
Olympics

Unprecedented Electronic Net for
Olympics 08/09/2004 03:02 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Aug 9 2004 6:54PM GMT

Live: Olympics day 16 action

Live: Olympics day 16 action 08/29/2004 03:50 AM
British boxer Amir Khan goes for gold on the final day of the Athens Olympics.

india sucks at the olympics

india sucks at the olympics 08/23/2004 02:21 AM
the reason i sucked in gym class was because i was honoring my heritage

The Olympics through the eyes of Europe

The Olympics through the eyes of Europe 08/21/2004 04:24 PM

I'm here in Amsterdam and I'm watching Spanish, Dutch, German and british coverage of the Olympics. When some major event has it's finals - all of them cover that event, but the rest of the time - they cover events where atheletes from their own country - wins.

So there's a lot of coverage on some Spanish bicyclist, a British female Marathon runner, a Dutch swimmer and a German - gee now I can't remember what the German won?

:-)

Well needless to say - they all covered t his incredible Swedish heptathlon winnner. And I also really dug the Greek female Discus thrower.

So I'm wondering what was shown in the States? I get nauseous viewing content filtered by those people. The whole media world, the election, the war, the power of oil, sugar, money and sex just permeates throughout the U.S. mainstream culture like some evil cabal - conspiracy.

So when you get out of there - a whole new refreshing outlook is exposed. It's not that it's any better (much of it is worse) - but at least it's different.

As the networks try and figure out how to copy HBO's success, you'd think they'd notice that it was all about being DIFFERENT that made all those breakthrough HBO shows unique - not the fact that they were all the same, copied from models derived by some focus groups analysts.

So mainstream media in Europe is roughly equivalent to independent, Sundance channel, on the fringes kind of content - because it's NOT American.

One of the most fascinating stories I'm following - is the Iraqi football (soceer) team. The fact that I even have to clarify the word football - in this context - represents the state of the world - to me.

We've got an English centric, U.S. leading dominated culture, where McDonalds and Coke are just as important as local customs and traditions.

The commercialization and exploitation of the global economy is where America gets it's profit margins from. The Tobacco industry can afford to pay 100's of Billions of dollars in retraining and penance fees for what they've done to smokers here - with the money they're making from everyone else.

So the next time you hear somebody groaning about losing jobs and out-sourcing, remind them of where the dividends are coming from - and what white male CEO types are cashing out for 100's of $millions$.

Like whatever happened to AT&T?

I used to not really like French people, but now that they've stood up to the U.S. and were proven right - it's Vive la Defrance - for me!

Olympics boosts WPP growth

Olympics boosts WPP growth 08/20/2004 04:23 AM
WPP, the world's third largest advertising services group, has reported 15% growth in profits in the first half of the year.

Flip Flop Olympics

Flip Flop Olympics 08/18/2004 08:37 AM
John Kerry's Flip Flop Olympics. Flash fun from the folks over at the Bush/Cheney campaign.

Olympics: 21 golds up for grabs

Olympics: 21 golds up for grabs 08/18/2004 01:01 AM
Day five of the Games will see 21 golds on offer with Kate Howey and Pippa Funnell aiming for medals.

A Roundup of Olympics Resources

A Roundup of Olympics Resources 08/16/2004 08:03 AM
Between the tornado watches and the flood warnings and the rain that just wouldn't stop over the weekend, I did manage to watch a bit of the Olympics. As you...

'Invisible' technology for Olympics

'Invisible' technology for Olympics 08/12/2004 08:18 PM
BBC Aug 13 2004 0:32AM GMT

The Olympics have jumped the shark.

The Olympics have jumped the shark. 08/12/2004 05:12 PM
During the cold war, the stand off between the US and USSR channeled energy into substitutes for warfare that were...

bjork's going to open the olympics

bjork's going to open the olympics 08/12/2004 03:24 PM
yay! i don't know how i missed that before
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