Golf fans had a gripping experience with the Ryder Cup competition in Chicago this past weekend, with a nail-biting finale that saw the Europeans pip the Americans to the post at the last minute to win the tournament. SiliconRepublic reports on an imaginative stunt by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power who broadcast fans’ tweets over the heads of golfers and fans via a fleet of planes flown by stunt pilots in a dramatic display of support for Team Europe: [...] creating giant tweets in the sky, … [Read more...] about Tweets in the sky at the Ryder Cup
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Salute the Olympic spirit
So the London 2012 Olympic Games have come to an end. A spectacular closing ceremony last night - with music, song, dance, awe-inspiring stadium lighting and fireworks that made up the greatest show on earth - brought the past two weeks of competition to an emotional climax. The sight of the Olympic spirit rising as a phoenix from the dying flame is an excellent metaphor to apply to the 2012 Olympics legacy in the coming weeks and months, not only in terms of the big picture politicians … [Read more...] about Salute the Olympic spirit
Olympic benefits for corporate reputations
The past two weeks of the London 2012 Olympic Games have certainly been a time of drama, high emotion, success and failure, and a general lifting of the spirits to witness such displays of intense effort and much achievement by athletes from over 100 countries. The positive focus on this wonderful sporting event has just about excluded any other news from anyone's attention as our TV screens, newspapers and favourite social networks have given us so much to consume, share and interact with … [Read more...] about Olympic benefits for corporate reputations
Let the Games begin
#OpeningCeremony - 9:00pm UK July 27, 2012. Experience it live (or go here if you're in the US). #London2012 | #Olympics … [Read more...] about Let the Games begin
The 2012 Olympics TV experiences look very good
Whatever else is going on about the London 2012 Olympics - border control nightmares at Heathrow, cracks in the M4 motorway, cellular network outages, not enough security staff - it looks like mainstream broadcast media have things well under control to offer amazing experiences throughout the games. The BBC already announced details of its blanket coverage for UK viewers, with live broadcasting every event in high definition available on multiple devices from traditional TVs to the web and … [Read more...] about The 2012 Olympics TV experiences look very good