Olympic Games 2012: Twitter Takes Center Stage in London
ABC News
I've been fortunate to cover some special sporting events during my life, and still get chills recalling the anchor leg by Jason Lezak which won the United States the gold medal in the 400 freestyle relay at the 2008 Beijing Games. The goosebumps The London 2012 Olympics Games are under way with a raft of [...]
Read MoreWalsh Jennings, May-Treanor make their final assault on the beach
San Francisc
and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic (via USA Volleyball): Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh defeat CZE's Slukova/Kolocova 21-14, 21-19. The U.S. pair is now 2-0 in 2012 fb.me/1Q3abeSBy. — USA Volleyball (@USA_Volleyball) July 30, 2012 Two-time defending Olympic champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh have still never dropped a set in Olympic play after [...]
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Read MoreMisty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh Jennings win again in beach volleyball
Newsday
U.S. beach volleyballer Misty May-Treanor on hitting the ball around with John McEnroe. — Jenna Fryer — Twitter http://twitter.com/jennafryer. EDITOR'S NO. LONDON (AP) — Misty May-Treanor walked off the beach volleyball court at Horse Guards Parade holding a brightly colored cupcake — a gift from partner Kerri Walsh Jennings' mother. Their match, which started late [...]
Read MoreOlympics gymnastics: in US team gold, a glimpse of the real Jordyn Wieber
Christian Sc
This time, the Americans will rely on world all-around champion Jordyn Wieber to bounce back from Sunday's personal devastation of not qualifying for the individual all-around final. 3) WOMEN'S SWIMMING Chinese teen phenom Ye Shiwen is favored to win In a rather stunning surprise for the U.S. women's gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, [...]
Read MoreHere's a List of Countries With a Higher GDP Per Capita Than Israel
The Atlantic
We are not talking predictions here but historical observations and the tools used to make them. -REP]. Dan in Nevada says: July 29, 2012 at 12:12 pm. Richard Muller just today published an op-ed piece in the NYT Although business headlines still tout earnings numbers, many investors have moved past net earnings as a measure [...]
Read MoreHere's a List of Countries With a Higher GDP Per Capita Than Israel
The Atlantic
The first single, "Witchtripper," premiered exclusively here, finds a typically aggressive Anselmo vocal against a twisting, grinding musical backdrop. Anselmo tells Rolling Stone that like the well-known Pantera songs "Fucking The first single, "Witchtripper," premiered exclusively here, finds a typically aggressive Anselmo vocal against a twisting, grinding musical backdrop. Anselmo tells Rolling Stone that like [...]
Read MoreHere's a List of Countries With a Higher GDP Per Capita Than Israel
The Atlantic
For the second day in a row, a massive electrical blackout hit India Tuesday leaving over 600 million people without electricity. The blackout has stranded miners, stopped trains, shut down businesses, and inconvenienced hundreds of million people. We are not talking predictions here but historical observations and the tools used to make them. -REP]. Dan [...]
Read MoreHere's a List of Countries With a Higher GDP Per Capita Than Israel
The Atlantic
So Mr. Miller, and now Forbes where do you think you're going from here? The lottery idea suggested by this MLA can work as long as the bookies pay a hefty license fee and a percentage of the winnings paid to government up front before the winner The hashtag #NBCFail has become an unavoidable sight [...]
Read MoreGuy Adams, Journalist Whose Twitter Account Was Suspended After NBC …
Huffington P
At NBCOlympics.com, real-time coverage of events didn't involve video, but scores, stats and written play-by-play descriptions updated every 30 seconds or so. Brief video highlights were available on cellphones through an AT&T premium service. The internet is having a tantrum over NBC's terrible coverage of the Olympics. It's an entertaining spectacle, but nothing new. Since [...]
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