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Olympic Coverage Convergence: What People Are Talking About Online This Week, Jul 30-Aug 3

Olympic Coverage Convergence: What People Are Talking About Online This Week, Jul 30-Aug 3 | Communications Major | Scoop.it

Who will get the Olympic gold for best coverage? Tape delay or live streaming and social media? What's hotter - Ryan Lochte's all-American grill or Danell Leyva's abs? How can we miss you Sarah Palin and Chick-Fil-A, if you won't go away? R.I.P. Gore Vidal, Twitter's most common misspellings and where in the world is Rafalca? That's what people are talking about online this week. Catch up. Join the conversation.

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NBC’s Olympic Tape Delays: #Failing All the Way to the Top?

NBC’s Olympic Tape Delays: #Failing All the Way to the  Top? | Communications Major | Scoop.it

NBC has taken a lot of flack for its tape-delayed Olympic coverage.. The outcry has spawned the Twitter hashtag #nbcfail, which viewers have been appending to their complaints. The network has countered, however, with huge ratings for the prime-time broadcasts. Those ratings — more than the 2008 Beijing Games — seemingly support in-house research that those who have indulged in spoilers before the events are shown on television are actually more likely to watch them.


So, who’s right? The network or Twitter Nation? And how should it affect the future of Olympics coverage?

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