The London 2012 Olympics bid a British song-and-dance farewell Sunday night, but the memes spawned at the Games will live forever. Or at least until something else catches the Internet’s attention.
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You may know YouTube primarily for its awesome sports highlights, classic TV clips and popular music videos, all of which are offered on-demand in easily clickable playback format. But the 2012 Olympics represent the service’s biggest live streaming effort ever. The Games also offer a window into the changing nature of online video and where YouTube is headed next. 
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Boy, does this Olympic gymnast love to take slightly NSFW (not-safe-for-work) photos of himself on his iPhone. And people thought his spread in the ESPN Body Issue was ridiculous. Give him a Olympic gold right now for athlete most in love with himself!
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A gold medalist swimmer will take a Twitter timeout during this summer's Olympics because of trolls who her demean her looks.
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The Internet continued its new GIF (graphic interchange format) tradition during the Olympics Closing Ceremonies. What's a GIF, you ask? Well, click on the title of this story to watch Posh Spice dance - then not dance. Then not dance - and dance again.
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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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Members of the United States men’s basketball team have taken to Instagram in a big, not always flattering, way.
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