The olympics have officially started which means coverage around the Internet is abundant. We mentioned a couple of ways that you could keep up with the Olympics using Google, but there are PLENTY of other sites out there. Here’s a quick list of places you can go on the Internet to get the coverage of your favorite sports.
Yahoo
If you go to Yahoo.com you’ll find a Medal Count listed under the “News” tab along with an “Olympics Preview.” They also have a Yahoo! Sports section with coverage of the games that is more comprehensive. You can view info about the athletes, get the schedule of what sports are going on, and when, medals count, and more.
We already mentioned Google’s coverage earlier this week, but at the time we were unaware of an additional site they put together for the Games. It’s found here, and they use Google Maps to display the medal count for the countries that are participating in the games. For those of you using your mobile device, you can go to m.google.com and get the 2008 Summer Games Olympics Gadget.
NBC
NBC is the official broadcaster in the United States for the Olympics so it’s no surprise that they’ve got a site dedicated to it. Like the other sites, they’ve got a medal count, athlete profiles, and images of the games. Visit www.nbcolympics.com. There’s also a mobile.nbcolympics.com site for mobile users.
Microsoft/Silverlight
We can’t forget Microsoft whose Silverlight technology is being used by NBCOlympics.com to provide video content. You can download Silverlight here and then you’ll be able to watch four different events at the same time. The Silverlight Player is customizable and gives you yet another way to keep up with the games.
TVTonic
TVTonic makes it possible for owners of Vista Media Center PCs (Home Premium and Ultimate) to download “up to HD” quality coverage on a sport-by-sport basis. You will be able to grab the coverage about twelve hours after a particular even ends, and you’ll be watch to watch the videos all the way up until the Olympics end.
I just finished enjoying the lavish opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing. I understand the U.S. viewers could not see it live due to broadcast rights owned by NBC. They want to broadcast the footage during prime-time this evening, when it expects the most viewers.
I think this is too bad. It’s not the same thing viewing a deferred event as seeing it live. Greed always prevails!
I think I would have been sleeping during the opening ceremony, but yeah, it kinda stinks that we have to wait until tonight to see it! It’s all set to record though!
i just saw it…fantastic…goosebumps
also omar, seeing it live, i would really liked to see it in live
for sure…the chinese really know this kind of art/performance
i’m glad though i have seen the old beijing live a couple of times
now..i belive it’s a new city…soon we are the one working for them….
It would have definitely been cool to see live, but I guess that’s the way it goes. I assume if it was in the United States that other countries would be in the same predicament we are.
i mean live as in live…(beeing there) if you see it on tele you can see it many times, it was fantastic to see…i’ve shold have taped it
but the sports i want to see live, but then the tele is OK
No. If it was in the US all the other countries would have seen it live too. The US was the only country not carrying the opening live this morning. That was a corporate decision by NBC. So tonight we can see a lavish edited production, twelve hours late and filled with commercials and sob stories that have nothing to do with athletics. I’ll pass.
ok, bad i not taped..could have sent it to chicago
The WSJ has a couple or three journalists on the ground in Beijing. The blog that they write is more opinion and “behind the scenes” oriented than just straight Olympics news:
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It looks like a great source. I just checked it out and one of the articles is about the rumor that the fireworks for people watching at home were actually computerized.