Comments on: Coverage of the Olympics Around the Web http://cybernetnews.com/coverage-of-the-olympics-around-the-web/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:42:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/coverage-of-the-olympics-around-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-141919 Ashley Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:00:58 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14508#comment-141919 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-141823" rel="nofollow">skh.pcola wrote:</a><blockquote>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: <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/olympics/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.wsj.com/olympics/</a></blockquote></div> 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. skh.pcola wrote:
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:

[blogs.wsj.com]

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.

]]> By: skh.pcola http://cybernetnews.com/coverage-of-the-olympics-around-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-141823 skh.pcola Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:54:27 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14508#comment-141823 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: http://blogs.wsj.com/olympics/ 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:

[blogs.wsj.com]

]]> By: lars http://cybernetnews.com/coverage-of-the-olympics-around-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-141822 lars Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:33:05 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14508#comment-141822 ok, bad i not taped..could have sent it to chicago 8) ok, bad i not taped..could have sent it to chicago 8)

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/coverage-of-the-olympics-around-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-141821 Anonymous Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:26:39 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14508#comment-141821 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-141811" rel="nofollow">Ryan wrote:</a><blockquote>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.</blockquote></div> 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. Ryan wrote:
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.

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.

]]> By: lars http://cybernetnews.com/coverage-of-the-olympics-around-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-141814 lars Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:02:59 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14508#comment-141814 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 :) 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 :)

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/coverage-of-the-olympics-around-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-141811 Ryan Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:57:25 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14508#comment-141811 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. 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.

]]> By: lars http://cybernetnews.com/coverage-of-the-olympics-around-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-141810 lars Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:56:12 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14508#comment-141810 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.... 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….

]]> By: lars http://cybernetnews.com/coverage-of-the-olympics-around-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-141809 lars Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:54:02 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14508#comment-141809 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 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

;)

]]> By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/coverage-of-the-olympics-around-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-141808 Ashley Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:07:51 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14508#comment-141808 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 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!

]]> By: Omar Upegui http://cybernetnews.com/coverage-of-the-olympics-around-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-141803 Omar Upegui Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:48:54 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14508#comment-141803 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 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! :(

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