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Yesterday we looked at how online media is covering the London 2012 Olympics. We gave our virtual gold medal to the New York Times, for its sleek design and muscular content. Today we review the major social media sites: Facebook, Twitter and Google+. To continue the Olympics theme, we award each of the three a different colored medal. Which one gets the gold? Read on to find out... This may surprise you. After all, most of the media coverage about Twitter in regard to the Olympics has been negative. The company's partnership with the much maligned NBC didn't help, but it was the banning of a reporter that really got Twitter in hot water. And it wouldn't be a major sports event without at least one athlete posting an offensive tweet. Nevertheless, Twitter came into its own over the course of the London Games as a way for athletes and fans alike to express themselves. The Twitter activity by and about Usain Bolt is a great example. The most popular athlete of this Olympic...

Jul 27, 2012 8:00 PM   DOLPH LUNDGREN. COMMUNISTS. STEROIDS. OLYMPICS. There's really nothing else I feel like I need to say about this film, except that it was a wonderful piece of Olympic-themed, paranoid propaganda from the mid-'90s, seemingly hellbent on rubbing it in the face of the fallen communist regimes of Europe. After you watch all the goodwill being thrown around in the opening ceremony, throw on this tale about a defected athlete trying to evade his coach to balance yourself out. [Netflix] View the original article here This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

Natalie Coughlin during the 2012 Team USA Media Summit on May 14, 2012 in Dallas,Texas. By Shoshanna Rutemiller, Swimming World 29-year-old Natalie Coughlin, born August 23, 1982, in Vallejo, California is a seasoned Olympic veteran. However, going into her third Olympics, Coughlin's Olympic role has changed. The most shocking change is that she won't be representing Team USA in any individual events. "I have just a relay on the first day, and then I'm done and there to support my teammates," Coughlin told reporters after a disappointing trials run in Omaha. Coughlin opted to add the 100 butterfly to her trials schedule for the first time, after a change in the normal trials events order placed the butterfly before the 100 backstroke. Whether or not this choice affected Coughlin's trials outcome is up for speculation. After failing to qualify for the Olympics in either the 100 butterfly or the 100 backstroke, Coughlin told reporters: "I'm not as dis...