London Games to be first social media Olympics

AP ^ | June 19, 2012 | n/a

[Ron C.]

LONDON –  Tweet this: The London Games will be the first Olympics told in 140 characters or less.

The London Games will be the most tweeted, liked and tagged in history, with fans offered a never before seen insider's view of what many are calling the social media Olympics, or the "socialympics."

Hash tags, (at) signs and "like" symbols will be as prevalent as national flags, Olympic pins and medal ceremonies. Some athletes may spend more time on Twitter and Facebook than the playing field.

Mobile phones have become smarter, laptops lighter and tablet devices a must-have for technology lovers -- meaning social-savvy fans, whether watching on television or inside the Olympic stadium itself, will be almost constantly online.

[DoughtyOne]

Pretty close huh.

[buffaloguy]

Yeah. As long as you,ve paid your 2,000 dollar license fee to use the word Olympic.

[kevkrom]

You could always promote a #shutupbob hashtag.