Are you watching the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver? I certainly am! I know I may be a big cheeseball, but I find the Olympic athletes inspiring, and I’m an absolute sucker for those dramatic, voiced-over NBC athlete profiles.
Want to follow the story on blogs and social media? Read on! Here’s a short list of some bloggers who are writing during these Olympic Games:
Rings – the Official New York Times Blog about the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games (also includes upcoming schedules and results)
And this is a fun one – here’s a list (from NBC) of Olympic athletes on Twitter. You can either follow the whole list, or follow individual athletes. My favorites include Short Track speedskater Apolo Ohno, women’s hockey player Angela Ruggiero, and Curler Chris Plys.
And of course you can also follow the conversation about the Olympics by doing a Twitter search for #olympics. Twitter search is a fun way to find other people who are interested in the same things you are. Make sure to bookmark that search page, it’s really useful.
Want to follow the Olympics on Facebook? Check out the Olympics Fan Page! You’ll find contests, photos, and uploaded fan photos from the event, and even find links to photo streams uploaded from athletes. You’ll likely have to be logged into Facebook in order to see the fan pages or that photo stream page.
Any other online resources for Olympics fans? Feel free to share them here!
Happy watching!
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It’s the beginning of February! Here are some things I think are just great:
1. The Eight Principles of Fun. Are you having enough fun in your life and work?? Visit this great little video from the folks over at Box of Crayons. Isn’t that the greatest name for a blog, EVER? Their little video will make you want to jump off the couch, put that computer down and do something amazing!
2. The Whuffie Factor. Tara’s Hunt terrific book about the power of social media is the book I’m going to recommend to all of my clients in 2010. She has a fun writing style – very readable - and the whole book is filled with stories and case studies of how to use social media for good (and not evil). Excellent reading for anyone wanting to get into using social media for marketing…or if you’ve already using social media, you can use it to make your efforts more effective.
3. Meetways. Have a friend who lives in another city (or heck, another state!) that you want to meet for coffee? Use this awesome service to find a halfway point. You just enter your address, your friend’s (or client’s) address, and whether you’d like to meet a pizza place, coffee shop, or some other fun place, and it will spit out a list of potential meeting spots! It even gives you a map! I love the Internet!
What cool tools, sites, services or books are you enjoying in February? Leave me a comment below and let me know your current favorites…
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Beth Hayden is a social media specialist and technology trainer. She has provided training, consulting, blog coaching and development services for New York Times bestselling authors, political commentators, personal development coaches and university professors; she is also the creator of the popular “Basics of Blogging” workshops.
find the Olympic athletes inspiring, and I’m an absolute sucker for those dramatic, voiced-over NBC athlete profiles.
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