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- Definitely, I was blogging updates about the Olympic games from beginning to end. 8.93% (5 votes)
- Not at all, the two are completely unrelated for me. 67.86% (38 votes)
- A little bit, I wrote about the Olympics on my blog, but I still followed along the “old-fashioned” way. 23.21% (13 votes)
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Watching the Olympics on television (NBC) had its moments of blackouts, which was really annoying. We sat there wondering what was going on and imagined that the cable had disconnected, our television had broken or the satellite had crashed. There were no commercials, an eerie silence without sounds or pictures and for me a blessed relief from unwanted viewing interruption. This was truly unusual as we channel surfed to view other stations and later returned to NBC, hoping to see some broadcasting noise. But there was nothing but the black screen.
To our surprise, we suddenly saw another programming “Animal Practice”, which is a new show but because our pre-recorded viewing schedule was late at night, we were too sleepy to watch. Normally, the hosts would conclude the show and proper credits were given. But both expectations were NOT met. We sat there dazed and confused, looked at each and stared back into the black screen. The broadcasting and ceremonies (opening and closing) were a total disappointment. We were NOT impressed or even a bit excited.
The most excitement we got was viewing each event and cheering on our “team”. It’s the “old-fashioned” way of enjoying the Olympics with family members. We remember watching Olga and Nadia do gymnastics and Greg smash his head on the platform. Mom remembered the two girls playing beach volleyball when they were young. We liked the diving, track and field, swimming, BMX biking, gymnastics, beach/team/water volleyball and other events, which we assume were not as popular as the ones NBC allotted.
With access to the internet via my smart/cellphone, however, I was able to read a bit more than what NBC didn’t broadcast. In my leisurely pace, I was able to learn about the medalists and world record holders, their backgrounds and their achievements and other historical events surrounding Olympics. While television is more convenient and the screen is larger than any hand-held device, such as pads and phones, I find sharing news articles and posting my thoughts on my blog as the only social media change that allowed me to “view” the Olympics with better perspective, meaning there is more information readily available online.
Olympics on NBC (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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