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Tag Archives: Twitter
#nbcfail: Complaints about NBC’s Olympics coverage reach new heights
During the Calgary Winter Games in 1988, I remember the announcer for ABC (I want to say Jim McKay) explaining to the audience watching at home how, even though the event was live, there could be brief seconds of delay … Continue reading
Posted in Sports and rec
Tagged Facebook, failure, NBC, NBC Olympics, Olympics, social networking, TV, Twitter
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As Christmas shopping days tick away, check this tip list twice
With Christmas just days away, I’m offering some holiday shopping advice. Thinking of gifts can be pretty stressful, so my list is a slightly humorous take on the tradition. Here’s a sample: Christmas shopping tip #001–while there is _huge_ difference … Continue reading
For want of spite, Twitter was lost
Less than a day after the microblogging Web site Twitter was briefly knocked offline and social Web site Facebook was hampered, a picture of what happened began to develop and who was targeted. Instead of some sort of corporate or … Continue reading
Posted in World at large
Tagged cyberterrorism, denial of service, Facebook, Internet, outages, Twitter
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