The last Olympics definitely had some online flavor to it, but live events? That didn’t happen. The Beijing Olympics is the first truly online Olympics, in the sense that the Obama Campaign is the first presidential campaign to really use the internet. It has happened before, but no where near this scale or value of product.
I remember growing up and being so enthralled by the 88 and 92 Olympics. The main media back then was some prime time replays and newspaper clippings. I remember our family would keep track of the medal count by cutting it out of the newspaper every day. I couldn’t wait to see that tally and add it to the clippings.
After the jump, see a list of places to watch the Olympics live and online.
Today, boy have things changed. Want to see a feature on the host city? Want to research the life story of America’s oldest Olympic athlete? Want to know everything about the construction of the bird’s nest? Its all there is excessive detail. And most importantly, if you want to watch the Olympics, every event, every game? Your only option is not just the 7 NBC networks feature the events. You can now watch everything online, with many events available online live (read more for a list of online live Olympic video).
