According to the results of the Summer Olympics in London, the Russians took fourth place in the overall team classification after the teams from the USA, China and Great Britain. The events of the 2012 Olympics were covered not only by ordinary media, but also by such a resource as Twitter.
Twitter is the largest small text messaging service. All notes posted by users are publicly available, anyone can view them. It is this circumstance that made Twitter very popular, users have the opportunity to promptly discuss and comment on any events. Not surprisingly, the site's capabilities were also used to cover the London Olympics. In 2014, the Sochi Olympics will be held, the events of which, for sure, will also be covered by this resource.
To log into Twitter, type the corresponding request in the search bar of your browser or use the link below. Go through the registration procedure if you do not have an account in this service. Enter your first and last name, your email address and password in the fields of the special registration form. Then follow the step-by-step instructions of the system.
After registration, type in the search bar Twitter the query: "Olympics". You will see a list of results (tweets) related to this event, including the official account of the International Olympic Committee. On the left side of the page there will be links to popular photos and videos from the 2012 Olympics. To read a tweet or view any photo or video material, simply left-click on the desired link.
Throughout the London Olympics, the service's microblogs posted links to various news and videos dedicated to the Games. In addition, interviews with coaches and athletes were posted on Twitter. Thanks to the activity of users who shared the necessary links, this information became available to millions of sports fans.
For the 2012 Summer Olympics, the founders of the Twitter network prepared very thoroughly. Representatives of the resource held meetings with athletes participating in the Games, at which the Olympians were persuaded to register their accounts on the network and regularly write about the events of the competition. According to the International Olympic Committee, more than a thousand current and former participants in the Olympics have registered on Twitter and the social network Facebook.
Not without curiosities. On July 27, 2012 Twitter was unavailable for some time due to an annoying technical glitch. However, rumors immediately appeared on the network that the service simply could not withstand the load due to the dramatically increased traffic due to the Olympics. Twitter management denied this information. Despite this minor incident, the service has done an excellent job of providing coverage for the London Olympics.
