Olympic Officials To Spectators: Don't Tweet, Unless You Have To
We’ve heard time and time again how effective the pairing between Twitter and sports events has been, but this is possibly the first time we’ve heard from sports organizers that fans shouldn’t tweet.
During a nail-biting men’s Olympic cycling race on Saturday, TV commentators found it difficult to pinpoint who was in the lead and by how much – blaming Twitter for disrupting the data.
As the Independent reports, cyclists’ bikes are fitted with a GPS chip which transmits important information about their progress to organizers and commentators.
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