Twitter, Facebook And The 2012 Olympics - The First Social Games [INFOGRAPHIC]
This summer’s Olympics will take place in London from July 27 through August 12, and some 10,500 athletes from an estimated 204 nations will compete in 302 events over 26 different sports.
Officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, the thirtieth edition of the modern games, this year’s event is being branded by many as the first social games. And when you consider the growth of Twitter and Facebook since the last summer Olympics in 2008, it’s easy to see why.
Coverage of the Olympics began with print media during the first games that was held in 1896.
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