Facebook launches page for all things Olympics
Associated Press
AP FILE PHOTO
LONDON – Facebook on Monday launched an official London Olympics page for fans to connect with their favorite athletes and teams, a move it says can help make this summer’s games the first “truly social” one.
Many athletes – as well as the London Games organizers – already connect with their fans on the online social network, but Facebook says its new “Discover London 2012″ page is a portal that brings together the profile pages of hundreds of athletes, national teams, and official organizing bodies to make them more accessible to its 900 million users.
“I’m sure that through Facebook and all of our other social media channels we will manage to bring a new dimension to the games for a new audience,” said Mark Adams, the International Olympic Committee’s communications director.
The site features pages dedicated to specific Olympic sports and links to the official pages of about 60 national teams and 200 athletes, including household names such as swimmer Michael Phelps, basketball stars LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, and soccer’s David Beckham.
Facebook has promised to add more in the run-up to the Olympics, which are to be held from July 27 to August 12. But a spokesman admitted it would be impossible to get all countries up on the site. Team China, for example, is missing because Facebook is banned there.
The page is available in 22 languages.
Other Stories:
Recent Stories:
Restored ‘Maynila’ debuts in Cannes 1 min elapsed
First female general finds self in new battlefield 4 mins elapsed
Dark horse beats veteran for governorship of Negros Oriental 22 mins elapsed
Defeated Iloilo bet questions ‘electronic fraud’ 24 mins elapsed
Team PNoy, 9; UNA, 3 31 mins elapsed
GSIS members won’t be penalized for employers’ failure to remit contributions, says general manager 47 mins elapsed
No alternative for Filipino workers in Taiwan, says recruitment expert 49 mins elapsed
De Lima appeals for calm as NBI completes probe into Taiwanese fisherman’s killing 52 mins elapsed
Tags: Facebook , Internet , IT , London 2012 Olympics , Social Media
