Twitter Olympics: Beware the distractions

Hello (at)Twitter world!!! I’m at (hash)Olympics. Shd be training not tweeting … LOL

Hello (at)Twitter world!!! I’m at (hash)Olympics. Shd be training not tweeting … LOL

Australia’s chef de mission Nick Green says there’s “no doubt” social media can be a distraction to Olympic athletes but his team still generally encourages the use of Twitter and Facebook — within certain boundaries.

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 [...]