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Olympics
Watching the Olympics Online shows the invisible Borders of the Web
The Olympic Games 2008 are underway in Beijing and you can actually watch the Olympics online in case you live in the right country.
Like with the movie services which are more and more becoming real alternatives to discs, the Olympic coverage is restricted to the boundaries of countries. If you believe that the web is supposed to link us globally and make us global citizens this country specific rights selling of media is really worrying and annoying me. I want to watch online what I want and not be limited by where my computer is located.
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Posted on Sat, 9 Aug 2008 10:33:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Olympics 2008 in 3D on Google Earth
Google announced several services for the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing including detailed 3D models of the Olympic venues in China.
Google also recently updated satellite imagery in Beijing and have added detailed bilingual maps in China.
A special Google map shows the medals won for each country. To access all Google Olympics services you can visit the Google 2008 Summer Games page.
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Posted on Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:52:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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