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The Olympics A snapshot of NBC’s efforts/logistics in covering the 2016 Rio Olympics, provided by NBC. Absolutely Amazing. STAMFORD, CONN.—NBC Sports has released some stats related to its coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro beginning on Friday: 1.1 billion+ Dollars generated in national ad sales. 120,000 Tons of equipment sent to Rio. …
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The Olympics Embed from Getty Images A clickpak of relevant and interesting articles about the Rio Olympics. How to Swim like Phelps and Ledecky (Source: Wired.com) Learning from Sochi: How the NY Times Covers Oympics (Source: Storybench) Smacking Down the Drug Cheats (Source: New York Times) Betting on the Olympics? (Source: Bloomberg)
Muhammad Ali’s funeral was held on Friday, 10 June 2016, In Louisville, Kentucky. Billy Crystal was among the many celebrities and leaders who were in attendance to pay final respects to Ali. Crystal delivered an Ali eulogy that was notable for its’ range of emotions, depth of understanding, humor, and re-telling of a friendship that crossed decades, cultures, and …
Paying Attention. http://www.wired.com/2016/05/google-io-2016-highlights/ Link courtesy of Wired.
Paying Attention: Problem Solved. The NYSE solved a technical issue that occurred earlier in the day regarding trading in 199 symbols on the NYSE.
Embed from Getty Images Paying Attention: The NYSE Suspended trading in 199 different ticker symbols this morning. The story..and list of symbols.. comes from CNBC. In a world which is increasingly built on big data and digital interaction/access to that data, the problems of a disconnect or outage can be not just severe but catastrophic. The …
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Embed from Getty Images Paying Attention: Every year, the Cannes Film Festival, held on the French Riviera, grabs lots of press for the parties, red-carpet fashion shows, and celebrities attending. But it’s what goes on in the background that is really the most important for the movie industry. Cannes is not only where new …
Paying Attention: The French Open is on and perhaps you’d like to try a little clay court tennis yourself. First, please note that Clay Court tennis is a very different type of tennis from hard court or grass. It requires more stamina, better and more consistent ground strokes, and the ability to work a point, not …
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Embed from Getty Images Editor’s Note: The CSIS link in this piece has moved and darn if we know where it went. The CSIS moved it. We’re pretty sure it wasn’t a conspiracy….however, we will try to find it and renew the link. And, one other thing: CSIS is a very good source of solid …