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2008 Olympics Embrace Online Video

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 by Nick Bodmer

This years Olympic events are, for the first time ever, being provided in full on the internet via NBC's website. This is truly great for someone like me, who in years past has had a hard time keeping pace with the Olympics. Every event. In full. High quality, and streamed right ...

Lenovo Utilizes Olympic Bloggers

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 by Kyle Welter

The Olympics never fail to be an exciting time for not only the world of sports, but also for the world of marketing and branding. The Olympic athlete is viewed as patriotic, heroic and even superhuman, so when brands get the chance to be associated with these people, they take ...