By: Kristen Paquet, Account Executive, Leonard & Finco Public Relations, Inc.
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about several new apps I
found to help elevate my Olympic watching experience as I geared up for the
games. Well, here we are, almost a full week into the games and at first, I
really liked using the apps – but now I’m not so sure. The same goes with other
forms of social media like Twitter and Facebook. Because the U.S. is seeing
everything in delay due to the overseas time difference, I find myself dodging
tweets and blogs on a daily basis so it won’t spoil any of the Olympic
highlights by the time I get to see them.
Case in point: I really wanted to watch the U.S. vs. Korea
DPR women’s soccer game yesterday so I set my DVR to record the game so I could
watch it when I got home from work. All I needed to do was make it though the
rest of day without finding out what the score was before I got the chance to
watch the game. Just a few years ago all you had to do was avoid the newspaper
or an online story about the outcome of an Olympic event. Today, you have to
cover your ears, look at a computer monitor with one eye closed and dodge just
about every social media platform out there just to keep some element of
surprise going. It’s gotten to the point where not finding out the
outcome of a game before I’m ready is my own Olympic sport.
Don’t get me wrong. I have been enjoying using the apps I
first wrote about, especially Team USA
which has posts from the athletes, a full event schedule and sport highlights.
But, I use this app very carefully so I don’t mistakenly tap on an icon that
will ruin my day.
The good news is that I made it through the day without
having the soccer game spoiled for me, although there were a few close calls
(by the way, USA won). Now I’ll just have to plot my strategy for when they
play again on Friday.
So what about you? Do you think social media is improving or
ruining your Olympic watching experience? Let me know!
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