Winter Olympics Vancouver

Apart from the official Vancouver 2010 website, several social media sites have also been brought to life for the Winter Games! The International Olympic Committee (IOC) encourages spectators, athletes, and others to take part in social media and to post their experiences online. I'll highlight a few sites here.

Via Twitter, you can easily view what all the Olympic athletes are tweeting about on both Verified Tweeting Olympians and Winter Olympic Athletes pages. Athletes are allowed to tweet about their own personal experiences at the Games, so it's fun to read what they have to say in their 'mini blogs' on Twitter.

On Flickr, pictures can be shared via the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Photo Group, which is sponsored by the IOC.

There's a Facebook page, where updates, photos, etc. are posted. Over 1.4 million people have already joined this fan page. There's also a fan photo contest, awarding winners with free tickets to events.

Videos can be viewed on NBC Olympics and on a Youtube channel.

And there's even a Vancouver 2010 Official Minigame on Facebook, so that even as a non-athlete, you can still sort of 'compete' in the games! You can play snowboard cross, giant slalom, ski jumping, and short track speed skating.

Conclusion: It's no wonder the 2010 Winter Games are called the "Social Games"!