Comments on: Winter Olympics Blogs to be banned http://www.blogherald.com/2006/01/31/winter-olympics-blogs-to-be-banned/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:27:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: George http://www.blogherald.com/2006/01/31/winter-olympics-blogs-to-be-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-86052 George Fri, 03 Feb 2006 02:23:28 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/01/31/winter-olympics-blogs-to-be-banned/#comment-86052 That's an interesting idea. It would be hard to hide your identity and you would have to hide forever, so the IOC doesn't take away any medals you win. It would be an extremely popular blog if someone did that. However, how would you know they were really an olympic athlete? That’s an interesting idea. It would be hard to hide your identity and you would have to hide forever, so the IOC doesn’t take away any medals you win.

It would be an extremely popular blog if someone did that. However, how would you know they were really an olympic athlete?

]]> By: Varun http://www.blogherald.com/2006/01/31/winter-olympics-blogs-to-be-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-86049 Varun Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:18:12 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/01/31/winter-olympics-blogs-to-be-banned/#comment-86049 The atheletes can always blog anonymously, right? The atheletes can always blog anonymously, right?

]]> By: George http://www.blogherald.com/2006/01/31/winter-olympics-blogs-to-be-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-86029 George Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:56:52 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/01/31/winter-olympics-blogs-to-be-banned/#comment-86029 It really seems like the IOC is just trying to control what people can and can't say. It doesn't affect the competition. The athletes should be allowed to blog. At least that's my take. I think the IOC needs to adapt to the current trend... that everyone and their dog is starting to blog. It really seems like the IOC is just trying to control what people can and can’t say. It doesn’t affect the competition. The athletes should be allowed to blog. At least that’s my take.

I think the IOC needs to adapt to the current trend… that everyone and their dog is starting to blog.

]]> By: amateur http://www.blogherald.com/2006/01/31/winter-olympics-blogs-to-be-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-86024 amateur Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:10:01 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/01/31/winter-olympics-blogs-to-be-banned/#comment-86024 You might be interested to know that the Canadian Olympic Committee has decided not to include blogs in the 'journalism' ban, as long as the athletes write about their own experience. Of course this is an IOC rule, so there should actually be some interpretation coming down from the IOC. You might be interested to know that the Canadian Olympic Committee has decided not to include blogs in the ‘journalism’ ban, as long as the athletes write about their own experience. Of course this is an IOC rule, so there should actually be some interpretation coming down from the IOC.

]]> By: Jason http://www.blogherald.com/2006/01/31/winter-olympics-blogs-to-be-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-85989 Jason Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:52:46 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/01/31/winter-olympics-blogs-to-be-banned/#comment-85989 Wait a minute, I thought the <i>"real journalists"</i> were always saying that bloggers are <b>not</b> journalists? So how can an athlete's blog be considered journalism? If it's commercial activity they're worried about, then maybe the athletes have to remove all advertising from their blogs during the games? Wait a minute, I thought the “real journalists” were always saying that bloggers are not journalists? So how can an athlete’s blog be considered journalism? If it’s commercial activity they’re worried about, then maybe the athletes have to remove all advertising from their blogs during the games?

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