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The Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games is on Sunday, August 12, 2012, at 4:00pm ET. London spent about $ 14.5 billion on the Olympics. Nevertheless, as the stately Economist said: ”Britain looked at itself and liked what it saw.”
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Sports fans attending the LondonOlympics were told on Sunday to avoid non-urgent text messages and tweets during events because overloading of data networks was affecting television coverage.
Commentators on Saturday’s men’s cycling road race were unable to tell viewers how far the leaders were ahead of the chasing pack because data could not get through from the GPS satellite navigation system travelling with the cyclists.
It was particularly annoying for British viewers, who had tuned in hoping to see a medal for sprint king Mark Cavendish.
Many inadvertently made matters worse by venting their anger on Twitter at the lack of information.
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