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Could Social Media Unveil Olympics Opening Ceremony Secrets?
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by amyellensoden | February 4, 2010 at 01:17 pm
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With the Vancouver 2010 Olympics opening ceremony quickly approaching next week, organizers are concerned about the role social media will play in the initial Olympics stages. The Olympics opening ceremony does not take place until Friday February 12 at BC Place, but there are two opening ceremony dress rehearsals taking place next week to which members of the public can attend if they have tickets.
The Olympics opening ceremony tickets will give people access to the ceremony before it even officially happens. The concern is that the dress rehearsals will counteract all the attempts to keep the Olympic opening ceremony content a secret until Friday. The dress rehearsals are taking place on Monday and Wednesday of next week.While there are non-disclosure agreements in effect, there are always individuals willing to take a chance and share what photos and information they have. In addition, there will be hundreds of people in attendance.
Dr. Smith, an expert in social media, said in the age of Twitter and Facebook, he can't imagine that people will keep mum - even if they do sign a non-disclosure agreement. "Every little blogger on the planet is thinking: ‘Well I could get a reprimand, but think of the hits.' "
There are three dress rehearsals: one this Saturday, which is closed to spectators and one next Monday and Wednesday.
Social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter, and Flickr could easily allow attendees of the Olympic opening ceremony dress rehearsal to share photos, videos, or written details about the events taking place. Security at the Olympics opening ceremony dress rehearsal will remain tight, however, with ticket holders being searched prior to being granted entrance to the event.
Ticket holders to the Olympics opening ceremony dress rehearsals have been advised that they cannot bring cameras or cell phones, and have been told to come early and expect extensive security. VANOC claims that the secrecy of the dress rehearsal is just as important as the confidentiality of the actual Olympic opening ceremony. Whether attendees of the dress rehearsal are able to sneak some photos or not, by next Friday the details of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics opening ceremony will be widely available.
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at 13:19 on February 4th, 2010
I don't think it's even a question anymore. Social media will reveal the Opening Ceremonies.
at 13:30 on February 4th, 2010
While some of the Opening ceremony may indeed be revealed they can always leave certain real surprises out of the rehearsals meant for the public. Besides who wouldn't want to see the ceremony live at the time of the opening. Good luck Vancouver, may you be as successful as Calgary 88. Proud to be Canadian.
at 07:56 on February 8th, 2010
I've got a ticket for the Wednesday dress rehearsal. Looking forward to it :)
at 22:36 on February 8th, 2010
Just got home from the dress rehearsal. Tons of people taking pictures with cameras and cell phones, even with all their high tech security. I'm sure there will be lots of spoilers out there, but nothing, aside from seeing it in full could possibly do it justice. It's beyond wonderful..... it's amazing!
at 22:56 on February 8th, 2010
I attended the Monday night rehearsal for the Opening Ceremony and am quite prepared to tell all. Our tax dollars paid for the vast majority of this celebration, and, despite being asked to not divulge anything (this was done by the emcee to the whole crowd, I DID NOT sign anything) I did nothing to signal agreement. The only reason that I am staying anonymous is that the friend who gave me the ticket would be a bit upset with me. Other than that, I have no concerns whatsoever about saying anything. If anyone wants to know anything, they can E-mail me at anon999991@hotmail.com.
at 09:56 on February 9th, 2010
So our tax dollars paid for the celebration... you're breaching a trust and privilege given to you from your friend. If you really wanted to, you would have spoiled all the details right now. Whatever to make yourself feel big.
at 12:26 on February 9th, 2010
Name calling is always useful ... not to mention mature. I opted to not write anything about the ceremony so as to not provide "spoilers" unless requested. Also, my friend was given her tickets by one of the participants, so I would not want her to be found out. God knows I would not want the Olympic Gestapo to come knocking on my - and her - door! This whole exercise has been billions of dollars spent on corporate masturbation and it is going to be several years before it is paid for. This is going to result in many lost health and education jobs and hopefully the job of our Premier (I guess a little good can come out of everything). Promises made by VANOC and the IOC were not kept - ask the people of Squamish, or those who were expecting a great deal of social housing out of the Athletes' Village - so I am not 100% sure why I should have to keep a promise I never made.
at 20:47 on February 10th, 2010
prick
at 09:35 on February 11th, 2010
Even more name calling; what a high-level of dicourse. Is this Social Media, or Anti-Social Media? Dave, exactly why am I a "prick"? I did not even reveal anything, so your label needs a little context.
at 00:11 on February 9th, 2010
just came back from the Opening ceremony rehearsal, and I must say that it was pretty amazing. We were not asked to sign anything, but asked not to spoil the surprise. I am going to uphold this request but I just must say that it was very impressive, lots of special effects.
at 14:51 on February 10th, 2010
I went to mondays dress rehersal also...just a comment...starts out with a mcee from back east ends with a totally french song at the end...so much for BC...and our talent...
at 17:53 on February 10th, 2010
On the French note ... I could not understand why, when there were videos running at either end of the stadium, regardless of the language being spoken, the only text to show as a subtitle on the videos, was the French text. Not sure if this had something to do with the video being of a restrictive nature (it was marked something like "not to be copied") or not. If it plays like that during the actual opening, it will be an affront to the 75% of the people in Canada whose mother tongue is not French. Also, why was the text written in French first and the names of the countries announced in French first? The latter was really odd, since they were announced in French, but the order was alpha by the English name of the country. It's likely to do with the IOC being based in France, but, that being the case, shouldn't they have marched out in alpha order by French name of the country?
at 23:48 on February 10th, 2010
I attended the February 10th dress rehearsal, and I have to say it was amazing. I couldn't be any prouder to be a Vancouverite and a Canadian. The entire show was so well put together that I left amazing surprised compared to the expectations that I arrived with. The amount of Canadian talent that was incorporated into the show was incredibly satisfying, both professional and amatuer artists. Even if you're anit-olympics for the political reasons, you couldn't have watched the ceremories and not have appreciated all the hard work and creativity that had gone into the execution of such a production!It was the best event to get you hyped for all the events to come. Let's enjoy what Vancouver has to offer, and the perspective of our city that international tourists have of us. ps. this is social media. and I am willing to reveal that the ceremonies are not to missed!!
at 13:11 on February 11th, 2010
img64.imageshack.us/g/olympic2b.jpg/Some photos from the dress rehearsal.