The London 2012 Olympics bid a British song-and-dance farewell Sunday night, but the memes spawned at the Games will live forever. Or at least until something else catches the Internet’s attention.
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NBC has taken a lot of flack for its tape-delayed Olympic coverage.. The outcry has spawned the Twitter hashtag #nbcfail, which viewers have been appending to their complaints. The network has countered, however, with huge ratings for the prime-time broadcasts. Those ratings — more than the 2008 Beijing Games — seemingly support in-house research that those who have indulged in spoilers before the events are shown on television are actually more likely to watch them. So, who’s right? The network or Twitter Nation? And how should it affect the future of Olympics coverage? 
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Members of the United States men’s basketball team have taken to Instagram in a big, not always flattering, way.
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London, the host of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games, capped a fortnight of athletic achievements with a jukebox collection of songs and a marathon display of endearingly wacky stagecraft.
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Twitter has turned into a fiery digital soapbox against NBC, as its users have merged their resentment over tape delay with problems viewing the live streams.
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A gold medalist swimmer will take a Twitter timeout during this summer's Olympics because of trolls who her demean her looks.
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