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NBC’s 2012 London Olympic Game Coverage; the Birth of the Twitter #NBCFail

The massive NBCFail heard around the world has now turned into the massive #NBCFail on Twitter. If we were to be keeping track of NBC’s colossal Olympic coverage failures, it would look like this: 1) NBC assumed that Americans don’t relate to mourning London’s 7/7 terrorist attack victims and chose to not air the victim tribute section of the opening ceremonies, 2) NBC is airing Olympic games results before they actually air the games, 3) NBC has ensured that anyone with a US-based IP address cannot access live Olympic event coverage through other online venues, such as the BBC.