I’m delighted to be giving a keynote at this @BritishLibrary event on 5th Nov. It’s especially nice to focus on Rio 2016, just after the London 2012 Games, and to speak to a broad brief , rather than just one topic.
Emoto 2012
During the London 2012 Olympic Games, I was working with an arts based digital project called Emoto, which was an artist-led data visualization of the Games using Twitter. The project was developed by Future Everything using Lexalytics. Here is a video of the final sculpture of the tweets, which brought an additional creative layer to the content.
A Very Olympic Last night of the Proms
The last night of sport at the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games coincided with the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms on 8th September and it was a night full of Olympic tributes.
Oscar Pistorius loses, now what?
After last night’s surprise result with Alan Fonteles Oliveira beating Oscar Pistorius in the 200m final, I’ve been asked by a few journalists for a comment. Here’s what I’ve got to say on the matter:
The London 2012 Paralympic Games are Here
Here’s my ‘holding slide’ for the Games time period. Available for interview
Contact: +44 (0) 757 898 4147 / @andymiah / email@andymiah.net
Interview topics: doping, Olympic politics, London atmosphere, local issues, social media, Oscar Pistorius, sport technology, ethics, gene doping, cultural olympiad, London 2012 Festival, Olympic politics
Pussy Riot sentence jeopardises the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games
While today’s sentencing of the Pussy Riot trio and the accompanying 100 year law banning Pride marches is devastating for many Russian citizens, it also jeopardises the integrity of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, which will take place in less than two years. It may even be a bigger political issue than the complaints about China’s entitlement to host the Games back in 2008 when Beijing staged the Olympics.
London 2012: The first social media Olympic Opening Ceremony
There has been a lot of talk about how London 2012 is the first social media Olympics, but did you notice just how much this concept was embedded into the Opening Ceremony?
Your Twitter Guide to London 2012
The Olympics are upon us, you’ve charged up your mobile, you’ve wiped down your iPad, you have no data limits. Now, what should you do to make sure you don’t miss out on crucial information as the Games begin?
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