NBC Universal, a unit of General Eleectric Co. paid about US900M to secure the rights to broadcast the Beijing Olympic games and results and has since sold out more than a Billion dollars in advertising alone. For the first two days, it has earned a total of 114 Million viewers, about 20 Million more than the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

Its huge audiences is being helped by the extravagant Beijing Olympics opening ceremonies and the world-breaking feat of Michael Phelps. There’s a good chance this year’s Olympics Coverage will set a record of the biggest TV ratings for any Olympics Summer Games.

NBC Universal plans to air a total of 3,600 hours of coverage between August 8 and August 24 accross its broadcast, Cable TV and online outlets.

Now that’s a lot of money. Jump here to check out the 2008 Olympics Results and Overall Medal Standings. And oh, by the way, the Olympics Medal Widget is provided by NBC too.

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My post on the event “The 2nd Internet and Mobile Marketing Summit 2008” organized by the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP) won me a FREE Delegate Pass - thanks to InteractiveSummit and Ms. Janette Toral of Digital Filipino and Influential Blogger who sponsored the writing contest. Two free passes were given out and the other lucky winner is Sir Kramic of Ang Sa Wari Ko (In My Opinon).

This year’s summit theme is “It’s All Geek To Me” which “embodies a cool expression in understanding and assimilating the core concepts, latest trends, and best practices in Digital Marketing in today’s Web 2.0 environment.” This will happen on 13-August to 15-August, 2008 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Makati City.

Expected Attendees:

Managing Directors, CEOs, CRM Managers, Direct Marketing Managers, Database Managers, IT Managers, Brand Managers, Product Managers, Advertising Managers, Corporate Communication Managers, Marketing Managers, Media Managers, Content Providers and those involved in marketing/advertising using the internet and mobile.

Speakers:

• David Ko, Managing Director and Vice President, ConnectedLife Aisa Pacific Yahoo Inc.
• Edward Dixon, Regional Director, Porter Novelli
• Ian McKee, CEO Vocanic, Singapore
• Susana Tsui, Regional Managing Director, Neo@Ogilvy Asia Pacific
• Adrian Moss, Founder and CEO, Deal Group Media (DGM)
• TS Kelley, Director for Research, Havas Media, North America
• Simon Bond, Regional Director, Proximity Worldwide
• Barney Loehnis, Network Director, Asia Pacific, Isobar
• David Jones, Vice President, Global Marketing, Friendster
• Check here for the complete list of speakers.

Other notable Event Information:

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I have not optimized this blog for the 2008 Olympics Results, Medal Tally and Olympic Records but visitors kept on coming to this site from Google and Yahoo looking for Olympics Games 2008 Updates. Thus in order not to waste your time, I’m giving you the links to what’s happening with the 2008 Olympics Summer Games in Beijing.

Check here for 2008 Olympics Results and Updates.

Check here for the 2008 Olympic and World Records results and information.

Also, for a quick look at the most recent Olympics 2008 Medal Tally and Overall Standings, you can check the SIDEBAR for the listing.

As for the Philippine Athletes, Mabuhay! and goodluck. Hopefully, this time, they’ll gonna bring home some Golds.

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It’s All Geek To Me! is this year’s slogan for the 2nd Internet and Mobile Marketing Summit organized by the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP). This event will happen on August 13-15, 2008 at the Grand Ballroom, Hotel Intercontinental, Makati City, Philippines. Looking at the roster of presenters, speakers and sponsors, this event is a powerhouse!
I learned this as I was browsing the Facebook pages of Ms. Janette Toral of Digital Filipino and Influential Blogger blog after I accepted her friendship invite - and it is very fortunate that there is such an event like this. Lately, I have been very busy (and very excited) about this new project that I will be launching very soon, together with some bloggers and friends. And it has something to do with Web Marketing - which is Geek to me. This project is quiet big and there is so much potential with it.

There is much I need to know about the strategies and programs to launch effective Marketing campaigns utilizing the internet and mobile media. And this Summit is the right avenue for me to learn, and at the same time, find potential Partners who will be interested on my current Project, and perhaps sign-up first Customers as well.

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