Olympic Information Center: links on 16, 17 August

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All the Olympic conversation, apart from the sport

The Opposite End of China : Crackdown on Fake Minority Female Terrorists

Imagethief : Could the Bird's Nest become the Coca-Cola National Stadium of China?

China will remain open to media after the Games (China Daily)

Empty seats are a mystery at Beijing Olympics - Los Angeles Times

The Olympic games: operation succeeded, patient passed away (China Herald)

Dealing with failed Olympic marketing (China Speakers Bureau)

Beijing Olympics: China lifts security restrictions to appease advertisers - Telegraph

Olympic Marketing Fatigue; Financial Post

Beijing police seize 110 foreign and Chinese Olympic ticket scalpers - People's Daily Online

yesterday at 10:18 am - via Bookmarklet - Comment - More

"In another case, a Dutch national was selling 24 tickets at a price 10 times higher than the original face value near the "Water Cube" National Aquatic Center, he said." - You

cybersoc.com: bbc sport olympics map mashes up twitter, blog posts, coverage

Pew Research Center: China Olympics Earn American Attention, Approval

Global Voices Online » China: Fake news plagues Chinese sports reports

EastSouthWestNorth: The Girl With The Uneven-Crooked-Buck Teech and the Fat-Chubby Face

For Coca-Cola, China Is It - MarketWatch

Broadcasters knew of Olympic singer's body double | Top News | Reuters

Olympic Information Center: links on 15 August (China Herald)