Comments for #080808 Twitter Campaign For Beijing Olympics

#080808 Twitter Campaign For Beijing Olympics

2008-08-08T00:08:08Z

This week we've discussed how Social Media Marketing and Online Video is being used in the Beijing Olympics. It's now 8.08am on Friday 8th August 2008 in Beijing and some Chinese Web fans have launched a campaign to celebrate and support the opening of the Beijing Olympics, using (you guessed it) Twitter!

]]> 8 is a lucky number for the Chinese, and 08/08/08 is definitely a very special day. Twitter users can add the hashtag #080808 to all your tweets about Beijing Olympics on the 08/08/08. Currently if you search for #080808, you can see a new #080808 tweet coming up every 0.5 seconds!

On its official website, the campaign organizers - three Chinese bloggers by the names of Flypig, Webleon and Babechloe - also released a #080808 buddy icon template (download), to encourage Twitter users to make their own #080808 buddy icon. See the images below for inspiration.

#080808 Twitter Buddy Icons collected by YUKI.N

A note that Twitter is not popular in China, but the Beijing Olympics could be a booster for the product there.

Comment from Isaac on 2008-08-07

2008-08-08T01:02:19Z

Gang, I didn't see it's all for supporting Olympics opening, but for a complex feeling to express. The starting threads along this flashmob are mostly about the absurd stories related to the controlled gala. Let's tracking it up to see what's happening, http://search.twitter.com/search?q=080808

Comment from Jef on 2008-08-07

2008-08-08T01:25:59Z

I want nothing to do with the Olympics. Never a huge fan anyway, but I know people who have lived in China and it is a horrible place. Thus, I'll be doing my small part by not watching. Of course, 90% of the crap in my house was probably made there.

Comment from 幼峰 on 2008-08-07

2008-08-08T04:10:34Z

我也加入了

Comment from Mike on 2008-08-07

2008-08-08T04:53:01Z

Comment from Mike on 2008-08-08

2008-08-08T12:33:19Z

中国政府是需要被替换的敌对力量

Comment from aw on 2008-08-08

2008-08-08T14:40:58Z

The tag is now more and more hot @ twitter .:)

Comment from Sue Riley on 2008-08-08

2008-08-08T14:53:12Z

The Olympics is the greatest event in the World, great to spread fun and peace across the world.

http://www.competitiveurge.com/who_will_be_the_biggest_star_of_beijing_2008

Comment from Kangaroo on 2008-08-08

2008-08-08T15:34:50Z

Maybe this will make Twitter more popular over there....it's so interesting how all aspects of the Chinese economy are being affected by hosting the Olympics. I'm a huge Wallstrip fan and today's episode had some interesting things about the Olympics and China's economy. It's at http://www.wallstrip.com/2008/08/08/2008-summer-olympics/ and you should really check it out!

Comment from OMBW on 2008-08-08

2008-08-08T16:37:32Z

Thanks to all of you for for creating and promoting this. Great fun and I learned a lot!

Comment from Kun on 2008-08-08

2008-08-08T22:53:11Z

Yep, this is shaping up to be the best games ever!

This is what all this means to me:
http://www.urbankudos.com/blog/beijing-2008-opening-ceremony-look-at-us-now

Shame I can't tweet about it! Maybe others can help... hehe

Comment from Czar on 2008-08-09

2008-08-09T16:18:02Z

Thanks for the share regarding the #080808 twitter hashtag. As it's a little difficult to follow using search.twitter.com I've created a friendfeed room to import and help me follow the '08 Olympic events. http://friendfeed.com/rooms/080808 offers yet another rss/subscription that pulls in nbc, bbc, google's youtube channel, #808080 hashtag on twitter, bbc's kk+ flickr stream, and some other reshares.

Comment from kevin on 2008-08-09

2008-08-09T22:56:11Z

Watch the Olympics live here with your computer. Its free if you have Yahoo bar
http://hothot.ath.cx:8080/special/olympics.html

Comment from Sw.Italia on 2008-08-10

2008-08-10T11:15:50Z

"Not popular" is an understatement. "Not allowed" is closer to the chinese truth.

"Not allowed" as in all those internet users outside of china NOT being allowed to freely access whatever kind of internet is operating IN china, while chinas rulers have their armies trolling and posing across the internet in return.

"Not allowed" as in The Planet Earth wants the money china owes it in spades BACK, and wants to NOT hear this junk that The Planet Earth owes china money and everything else, including all of our childrens lives and employment, all of our food productivity and reserves, all of our natural resources and all of our jobs and productivity.

"Not popular" doesn't quite cut it.