Olympics Coverage in 2012: Trickier Than They Thought, Thanks to Tech Users?
One time, I was covering a tech event that unveiled a brand-new, hotly anticipated smartphone. I was there alone doing a live blog, typing my fingers off in the darkened auditorium with all my gear around me — my trusty laptop, a digital camera, not one but three smartphones (to make triple sure I could direct-text communication with the head office), plus a mobile hotspot. That last...