James Andrews

Founder, Social People

As I learned more about their financial conditions I became even more proud that Olympians were protesting IOC rules that limited their ability to promote the brands who helped them pay their bills in social media.

Andy Plesser

With television rights to the London 2012 Olympics,including video highlights for news outlets severely restricted by the IOC and by NBC Sports in th...

Jake Kaminski

Olympic Archer, Team USA

Life is just one big learning curve and I'm glad to be on the upward swing of that curve just taking anything and everything in while trying to absorb as much of this experience in London as I can.

Michael Benson

President, Southern Utah University

London is a city of monuments. This is especially evident as images of this remarkable city and its Olympic venues are beamed to billions of people around the globe during this unparalleled sporting event.

David Wild

TV Writer; Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone; Co-Author, 'Diary of a Player"'

Soon the 2012 Olympics will end, and the games of life as we know it will continue. Here are five things I love right now that may help fill up all of our lives in between the Closing Ceremonies and the raging amusement parks of the Conventions.

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.

Psychologist & Best Selling Author

Paraskevi "Voula" Papachristou and Michel Morganella both trained for years to reach an Olympic level of competition. Each, in turn, was leveled by something notoriously difficult to train -- the tongue.

Len Berman

Emmy Award winning sportscaster and New York Times Bestselling Author

So where do you draw the line? Cheating is bad, agreed. But how about if everyone else is doing it?

Ellen Freudenheim

Freelance author and activist

Lord Michael Bates would be the first to agree that there's a disconnect between the stunning sporting event in London and the Olympics' too-obscure legacy of peace.

Diana Nyad

Long-distance swimmer, journalist, and broadcaster

As much as the media pushes the medal count, we the fans are smarter than that. We don't care much about who wins. We want to feel. And in every sport there is a story to be told, feelings to be kindled.

Ben Greenfield

Fitness and Triathlon expert; Get-Fit Guy podcast host

Ever wonder how Olympic gymnasts achieve that ultimate combination of lean muscle, incredible flexibility, and impressive bodyweight-to-strength ratio?

HomeAway

HomeAway.com

After watching the Summer Olympics, do you hear London calling?

Derek Hartley

Co-host, 'Derek and Romaine' on SiriusXM OutQ 108; author, 'When Nightlife Falls'

In the run-up to the Olympics, one athlete emerged from the shadows, threatening to take prominence over all others just from the sheer force of his good looks. More importantly, he was a decathlete. There was only one problem: He wasn't competing in the games at all.

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.

Associate Professor of Education, Langston University

There's been a lot of talk about how Gabby will become a new role model for young black girls everywhere. She may even inspire many to take up gymnastics or follow other Olympic dreams. That's great, but I don't think it stops there.

Jocelyn Kelley

Freelance Journalist

With the closing of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games rapidly approaching, many avid fans are desperate to keep the Olympic torch burning. Diving into some Olympic-themed fiction might be just the answer.

Amanda Guinzburg

Writer, editor, photographer

Dear Curiosity: Listen, I understand you just got there but... we kind of need to know now-ish when we can start packing up Earth, so if you could pl...

Eduardo Navas

Ph.D., Author, Artist, Media Theorist, Digital Humanist

NBC should not pat themselves on the back thinking that as long as the ratings are up things will be OK. The fact is that real-time communication will push networks to accept just-in-time delivery to be their main form of programming especially for sport events.