Singapore Launches 2010 Youth Olympics Social Networking Website
WhyOhGee Community To Connect Youth Around The World For The First Youth Olympic Games.
The YOG Community (www.singapore2010.sg/community), a social networking platform for youths around the world to celebrate the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, was launched today.
Mr Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and Ministry of Transport announced the launch today at the Singapore Youth & Media Conference 2010 held at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
The WhyOhGee Community complements the WhyOhGee microsite (www.singapore2010.sg/whyohgee) that features multimedia content produced by young people for young people, and connects youths globally through the digital media.
The beta site was introduced eight months ago and currently has more than 10,000 registered users.
FEATURES
Integration with your other social media profiles: Hook up your Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and blog accounts with your WhyOhGee Community profile so your friends can see your latest updates aggregated on one single platform. Users can also tweet and update their Facebook status direct from their WhyOhGee Community homepage.
Multilingual Chat: If you do not speak the same language as the other users in your group, the chat function on WhyOhGee Community translates their messages for you. This application, brought to you by SingTel, allows you to indicate what language you would like to receive chat messages in, and the system does the rest. The translation feature is based on Google Translate, and we hope users will be able to make new friends from other cultures who speak different languages while having some fun.
Forums: Visitors on the WhyOhGee microsite (www.singapore2010.sg/whyohgee) can now discuss the content featured on the WhyOhGee Community forums, as well as start discussions on topics of their own.
Groups: Users who are interested in similar topics can form groups where you can share photos and post your thoughts on the group wall.
Upload your pictures: Upload pictures to your WhyOhGee Community profile (with the option of simultaneously uploading to your Flickr account) and decide which groups of users get to see these pictures (e.g. Friends, Family, Schoolmates, Colleagues).
Athlete profiles: There will be a section coming soon to feature athletes who have signed up for profiles on the WhyOhGee Community. This will allow users to follow what these YOG hopefuls are doing through their updates and allow them to send them personal messages of support.
HOW TO GET STARTED
1) Visit www.singapore2010.sg/community
2) Click on “Register”
3) Complete your personal profile and hit “Submit”
4) Log in to the email account that you registered with and click on the link to verify your account
5) Visit the Forums and Groups to make friends with other people who are just as excited about the Youth Olympic Games
SINGAPORE 2010 DIGITAL MEDIA INITIATIVES
WhyOhGee microsite (www.singapore2010.sg/whyohgee): A website that features stories, pictures and videos produced by youth, for youth.
Singapore 2010 Odyssey (www.singapore2010.sg/o): A 3D virtual world featuring the venues and sports of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games.
Million Deeds Challenge (www.singapore2010.sg/milliondeeds): Be part of the Olympic movement through sharing deeds of Excellence, Friendship and Respect, and join a virtual torch relay in the process.
Facebook (www.singapore2010.sg/facebook): Join the official fanpage for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
Twitter (www.singapore2010.sg/twitter): Follow the official Twitter account for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
YouTube (www.youtube.com/singapore2010): The place to go for videos produced for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/singapore2010): The place to go for photos for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
Singapore 2010 – Blazing the Trail
Singapore will be hosting the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) from 14 to 26 August 2010.
The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games will receive some 5,000 athletes and officials from the 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), along with an estimated 1,200 media representatives, 20,000 local and international volunteers, and more than 370,000 spectators.
Young athletes – aged between 14 and 18 years – will compete in 26 sports and take part in a Culture and Education Programme.
The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games aims to inspire youth around the world to embrace, embody and express the Olympic values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect.
It will create a lasting sports, culture and education legacy for Singapore and youths from around the world, as well as enhance and elevate the sporting culture locally and regionally.
For more information, please visit www.singapore2010.sg
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