The whole world is watching Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Sports fans are updating their information with all the latest news and performances of their countries. The web search giant Google is also looking at the Olympics as a huge opportunity that can’t be missed. Google has changed the logo on its homepage. Also they have hyperlinked the new logo to Google search of “Beijing 2008 Olympic Games“. Google has also started showing information in their search results that keep you on top of event schedules. Common searches for Olympic data will show an easy to use box at the very top of the page.
These are some new changes on Google due to Beijing 2008 Olympic Games ::
Keep track of your favorite Beijing 2008 Olympic events with iGoogle — Now you can check event schedules, track the medal count, and get updated news on on your Google homepage.
Watch highlights on YouTube — IOC (International Olympic Committee) is publishing Olympic coverage to 77 countries on YouTube. This is indeed an excellent opportunity for Google to increase its global user share for YouTube. Track & field, gymnastics, hockey, basketball, volleyball – whatever Olympics sports you follow, you can view their highlights on YouTube
Get inside the Games with Google Maps — You can follow the Summer Games no matter where you are. Explore stadiums in 3D, track medal counts, and view live sport results on Google Maps and Google Earth. You can also embed this map in your website or blog. You can see its demo on my blog.
Google news has added a new link for the latest stories from Beijing.
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There are many companies who are targeting many type of business
with these games. IT companies are not behind in this situation. Big
internet giants like Yahoo n Google are getting into the action. They are providing shortcuts on site to show information like, overall medal count, a
country’s specific medal count, and information for individual athletes.