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Keeping up with the Summer Games
August 7, 2008
As we mark the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Games, I can’t help but remember eight years ago,
when I competed
on the U.S. cycling team. Even though I didn’t walk away with any medals then, training and competing involved a herculean effort - but that pales in comparison to what we’re unveiling today.
I’m happy to present the
2008 Summer Games on Google
, a site that features a number of our products to help you stay updated on Summer Games happenings. And it's available in 66 countries and 31 languages, from Australia to Uruguay, and from Arabic to Vietnamese.
We collaborated with a data provider to make it easy for you to keep current on event schedules and get updates on results, as well as track medal counts with an iGoogle gadget. You can also get schedules and results on Google search results. (Check out the results for
water polo
.) We're also including the newest Summer Games highlights through Google News. The
Summer Games Google Maps
lets you view medal and event information based on your favorite regions and sports, and there's a 3D video of the various Games venues you can tour:
Also, be sure to check out this cool collection of
3D stadiums and venues in Beijing
created with Google SketchUp.
Read more
about these efforts on the Lat Long Blog. Since we know many of you are on the go this summer, all this information is
available for mobile devices
, where Google Mobile is available.
We hope these tools make it easy and enjoyable for you to follow all the action at the Summer Games.
Posted by Dylan Casey, Product Manager
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