London 2012 Hockey Google Doodle
Today (August 01, 2012, Wednesday) Google is featuring “Hockey” by showing the Doodle “London 2012 Hockey“. This is the Sixth Doodle for the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The event is taking place from Sunday 29 July to Saturday 11 August 2012. Men’s Hockey made its debut at the London 1908 Games. The first women’s Olympic Hockey competition was held at the Moscow 1980 Games. Hockey demands speed, stamina and a…
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London 2012 Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Rings Google Doodle
Today (July 31, 2012, Tuesday) Google is featuring “Gymnastics” by showing the Doodle “London 2012 Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Rings“. This is the Fifth Doodle for the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The event is taking place from the 28th of July 2012 to the 6th of August 2012. The term Artistic Gymnastics was first used in the 19th century. Between its appearance at the Athens 1896 Games and the 1920s, the…
Read more...“London 2012 Fencing” is the Fourth Day Doodle from Google for the London 2012 Olympics
Today (July 30, 2012, Monday) Google is featuring “Fencing” by showing the Doodle “London 2012 Fencing“. This is the Fourth Doodle for the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Fencing competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London are happening from 28 July to 5 August at ExCeL Exhibition Centre. Ten events (6 individual, 4 team) are scheduled to be contested. The International Fencing Federation (FIE) pushed for the inclusion of…
Read more...London 2012 Diving Google Doodle
Google put a special doodle to celebrate London 2012 Diving. If we click on the London 2012 Diving Google Doodle you will be taken to the latest news about London 2012 Diving. History : Diving was included in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1904 Games in St Louis.At the 1908 Summer Olympics, men’s springboard diving was added.Women’s diving debut happened at the 1912 Summer Olympics in…
Read more...London 2012 archery Google Doodle
Google put a special doodle to celebrate London 2012 archery. If we click on the London 2012 archery Google Doodle you will be taken to the latest news about London 2012 archery. Archery had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics.It is governed by the International Archery Federation (FITA).Between 1920 and 1972, archery was not contested at the Olympic games.In 1984 at Los Angeles, Neroli Fairhall of New Zealand was…
Read more...London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony Google Doodle
Google put a special colorful doodle for London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony.This doodle is looking cute and interesting.Five Sports persons are shown in the doodle.They are wearing Google’s logo color dresses. The Opening Ceremonies of the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games will start July 27th. www.london2012.com is the official website for London Olympics. London has hosted the Olympic Games on two occasions, in 1908 and 1948, and will host a…
Read more...Google shows Doodle for Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer
Today (July 24, 2012) Google is showing Doodle for honoring Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer on her 115th Birthday. Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and she had set many aviation records. Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas, and she was mysteriously disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. When 10-year-old Amelia Earhart saw her…
Read more...India’s former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s Facebook Page crosses 1 Million Fans
Number of “Likes” for the Facebook Page of the Former Indian President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam has crossed the 1 million count today. www.facebook.com/OfficialKalam is the Facebook Page of Dr. Kalam. Abdul Kalam has started his Facebook Page few months back only. And, Kalam is regularly posting his thoughts, ideas, travel experiences and photographs on his Facebook Page. Abdul Kalam has posted the below message on his Facebook Page after…
Read more...Google Doodle for 150th Birthday of Gustav Klimt, an Austrian Painter
Today (14th July 2012) Google shows below Doodle on its home page for honoring an Austrian Painter “Gustav Klimt” on his 150th Birthday. Gustav Klimt was born on July 14, 1862 in Baumgarten, near Vienna in Austria-Hungary. His major works include paintings, murals, sketches, and other art objects. One interesting fact about Gustav Klimt is that his Adele Bloch-Bauer I (shown below) sold in 2006 at auction for $135 million which is…
Read more...Twitter Search Gets New Features including “Auto Compete”
The Micro-blogging website Twitter has enhanced its Search functionality by introducing many new Search Features. Search autocomplete, related query suggestions, spelling corrections and Results from “people you follow” are some of the new Search features introduced by Twitter to enhance the Search experience in Twitter. The twitter users will be seeing a new tab “People you follow” in addition to the “Top” and “All” after search for a word…
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