World Cup Final 2010

After 30 days of action replays, shoddy tackles, questionable referee decisions (depending on which side you're gunning for ;P), penalty shootouts and last but not least, vuvuzuela-blowing, the World Cup finally comes to an end tonight, with the FINAL game. The flags in the doodle above show that it is the Netherland and Spain who are competing for the title!... This should be an epic battle!

Who do you think will win?

2010 FIFA World Cup™

This google doodle appeared on the 11^th June 2010 (sorry I’m a bit late!), to commemorate the 19th FIFA World Cup Finals which began with a spectacular ceremony in Johannesburg. Most notable about this year’s World Cup is that it is the first time it has been held in an African Nation (South Africa). Thirty two teams will spend the next month competing for the title. Favourites to win include Brazil, Argentina, England and Spain. Maybe this year, we’ll see a rise in many underdog teams?

Who will you be gunning for?

Google Doodle,24.04.10

Google Doodle, 24.04.10.

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the lunch of the Hubble Telescope.
Here you will find some of the amazing photo taken from Hubble, http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/

Peter Pan Google Doodle, date 10.04.2010

I dont know, what date this doodle, was put up. It was to celebrate the birthday of the creator/ writer of Peter Pan.

Pac Man Doodle.

What a wonderful day it is today!
Wonderful weather and Google have done a special doodle, In celebrating 30 years to the introduction of PAC MAN, goolge have done a special playable doodle. Very Pac Man, and very enjoyable.

Sorry It been a while since, I up dated this blog but have been very busy with Medical School, and train for a charity cycle. www.medicsformarrow.co.uk.

Google Doodle 2nd April 2010.

Another month and another Google Doodle. Today is the 2nd day of April. The following doodle appeared on the Irish and UK's Google front page. Today's doodle celebrates the works of Hans Christian Andersons. He was a Danish poet and writer and if famous for numerous childhood fairy tales.

My most favourite of theses are The Ugly Duckling, The Little Match Girl, The Emperor's New Clothes and The Little Mermaid. Today it is 205 year anniversary of his birth.

Unlike previous attempts which were just a single doodle, today there is a whole serious of doodles.

Doodle 1. Thumbelina

Doodle 2. 

Doodle 3. 

Doodle 4.

Doodle 5.

Hans Christian Anderson tales are available in your local Library, Book Shop, online retailer (amazon).

But it can also be found free on line these days too.Enjoy. Also I was very disappointed that google didnt do an April Fool doodle In the UK..

The did do one in the USA, I found the details here (http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2010/4/1/google-changes-name-to-topeka-for-april-fools-day.aspx)

Google front UK 23.03.10

This doodle was only present on the UK Google website today.

It is a dedication to Akira Kurosawa, the famous Japanese Director, screenwriter, producer and editor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa

It is to celebrate what would have been Kurosawa 100th Birthday, if he was still alive. He passed away on 6 September 1998.

R.I.P. Akira Kurosawa.

St Patrick's 17th March 2010, Google Doodle.

Well it offically on 2300 hours on March the 16th, but on Google.ie, google have changed the front doodle to this

So basically using Celtic like symbols to show the Google logo. I must admit I am some what a little disappointed in this doodle. But hey at least google are marking the occasion  well Google Ireland are anyhow.

So what is Paddy's day all about??

St Patrick's Day is a celebration of the Life of Ireland patron Saint ( called Patrick). As legend goes he brought Christainity to Ireland and drove all the snakes from out of Ireland. St Patrick's day is Celebrated through out the world by Irish and non Irish.

Here is a link to the celebration planned in Ireland.Here

So raise a glass of the black stuff ( Guinness ,Murphys or Beamish) and Happy St Paddy's Day. Thank God, they dont have St Patrick day cards yet. Hallmark you are missing another money making oppertuinity!!!

Oh for all you Douthers out there, Treat St Patrick days as a real Holiday!!!

14th of March 2010 AKA Mother's Days

Well its the 14th of March. to celebrate this Hallmark Holiday, google have placed on their front page  a picture of a sheep and her lamb.

Well it is spring, and as any farmer would tell you it is also a busy lambing Season for them. The weather has remarkable improved over the last few days and hopefully the cold winter snow conditions are behind us until the following winter.

Happy Mother's Days.. Give you mum a call.

Google doodle 4.3.10

Just went on Goolge.co.uk,Goolge's page for the United Kingdom ( England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)


And found this interesting Doodle!

 

It is celebrating the birth of Antonio Vivaldi, 4.3 1678 according to wikipedia is  a famous composer from the 17/18th century http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vivaldi

Here is a video from youtube.

Or if you would a like a link to the web page here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGdFHJXciAQ


Some really good stuff!!!

Google Doodle 3.3.10

Well I really need to thank Bina for this one. I was a bit busy today and would have otherwised missed this one. It appered on google.ie web page.  Google's page for Ireland.

Here's the Doodle 4 Google winner that was published today, March 3rd for 24 hours.

The competition is open for secondary schools across Ireland, and the winning doodle was illustrated by Ruth Deeney from Loreto Community School, Milford, Co. Donegal.



Here's the description of the doodle concept;



As Seen Through My Crystal Ball

“My future begins at the centre of 'Google'. Myself as a fortune teller foresees everything around me. The future being squeaky clean, shiny and painted chrome, not by humans of course! We won't have to lift a finger with our advanced technology, like nanny robots and elevators to other planets. Future here we come!”



The offical site is here http://www.google.ie/doodle4google/
 
Other enterants can be viewed here http://www.google.ie/doodle4google/2010/vote.html#3-14

I believe there are similar competition in the UK, USA.
Well done Google and well done to all those that took part.

Google Doodle 1.3.10

Well the winter olympics have just come to finish and here I was wondering when my next post on this blog was goingto be. Well her is your answer. It is Saint Davids Day. He is the patron saint of Wales and this doodle featured on the google.co.uk front page. It is of  a castle with the welsh flag flying over it.

Google Doogle 28.02.10

Today marks the end of the 21st Winter Olympic games at the Vancouver Canada. To mark this event Google Doogle has produced a front page animation of the Olympic torch with  celebration around it. i.e What the closing ceremony is all about.

Here it is

At some stage I will do a video containing all of the above doogle's.

I have really enjoyed these games. It been a while since I have watch them. The next Winter Olympic Games are in Sochi Russia, 2014.

However if your a couch Potatoes and to pretend to be apart of the Winter olympic, the answer is Video Games. AKA. Computer Games. Sega are maker of the Offical Vancouver 2010 Olympic game.

 Or if your a Nintendo Wii Fan this is the game.

However I do wonder when I will post my next Blog on this.

Until then you can follow me on www.bkisok.blogspot.com.

Google front pages 27.02.10

A bit of a surprise this morning as I got up at 9.00am, GMT. The google doodle has already been changed.

It is celebrating Ice skating again, but I think the event is long distance.

Also if any one can tell me what the tree like ball structure around the skater are all about??

Goggle front pages 26.02.10

Today's doodle celebrates Speed Ice skating enjoy.

Google Doogle 25.02.10

Another new on the front pages of Google.

Cross Country 

Goggle front pages 24.02.10

Today's doogle is celebrating Ice-hockey. Now I wonder if women play Ice hockey?

Google Doogle 23.02.10

Google Doogle for 23.02.10,

Dont really know which event this one is celebrating.
If you do let me know.

T3 List of memorable Doodles

Ok Since I have started this blog I have been searching the web for Google Doodles. I have so far listed the ones celebrating the Winter Olympic.

I did come across this collection reported on This T3 Web page.  T3 is a monthly based uk magazine.History of the Magazine can be found on thisWiki page.

Google Doogle 22.02.10

Google Doggle 21.02.10

Sorry this is a day late, but was really busy on Sunday enjoying life.
But here is the Google Doodle for Sunday the 21.02.10 still celebrating the Winter Olympics.

Bobsleighing is the caption.

Also the dangers of the Ice track were one again highlighted by a number of teams crashing out on their runs.
Here is the link to the video of the 2 man British bob Video sleighing run from the bbc web page.

Google front page 12.02.10

Google celebrating the start of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

Google front pages 12.02.10

On 12.02.10, Google treated us to 2 Goolge doodle,

The first one celebrated the Lunger, but was however replace as the day progressed by a snowboarder.
This may have been due to a death of Georgian Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili. RIP 


Here are the Doodles

Google front for 14.02.10

It Valentine Day everyone, and for Google, well it also Vancouver Winter Olympic. For their doodle they have decided to do a combined winter olympic event and this Hallmark holiday.

They have used a doodle showing some an ice figure skating couple and the heart shape cut on the ice. Enjoy.

Google front pages 15.02.10

Google front pages for 15.02.10.

Goggle front pages 16.02.10

Google Doodle 16.02.10, Celebrating Curling.

Goggle front pages

Google Doodle for the 17.02.10. This one I think is celebrating cross country.

Google front for 20.02.10

Google doodle 20.02.10.

This one is celebrating Ski jumping.

Front Page 19.02.10

Celebrating the Winter Olympics.19.02.10

Goggle 4 Doddle

">Google 4 doggle.It seems that google have been hosting a competition for student to do a design of their doodles.

Here is an animation for the competition.


As far as I can tell google have held it for the past few years in different countries. 4 to date at the moment.

Here is a picture of the winners.

Google front for 12.02.10

Hey This is the doddle that google uses for the opening day. I manage to find this on the telegraph webpage for this.

enjoy.

Date 18.02.10

The Winter Olympic are current underway in Vancouver Canada, so google are currently celebrating this by having Winter game related gif for its welcome pages.
Here is a pic of it.

Also here are some gif and images to the winter games.

Introduction.

Over the year and with the continuous growth of the search engine Google, I have often admired the front page animation that they often use on their front pages.

I havent seen a blog about this yet so I have decided to start one. The date is 18.2.10

Enjoy.