The Olympic Games begin tomorrow in my home town, London, and more than half of the planet—some 4.8 billion people—will tune in to watch the London 2012 Games. To help you join in the excitement and glory of the Games, we’ve put together google.co.uk/olympics . Here’s a quick look at the updates, results and other content we’re bringing you from London 2012.Discover and learn more
Search from your desktop, phone or tablet for [ london 2012 ], a country team like [ Team GB ], or a sport like archery], and you’ll see up-to-the-minute detailed information such as the schedule, medal count, and Olympic records in your search results. In the Hot Searches section of the site, we show you which topics, athletes or events are being searched for by fans around the world. The analysis is updated hourly, and you can click on any search to read associated news articles. On Google Play, find a collection of useful apps, from results trackers to games , for download on your Android device.
Connect with your teams and favourite athletes I’ll be cheering on both the stars and the underdogs, and closely following the updates from the Games:
Get the latest posts from +The Olympics Games and the competing teams on Google+. (I’ll be rooting for my home country, +Team GB Show who you’re supporting by customising your cover photo on Google+ (or other social network)
Explore London like you’re there
Fly around the Olympic Park, explore the cycling and marathon courses or take a virtual tour of London landmarks in Google Earth Compare aerial imagery of the London of 1948 (the last time London hosted the Games) to the London of today.
Watch the action as it happens—and see highlights from past Games For the hundreds of millions of people unable to make it to London, YouTube is helping bring the games to you in a number of markets around the world. www.google.co.uk/olympics . Posted by Richard Keelty, Product Marketing Manager, Google U.K.
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