[Just wanted to merge some threads on the subject of Olympics to have it all in one place. If you spot anything olympics related, please post here.]

[Beijing Olympics 2008 channel on YouTube]

youtube.com/beijing2008

77 countries, not U.S.A., not Finland, etc.
news coverage
informationweek.com/news/perso ...

Press release from IOC here:
olympic.org/uk/news/media_cent ...

And it might be interesting to know is that channel working already, unable to test here..

[Google's Site for Olympics]

google.com/landing/summergames ...

blogoscoped.com/files/google-b ...

[added screenshot. -Philipp]

[Doodle: Olympics Opening]

google.com/logos/olympics08_op ...

[mirror: blogoscoped.com/files/google-olympics08-opening-logo.gif]

google.cn/images/theme/f2_olym ...

google.cn/images/theme/f2_olym ...

google.cn/images/theme/f2_olym ...

img.photobucket.com/albums/v24 ...

PS could NOT post this in FF3; 'submit' button wouldn't work. Used IE7 for this post.

PPS
tried again; 'submit' button just won't work in FF3.

[fixed now, thanks Brinke!]

blogoscoped.com/files/baidu-be ...

[copied image as Baidu doesn't seem to like hotlinking; original URL hiphotos.baidu.com/baidu/pic/item/58855a3d3caf9ef93d6d97ab.jpg -Philipp]

Google
google.com/search?hl=en&q= ...

Pertinax that's interesting... a medal count onebox.

blogoscoped.com/files/medal-co ...

Google SMS Olympics alert for China, spotted by TomHTML. It looks like you can pick your sport of interest to then receive SMS updates:

google.com/sms/alerts

The file name for the blue bar next to the alert category is called "popularity.png"...

blogoscoped.com/files/google-o ...

[Thanks Tom! zorgloob.com]

Some of Microsoft's Olympics services, with thanks to Microsoft for the tips:

search.live.com/xrank?form=XRA ...
<<Olympian xRank ... gives fans a way to track the popularity of their favorite athletes. For example, Michael Phelps jumped from number 19 to number one in the matter of 24 hours, yesterday to today.>>

search.live.com/video/results. ...
<<Olympics Videos are available at video.live.com when customers search “Olympics.”>>

live.com
<<The Live.com Homepage will rotate Olympics images in the background for the duration of the games.>>

<<Medal Count Instant Answer will provide an “all up” medal count by country, sport, or by country and sport when searchers type in Olympics-related keywords in search queries. For instance, fans can search terms like “swimming” or “China gymnastics.”>>

Google.cn's Olympics start page is more colorful than in some other countries (you can also load that theme for iGoogle):

google.cn/landing/summergames2 ...

blogoscoped.com/files/google-c ...

The Google-powered Laiba community has a special page set up for the event:

laiba.tianya.cn/laiba/Campaign ...

blogoscoped.com/files/laiba-ol ...

Dominik from Mauritius sent in below screenshot of the geoip-restricted YouTube channel... thanks Dominik!

blogoscoped.com/files/beijing- ...

The link to just the map:

maps.google.com/help/maps/2008 ...

Beijing in Google Earth (if you like cheesy music, turn up your volume :)):

+ Show video

the doodle is also on the mobile google:

google.com/xhtml/images/doodle ...

another doodle:

google.com/logos/olympics08_cy ...

Chinese Google News have widget too
news.google.fr/news?ned=cn

Google News Olympics section English version:
news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&a ...

On the right side of the page, it has a medal count list and a schedule of all events.

you forgot the google desktop gadget

Thanks Sadg!

[Update: Added info about the Google News Olympics section, and the Desktop gadget.]

and the next doodle:

google.cn/logos/olympics08_wei ...

Watch the Olympics live here with your computer. Its free if you have Yahoo bar
hothot.ath.cx:8080/special/olympics.html

[Unlinked]

Google added a red square to the doodle:
new :

farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/2 ...

old:

farm4.static.flickr.com/3249/2 ...

Yeah, what's with that red square? :/

The IOC have specifically rejected the claim that each ring in the olympic log represents a continent, haven't they?

google.co.in/ig/adde?hl=en& ...

iGoogle gadget for schedules, results, and medal counts for the 2008 Olympics

google.com/logos/olympics08_di ...

> The IOC have specifically rejected the claim that
> each ring in the olympic log represents a continent,
> haven't they?

My source on this was Wikipedia IIRC, perhaps they're wrong, do you have a link for your source?

You are correct. It's right to say that the five rings represent five continents, but wrong to say that, say, the blue ring represents Europe, which you didn't. See olympic.org/uk/utilities/faq_d ... .

google.com/logos/olympics08_rh ...

google.com/logos/olympics08_ri ...

..ok whats with the red box it showed up when the Olympics started?

I believe it is called a chop – It's the signature of the artist

Gee.. The current doodle with the dragon, is the best one yet, and one of the cooliest i've ever seen.
Anyone agree? :)

The red square means Google.

google.com/logos/olympics08_ba ...

Really?
How do you know hebbet?

see in the comments of that photo
picasaweb.google.com/Doodle.Li ...

Hi. There are 2 chinese words in the stamp, which, if read out in chinese, sounds like "google". The stamp is commonly used by the Chinese as a form of signature, it's made by carving a stone, every one is unique as the hairline cracks created by hitting it on each of these stamps are, of course, different.

google.com/logos/olympics08_ba ...

img1.orkut.com/img/doodle/orku ...

google.com/logos/olympics08_so ...

What's inside the goal?
Is that the horses shoe? (i'm pretty sure it's not, but that's the first thing i had in mind..)

Probably a snake – both horse and snake are part of the Chinese zodiac animals... and dragon, monkey, pig, tiger and so on from the other logos...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_ ...

I see..
Thanks Philipp :)

google.com/logos/olympics08_ro ...

google.com/logos/olympics08_pi ...

google.com/logos/olympics08_sw ...

google.com/logos/olympics08_tr ...

Is that the rabbit from Sam & Max?

tn3-1.deviantart.com/300W/i/20 ...

Hehe, David. That was my job :) I forget it yesterday and today :D

Hebbet,
Yeah, i was wondering where were you :P

Philipp,
Looks pretty much like it, but i doubt it.. ;)

google.com/logos/olympics08_hi ...

David: thx for doing my job yesterday and the day before yesterday :)

No problem :)

google.com/logos/olympics08_ma ...

All the doodles are so cute! I want them all! Is anyone manage to save them all?

google.com/logos/olympics08_ba ...

Ginny M:

Just right click the picture and save them. :)

How many of them do you know? I think they change them everyday. So , it should be 17 doodles since it is 17 days from 8th to 24th August, right? I think I might miss maybe one or two or three... :)

picasaweb.google.com/Doodle.Li ...

Take right to see 'em all.
Hope i helped you :)

google.com/logos/olympics08_ma ...

has inspired somes

media.actu.orange.fr/Images/mm ...

google.com/logos/closing_cerem ...

google.com/doodle14.html

Wow... Way cool! :D

to David Hetfield

Thank you very much! I think I got them all now! :D

all doodles:

pascal.herbert.googlepages.com ...

i37.tinypic.com/33xh8pg.png

somethings are wrong in the doodle

They all have a gold medal around their necks though. I guess everybody won! :)

hebbet:
All the animals have golden medals in the doodle.

Plus, notice that the dragon, the goat and the rabbit all stand on the same platform.
Am i right?

I guess their all winners! :)

Actually, the dragon stands on the 2 layers platform, the goat and the rabbit are on the 1 layer platform.

Dragon is the most majestic symbolic creature for the Chinese, so I think that's why they put him on the "winner" spot.

But I think they are all winners anyway! ;)

another doodle:

google.com/intl/en_ALL/images/ ...