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Google Commemorates Antonio Vivaldi’s Birthday

Google is celebrating the birth date of Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, a famous and influential composer, outstanding violinist, and priest best known for his baroque style music compositions. Vivaldi was born on March 4, 1678 in the Republic of Venice, now part of Italy. He died on July 28, 1741.

The Google Doodle today pays homage to Vivaldi’s most famous work: “Le quattro stagioni” [The Four Seasons], a series of violin concertos composed in 1723. The doodle features four different violins, each giving life to Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter respectively. Just in case you are wondering, Summer is represented with a thunderstorm instead of a sun because that specific concerto evokes the sound of a storm.

Let us know what you think of today’s Google Doodle.

Google Celebrates Last Day of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

Unfortunately, Today is officially the last day of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. In case you didn’t know, Google has been commemorating each and every day of this international event by changing its logo with a new doodle representing a different sport from the XXI Winter Olympiad.

Since it’s the last day, Google is featuring what appears to be a large Olympic cauldron in the middle of a stadium reminiscent of an amphitheater full of flags. Google has also kept the abstract extra-wide blue background.

You can check out today’s complete doodle and compilation of all the XXI Winter Olympic-themed Google Doodles after the break.
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Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Google Doodle – Day 16

Google is at it once again! We’re talking about the Mountain View-based search giant commemorating the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on its homepage with a new doodle. Today, the Google Doodle is featuring a pair of long track speed skaters going at a very high speed on an outdoor skating rink or track. The doodle matches the one from yesterday, which featured a pair of short track speed skaters.

The XXI Winter Olympiads will conclude on Sunday, which means there will be no more Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics-themed doodles. We’re going to have to wait until the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics for another set of great and fun winter-themed Google Doodles. More »

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Google Doodle – Day 15

Ladies and Gents, rejoice! The Vancouver 201o Winter Olympics Google Doodle is finally featuring a sport other than something ski-related. If you have been following our extensive coverage of all the XXI Winter Olympics-themed doodles, you might have noticed that Google has been including many ski-related sports. Not on this day though.

Today, we finally see two shortrack speed skaters racing against each other at a very high speed. We’re pretty excited about this specific doodle today, as speed skating is one of our favorite sports. And let’s be honest, skiers were getting a little boring. Let’s just hope that we won’t see another ski-related doodle tomorrow.

You can check out the full Google Doodle after the break. More »

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Google Doodle – Day 14

We’re just three days away from the Vancouver XXI Winter Olympics closing ceremony. At this point, it seems like Google has run out of ideas for its Winter Olympics-themed doodle, as they have been featuring almost a skier every other day. We still have yet to see a speed skater, a male figure skater, or even a double-take on one of the other sports featured already.

Today, we see the sixth ski-related doodle in a matter of 9 days. This time the character appears to be either a free-style skier, or maybe it’s an alpine skier. One thing that is pretty nice is that Google has kept using the same extra wide abstract blue background. You can our extensive coverage of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Google Doodles here.

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Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Google Doodle – Day 13

Today, the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Google Doodle is finally featuring something other than a ski-related sport. This time, the Google homepage is honoring a winter team-sport played on ice, which is loved by Canadians and many others around the world. We are, of course, talking about ice hockey. The doodle presents an ice hockey player hitting a puck with his stick [no pun intended]. The puck appears to be flying at a great speed and coming toward the viewer. A very nice doodle at last.

You can check out the complete doodle, which includes the wide background, after the break. More »

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Google Doodle – Day 12

Another day, another exciting Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Google Doodle. Wait — it’s not so exciting after all, as Google is featuring yet another skier. This time it appears to be a free-style ski jumper. This makes the fifth ski-related doodle in about a week. As much as we’ve loved all the Winter Olympics Google Doodles so far, it’s time for another sport to be featured. For example, we have not seen anything related to speed skating, ice hockey, or short track speed skating. You can view all the 2010 Winter Olympics Google Doodles to date, here.

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Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Google Doodle – Day 11

Google continues honoring the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics the only way it knows how: with a new doodle on its homepage. We are at the eleventh day of the event, which means we are only one day away for the ladies single figure skating competition. Therefore, Google is featuring a single lady skater on the doodle today.

In case you have missed our XXI Winter Olympic Google Doodle coverage so far, we have seen an Olympic Torch on day 1, a Luger and a snowboarder on day 2, a figure skating couple on day 3, a cross-country skier on day 4, two curling stones on day 5, an alpine skier on day 6, a skeleton rider on day 7, a free-style skier on day 8, a ski jumper on day 9, and a bobsleigh on day 10.

Check out today’s doodle with the full background after the break. More »

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Google Doodle – Day 10

It is day 10 at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. A lot of gold, silver, and bronze medals have been awarded to the best of the best, the last competitions are getting more exciting than anything, and already there’s a sense of melancholy in the air, considering the end of the event is just one week away. Another thing that keeps getting exciting everyday is the Google Doodles commemorating the different sports being held at the XXI Winter Olympics.

Today’s Google Doodle features a big red bobsled rapidly going down the track. Check out the doodle with rest of the background after the break. More »