Google Gets Interactive With Olympics Logos

Google’s London Olympics Logos so far have all been static images symbolizing different events and sports at the Olympics. But today that trend has changed and Google is showing animated and interactive logos that Google users can play with and win medals. Today, we have a logo that let’s you compete in hurdles. You can […]

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Google’s London Olympics Logos so far have all been static images symbolizing different events and sports at the Olympics. But today that trend has changed and Google is showing animated and interactive logos that Google users can play with and win medals.

Today, we have a logo that let’s you compete in hurdles. You can share the results on Google+ and beat your friends. Here is a video of my race:

Tomorrow, Google will have another interactive logo, for basketball. In this logo, you are not racing, but rather seeing how many baskets you can make within a certain time period. Here is a video of my shooting skills:

Will Google continue with these interactive Google Logos for the rest of the Olympics?

Postscript: Yes they do! Thursday, Google will have an interactive Slalom Canoe Logo:


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Barry Schwartz
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Barry Schwartz is a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry can be followed on Twitter here.

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