The latest Google Doodle celebrates the Apollo 11 anniversary

Google wouldn't let the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing go by without a Google Doodle. The company released its commemorative video Doodle today. The nearly five-minute animated clip follows Apollo 11 from launch, to the Moon and back,...

‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’ Performed with Google Doodles

This is a fun video by samuraiguitarist, who managed to perform a beautiful version of Somewhere over the Rainbow using nothing but interactive Google Doodles that produce sound. How crazy is that? I remember when Google Doodles were just static images. Now they have enough sound ones that someone can make an entire multi-track song with them.

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He mostly uses the theremin one from last week that Google made to celebrate Clara Rockmore’s 105th birthday. I have to agree with Geekologie. It does sound a lot like Israel Kamakawiwoʻole’s version. It’s kind of haunting how much it sounds like that version.

Yeah, so now we are making music using Google Doodles. I guess Google really is taking over the world. One doodle at a time.

[via Geekologie]

What have Britney Spears and Maria Callas in Common?


Legendary opera singer Maria Callas got honored today with a Google Doodle. Maria Callas was born on Dec. 2 1923. She died in 1997. Hear Maria Callas perform below. It will gives you goose bumps....

Google Doodle Celebrates Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary with a Playable "Whodle"


Today, Google is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the British sci-fi cult show Doctor Who with an animated Doodle. This is the biggest Doodle ever created by Google. This animated Doodle is...

Google Doodle Celebrates Raymond Loewy’s 120th Birthday


Raymond Loewy was the mind behind among other things: the classic coca cola bottle, the S1 steam locomotive and the yellow scallop Shell insignia. He furthermore was responsible for such illustrious...