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Google honors Prince with special Purple Rain logo

The unexpected death of music legend Prince has shocked so many around the world. Google has recognized his passing with a special purple rain “doodle,” as Google’s special logos are called.

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The doodle changes the colors of the Google logo to purple and is animated to look as if purple rain is falling, a tribute to Prince’s famous song.

Clicking on the logo brings up Google results for “Prince Music” and shows a listing of his music:

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Danny Sullivan
Danny Sullivan was a journalist and analyst who covered the digital and search marketing space from 1996 through 2017. He was also a cofounder of Third Door Media, which publishes Search Engine Land and MarTech, and produces the SMX: Search Marketing Expo and MarTech events. He retired from journalism and Third Door Media in June 2017. You can learn more about him on his personal site & blog He can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.