On virtually every Google home page you can find the Doodle they created to recognize the Span vs. Netherlands match that takes place today in South Africa. Today is the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final and Google has a special logo for the event. Is Google picking sides here? Yahoo also has a special logo […]
Today, Google is showing you two basic logos or “Doodles” based on the country you live in. Most people outside the U.S. are seeing a FIFA World Cup logo for the start of the tournament, while people in the U.S. are seeing Jacques Cousteau Doodle for his 100th birthday. The main FIFA Google Doodle is […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Doodle 4 Google Winner Announced: Melton’s Rainforest Habitat Google announced the winner of the 3rd annual Doodle 4 Google competition. The Doodle is viewable above and will be displayed on the […]
Google announced the winner of the 3rd annual Doodle 4 Google competition. The Doodle is viewable above and will be displayed on the Google home page tomorrow, May 27th. The winner was Makenzie Melton, a third grader at El Dorado Springs R-2 Schools in El Dorado Springs, Missouri for her “Rainforest Habitat” doodle. Besides for […]
Over the years, I’ve played Pacman on platforms from the original coin-operated arcade game, to my PC, my Xbox, my PSP, my Nintendo DS and the iPhone. I never expected I could add playing Pacman inside the Google logo to the list. Now I can, and so can you, in a special Google “Doodle” out […]
I’ve been working on a project to classify all the special logos that Google has done over the years. Crazy? Perhaps a bit, but it’s interesting to see what Google has honored with special logos and the great increase in them recently. Besides, I like to organize things. Below, how Google’s special logos have evolved, […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Are You Overwhelming Your Visitors? Are you overwhelming your visitors? Generally in this column, I offer step by step instructions to figure out a part of Search Engine Marketing on your […]
Google is showing not one, but five Google logos, commonly known as Doodles, for Hans Christian Andersen 205th birthday. The Danish author and poet of Children’s books was born today in 1805. Some of his most famous works include include “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”, “The Snow Queen”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Thumbelina”, “The Little Match Girl”, […]
Those who visit Google.com today will be reminded that it is Issac Newton’s birthday today. Issac Newton came up with the theory of gravitation and the story behind it. In short, the story was that Newton was sitting by or under an apple tree, when an apple fell from the tree. That is what sparked […]
Go to Google today and you will see a Google Doodle for Popeye, Popeye the Sailorman. The logo is to celebrate Popeye’s creator, E. C. Segar’s 115th birthday, which is today. He was born on December 8, 1894 and created Popeye, which debuted on January 17, 1929. It is a fun and lovable Doodle, which […]
There is a new greasemonkey script made for Firefox that allows you to pick any past Google Doodle and make it permanent. The script can be located over here and like I said, requires Firefox and having Greasemonkey installed. Once you install the script, you should go to Google.com and see the Google Lego logo. […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: New Google Blog Targets YouTube’s Big Brands & Advertisers Google has launched a new blog, the YouTube Biz Blog, that continues its effort to “help partners and advertisers find a home […]
Google announced Christin Engelberth, a sixth grader at Bernard Harris Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, as the winner of the second Google 4 Doodle competition. Her Doodle will be displayed on the Google.com home page tomorrow, May 21, 2009. In addition, she will receive a $15,000 college scholarship, a laptop, and a $25,000 technology […]