Google Doodles



First ever Google Doodle.



Over the years you use Google and every once in awhile you see a strange logo. You can’t help but wonder why they are there, so you hover your mouse over the picture and see it is so and so's 126th birthday. I personally love these logos and think they are so cool. As of 14 February 2011, Google had 1002 logos in their gallery. After so many images you wonder “What was the first?” 

The first Google Doodle, as they are called, was in honor of the Burning Man Festival of 1998. It was designed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They created it to notify users of their absence in case the servers crashed. Their intern, Dennis Hwang, has been designing Google Doodles ever since. Now they have become more extensive and entertaining.

On Friday, May 21, 2010 they created a doodle for the 30^th birthday of Pac-man. It was the first playable logo. It is an accurate recreation of the game. It contains 255 levels. On the browser the “I’m feeling lucky” button was replaced with an “Insert Coin” button. When you press it you start the game. If you press it twice you can play with two players. One player uses the arrow keys, while the other player uses the W, A, S, D keys. If you are interested in playing this awesome game you can go to http://www.google.com/doodles/30th-anniversary-of-pac-man.

On Friday, April 15, 2011, Google made their first video doodle. It recalled Charlie Chaplin and celebrated his 122^nd birthday. It was a black and white YouTube video. After it was played it lead you to the Google search engine.

            On June 9^th, 2011 Google celebrated Les Paul’s 96^th birthday. They displayed a interactive electric guitar. When you hovered your mouse over the strings it would play that string or strings. You could also record your music and send it to others. Because this logo was so popular they left it on the website an extra day. If you are interested in playing the guitar go to http://www.google.com/doodles/les-pauls-96th-birthday.
            Though they are plentiful all the logos mean something special and are fun to see. These logos are easy to recognize and just plain interesting. Hope you enjoy the Google Doodles throughout the years.