Google Valentines Day

I kind of wish I had watched today's Google banner video earlier this morning, when I noticed it. It put a big smile on my face.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Are you dressing up? We're going to do a little people watching with friends on the Lower East Side. Google is in the spirit! I love their banner for today.

Michael Wolf: Paris Street View Exhibition

German photographer Michael Wolf created the 'Paris Street View' in Amsterdam's Zuidas. The from outdoor exhibition consists of twenty-four extremely large-format works, installed in the streets for public viewing.

Wolf's experience of living and working in Hong Kong and Paris generated an interest in anthropological issues found in urban living. Among those: population density, privacy and voyeurism are recurrent themes. 'Paris Street View' aims to demonstrate the cultural identity of Paris with the aid of Google street view technology. Through the images, Wolf investigates the concept of representation and symbolism. For example, the first image of two people embracing on a busy paris street is a playful reference to Robert Doisneau's ubiquitous 'Le Baiser de l'hôtel de Ville' from 1950.

Google Takes Form From Balls

What's going on here?

Speculation has begun.

Gawker:

Some people are seeing their Google.com logo turn into a bunch of jumping balls this morning. Don't panic. There will be time for that tomorrow, when Google announces changes to how everyone searches the Web.

Some people thought the "Google Balls Logo" (ahem) rolled out today was meant to celebrate the search engine's birthday, but Google shot down that theory. Now the prevailing wisdom is that the logo change is a prelude to tomorrow's scheduled search announcement.

Some people predict Google is about to roll out search results that stream in as you type, a feature that's already been tested on some users. Which would mean the death of that "I'm feeling lucky button" that costs Google $110 million+ per year.

In other words, the Google Balls could be a warning: Get lucky one last time, while you still can.

Happy 60th Birthday, Barcode!

Google honors Barcode! Read more about the history at Wikipedia.

thank you, google.

The daily reminder of any significant event, anniversary or holiday:

The google homepage.

Oh right, it's Halloween.

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Happy Halloween.