Mystery Google Doodle's linked to search enhancements!

[Dai.]

Hey Friends!

I thought I'd post this as speculation has started as to what it is.

Google has an odd doodle for today. It's made up loads of tiny balls/bubbles that will run away if chased with the mouse cursor.

No one knows why they are there but speculation is -

A. They are celebrating their 12th Birthday
B. It's so people update their browsers so they can see the bubbles


What do you guys think?

 

[466.networkers]

I think it's a combination of both ... I'll try it on IE6 at work tomorrow and will post whether or not it works.

 

[Dai.]

I've sat and thought about it for a couple of hours and I think it's to get people to switch to Google Chrome.

 

[142094]

Just noticed it as I still have the PacMan one set as homepage!

 

[ukrob]

Isn't it just a demo of HTML5?

 

[Dai.]

Isn't it just a demo of HTML5?

Think so - But Chrome has been using Java and 5 since it came out. So it might be saying "we're ahead of the game download chrome!"

 

[Templecombe]

I think its rubbish and annoying tbh

 

[Greenback]

Yes, I found it extremely irritating too!

 

[Dai.]

Just a quick update - The google doodles are going to be linked to the improvements that the search engine are implementing. It will be discussed in a press conference this afternoon.

It's supposed to be -

Ajax Powered Results
Real Time Results

 

[PR1Berske]

They have launched Google Instant, a faster search engine.

 

[Dai.]

They have launched Google Instant, a faster search engine.

Yepp!
It's quite fun to play with!