My how the apple has fallen! If you are anything like me, you use Google’s search engine a lot. I rely on it heavily and it is the first site I turn to when searching because I trust the results and I can somehow find what I want almost every time. Being that I use the site every day, it is set as my default home page so I get to see the new graphic as they come out.
Today they were celebrating Sir Isaac Newton’s birthday. That’s great. And for the first time that I can recall, the logo is a bit animated in that a small apple falls from the logo.
When I saw this I had to laugh. I can’t help but think that this is some kind of inside joke about Google dropping Apple due to the recent turmoil each of them have been in. There must be a bit of bad blood between the two what with the Google Voice app denied from the iPhone AppStore, plus Google competing in the smart phone OS space.
You could also read this not only as Google dropping Apple, but maybe pointing out how far Apple has fallen from the proverbial tree. Perhaps saying something about recent animosity regarding the AppStore approval process.
Something to think about, either way it’s very very clever, even if it wasn’t meant to be!
This article from Time says that Google wants you to Google yourself.
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1893965,00.html?xid=rss-topstories
The idea behind it is that you can better your search results by creating a Google profile which has basic information and pictures that you can make public. I made my own profile at http://www.google.com/profiles/david.storms54 that you can check out.
I decided to do a bit of ego surfing to see what I found:
- Searching on “david storms”
My site doesn’t come up on the first page. Strangely though the 8th link is to my username on Twitter’s API?
On page 2 I found site that I made a comment on a site regarding Lost: http://www.gilka.co.uk/2009/04/18/the-day-i-stopped-watching-lost-losts05e13/
The last results was the mobile Twitter version of my Twitter page.
Then top link on 3rd page! I need to work onthis
- Searching on “david r storms”
2nd link on first page, that is good, I seem to have established a bit of brand. Beat only by David R. Storm book in the Amazon Winery Utilities section.
- Searching on “lost reviews”
I thought what were the chances, but since a lot fo pages on this site are Lost recaps for the last 2 seasons, I thought maybe. Not a chance! However if I did “david storms lost reviews” I was the first link, that I am happy about.
How is your ego surfing going? Comment on your results. I’ll update if I climb any further up the Google juice ladder!