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Saul Bass Google Doodle: Watch a Moving Tribute to the Film Icon

Eric Walkuski — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:30:53 +0000

In honor of the birthday of legendary artist/filmmaker/credits designer Saul Bass, Google has dedicated a very entertaining Doodle to the man, best known for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese.

Keep Track of the 'Best of YouTube' Announcements

Emerald Catron — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:44:28 +0000

As part of their April Fool’s DayÂ tradition, Google is running a pretty great prank on YouTube, right now.Â They are listing the nominees for the best of YouTube before it “shuts down.” Every video is nominated. They are listing every video on YouTube and reading their descriptions. We really hope they follow through and do this [...]

See All of Google's April Fool's Day Pranks

Emerald Catron — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:20:00 +0000

If you’re anything like us, you probably have no idea what day it is. Well, it’s Monday, April 1st. Yes, it’sÂ April Fool’s Day, which means that Google is planning to pull the wool over our eyes all day long. Here are some of the pranks they’re pulling, in case you are super-gullible. Google Nose [...]

Is There Anything Out There That Will Embarass You?

Greg Tillotson — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:13:43 +0000

I’m watching the NBA basketball game with the Portland Trailblazers last night, when I noticed the guy directly behind the two announcers. He’s not too hard to notice. He’s the guy who’s diggin for gold in his nose. Note his style, the corkscrew. After he’s done he checks what he’s mined, rubs the two fingers [...]

Twitter Mourns the Death of Google Reader

Emerald Catron — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:25:00 +0000

This (NSFW) video of Hitler reacting to the end of Google Reader is being passed around Twitter with the reckless abandon of people who just realized they’re losing their favorite way to follow the internet. Google announced it’s killing off Google Reader July 1 as part of their spring cleaning. In response, people are sharing [...]

Google Makes Year in Review Video for Folks Who Weren't Paying Attention

Emerald Catron — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:05:26 +0000

It’s nice to know that Google isn’t just harvesting information about us and selling it to advertisers. Look! They also used our searches to make this video! The video, ‘Zeitgeist 2012: Year In Review,’ shows the top (non-porn) search terms for the last year and includes video as much as possible. If they included porn [...]

Google 'Dying Grandparent' On Google Images And You Get… Christina Aguilera?!

Dan Seitz — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:00:04 +0000

Christina Aguilera has fallen victim to an exceptionally strange search engine quirk: If you Google ‘dying grandparent’ in Google Images, it’s predominantly images of her, and she’s neither a grandparent nor dying. So what’s going on? It’s a result of a gossip item published in June about her family troubles. Aguilera was widely considered to [...]

Pete Townshend, Elton John + Robert Plant Among Those Calling for Action Against Google Over Illegal Music Distribution

Chad Childers — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:00:13 +0000

A number of top musicians across several different genres have banded together to ask British Prime Minister David Cameron to take action against Google over the ability for music fans to illegally copy and distribute music through the search engine. The artists, which include such topline names as Pete Townshend, Elton John, Robert Plant, and [...]

The Muppets Sing Queen + David Bowie's 'Under Pressure' in Google Commercial

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:00:11 +0000

The Muppets are the latest celebrities — they are A-listers in the plush world, mind you – to appear in a Google TV ad. In their spot, Kermit & Co. hawk Google+ to the strains of ‘Under Pressure’ by Queen and David Bowie.

Google Might Start Manufacturing Driverless Cars [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:22 +0000

After changing the way we use the Internet, is Google preparing to change the way we drive? Since 2005, Google has been developing a driverless car, which navigates itself with sensors, Google’s street view software and artificial intelligence. According to The New York Times, the Mountain Valley California-based company is now seriously considering manufacturing the [...]

Google Reports 70 Percent Increase in Takedown Requests by US Government

Kathy Landin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:00:10 +0000

In an effort to highlight global censorship campaigns, Google’s biannual transparency report revealed a 70 percent increase in takedown requests by the US government and law enforcement agencies. New figures showed that Google faced demands from US law enforcement agencies earlier this year to take down YouTube videos allegedly showing incidents of police brutality. The [...]

Gumby Creator Art Clokey Honored in Nostalgic Google Doodle

Andrea Rosen — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:00:36 +0000

Visit the Google homepage today and you might recognize a familiar face: Gumby is in the Google Doodle spotlight. The doodle, which commemorates the 90th birthday of late Gumby creator Art Clokey (he passed in January 2010), is also animated — clicking on the colored balls of clay reveals the whole Gumby gang, including Pokey the horse and the Blockheads.

Freddie Mercury's Birthday Honored With Google Doodle [VIDEO]

Andrea Rosen — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:00:09 +0000

To commemorate what would have been Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s 65th birthday this weekend, Google published a Mercury-ized doodle on their homepage, along with an accompanying animated video. The clip imagines the late star (who passed away in 1991 due to AIDS complications), cavorting through a heavenscape packed with 8-bit objects and some of his most iconic outfits.

Celebrate Les Paul's Birthday With Playable Google Doodle

K Bear — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:59:42 +0000

Today, Google is paying tribute to the late guitar pioneer Les Paul with a guitar-themed doodle that allows users to play it and record songs of their own.

The doodle, which was designed by engineers Kristopher Hom and Joey Hurst and doodle team lead Ryan Germick, will be up for 24 hours, and was released to celebrate what would have been Paul's 96th birthday. (Paul, a leader in the development of the solid-body electric guitar, died of complications from pneumonia in 2009.)

7 Great April Fool's Day Pranks on the Internet

The Web Guy — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:45:14 +0000

It's April Fool's Day today (no, seriously!), which in recent years has morphed into God's gift to the Internet.

Today, sites everywhere are doing their best to prank unsuspecting users, and we'll be the first to admit that we've fallen for a few of them. (Thanks, Google!)

As such, we've pulled together the best jokes and gags across the web that will have you laughing all the way to April 2.