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Geek Culture / google background images

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Virtual Nomad
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Posted: 10th Jun 2010 08:25 Edited at: 10th Jun 2010 08:28
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not feeling it. and, i better not have to sign up to remove it.

it's a shame that they've gone this route, i feel. i've come to appreciate the various timely logos throughout the years, along with the plain white background**.

so, they've done it to match a bing feature/option? i say let everyone else try to be google instead of the other way round.

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** i like to keep the lights out in my office at night. when i need to read something away from the screen, i click "home" and use the faint white light which the google background provides

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Kravenwolf
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Posted: 10th Jun 2010 08:30
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Yep. I just noticed their new backgrounds a few minutes ago as well. I kept setting the mouse over the google logo to find out what holiday/event the new flower-covered ceramic piggy bank background was celebrating.

Anyway; http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Web+Search/thread?tid=52d49a85dcfbdb9f&hl=en

Quote: "Please be assured these images will only be displayed today, and the homepage will return to its regular white background tomorrow."


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Insanity Complex
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Posted: 10th Jun 2010 08:32 Edited at: 10th Jun 2010 08:35
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[Edit] Posted before I read Kraven's post

Lol..new problem...made the background white again but now some of the font is unreadable on the main page. Oh well. It works well enough.

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Virtual Nomad
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Posted: 10th Jun 2010 08:35
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kravenwolf's link states it will go back to default white after 24 hours. otherwise, you can sign in now (which i won't sign up to do...) and change the background color.

i guess i reacted too quick, reading more into the the link (the first one that came up when i googled "google background image") and the headline that included "atleast for 24 hours", as if it was indefinite.

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Lemonade
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Posted: 10th Jun 2010 10:44
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I like it, but it does look a little busy.

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Posted: 10th Jun 2010 12:03
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On a related note, Blackle seems to be the same as it's always been.

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