New Google favicon
I’m sure I’m not the only who has noticed:
Google has changed it’s favicon, the icon that appears on the left hand side of the URL in most web browsers . They’ve moved away from their traditional upper case, classic “G”, to a lowercase “g.” Are they going for a sleeker look? Does this mark some bigger change in google?
We can only speculate, but I think they made the switch because Google is no longer just a company name, but a word that has become synonymous with the (now with a properly lowercase “i”) internet. “To google” has entered the ranks of English dictionaries, at least some online ones, as meaning:
to search for information on the Internet, esp. using the Google search engine
Google isn’t just a company anymore. It ‘belongs’ to the people, the internet-using public.
More on the story at the Google Blogoscope.
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June 1st, 2008 at 8:29 pm
I don’t like it. Maybe I’m just too used to the old one.
June 1st, 2008 at 8:30 pm
yeah, I’m not really a fan either. Perhaps for the same reason?
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:28 am
I have noticed this from Big Google. I am real fan of Google but this icon is not as creative as it should be.
So, lets see this icon is carried by Google up till when!!
Amit
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Wait ’til even more forms of “google” arise. I have already been told that I have strong “google-fu”. I believe this means I spent a year standing on one foot on a 30 foot pole complete with wireless internet.
June 2nd, 2008 at 3:07 pm
The google is strong with this one.
June 3rd, 2008 at 11:03 am
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June 6th, 2008 at 3:20 am
Search Engine Land has an official position from Google:
“We recognized there was a need for a Google icon that would better work across multiple applications including web, mobile and client applications. We felt the small ‘g’ had many of the characteristics that best represent our brand: it’s simple, playful, and unique. We will be looking to improve and enhance this icon as we move forward.“
more on http://arbitness.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/why-google-changed-their-favicon/
June 6th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
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