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Google Lets Users Personalize Search Background
After the search engine tested a new, minimally altered site design back in April, the company has now decided to completely change its home page layout -- by opening it up to its users. As Google announced on its blog yesterday, individual Web surfers can now personalize their Google search pages by uploading their own photos to use as the background. Over the course of the next few days, users will be able to upload photos from their computer, the Google-owned Picasa Web Album, or any public Picasa gallery. Should you suddenly tire of seeing your vacation photos pop up every time you begin a search, you can always switch back to the original, clean-slate design. The search engine is rolling out the new feature in a piecemeal fashion across the globe, so if you don't see a new link in the bottom left hand corner of Google's home page, it'll probably be added within the coming days.
It's one thing to personalize your Twitter or MySpace background; after all, it's your personal territory, and it's a way to put your stamp on a page that others might stumble upon. But Google, on the other hand, is almost like an altar. We go there, bow before it, and ask for answers. Design may be nothing more than an epidermis, but we're still not sure whether something as vaunted as Google should be smeared with a giant picture of our dog -- it just doesn't seem right. [From: Google; via: ReadWriteWeb]
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Subscribe to commentsWilliamJun 3rd 2010 3:51PM
Google hit it's audience presenting peak (not to mention making up for a hideously lame April Fool's Day joke) with the Pac-man page. It is just a natural conclusion for the page to be fragmented and diluted into individual customized pages.
MarkJun 3rd 2010 4:34PM
Slow news day I guess. Ask.com has been doing this for years. This is not new.
ENNUIJun 3rd 2010 5:04PM
GEE...THAT'S SUPER!...IN THE FUTURE, GOOGLE PLANS TO SET UP A SYSTEM TO ACTUALLY TUCK YOU IN AT NIGHT!
jbutlerJun 3rd 2010 5:15PM
Many of us with websites are up in arms over this.Google who has a little ass left in this world should stop from messing up the web by wanting the regular person to do this or that. They did this to the websites by dictatatorship. Be verified by Google or else!
DOMOCOJun 3rd 2010 5:21PM
How good would google be if they were taken to court for this,verification of your site,the new O/S system CHROME,their
ANDROID and more?
drinkinmercury79Jun 3rd 2010 7:23PM
Why should it matter how Google handles holidays? As long as you honor America in your life, you shouldn't need vindication from a search engine. And if you truly believe they're "unamerican", then there's plenty of other search engines around the web.