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How Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Other Tech Giants Got Their Names

Written by James Kurtz III. Posted on 06.28.2011. Filed under odd/interesting, technology. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
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The story behind the brand names of some of the most recognized technology companies in the world have been all compiled into one neat little chart. Interesting to see how humble and random some of their beginnings were, considering now, that the same companies will … Read More →

Best Google Doodles

Written by Jon Morschl. Posted on 06.21.2011. Filed under graphic design. Tagged , . No comments.
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Google has been ramping up their doodles lately and had a huge hit with the guitar. Here’s a list of some of their best since starting them in 1998. The crudely drawn homepage doodle was hardly impressive. During the years following, namely 1998-2008, the homepage … Read More →

Google Art Project Launches

Written by Jon Morschl. Posted on 02.02.2011. Filed under art, technology. Tagged , , . No comments.
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You may have noticed this recently appearing at the bottom of Google’s Homepage. …eventually, Google Earth will contain not just an analogue to reality, but something even more dynamic, containing both static and user-generated content based on location. The program allows you to navigate through the … Read More →

Icons of the Web

Written by James Kurtz III. Posted on 08.25.2010. Filed under graphic design, odd/interesting, technology. Tagged , , . No comments.
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This is pretty epic. A large-scale scan of the top million web sites (per Alexa traffic data) was performed in early 2010 using the Nmap Security Scanner and its scripting engine. The area of each icon is proportional to the sum of the reach of … Read More →