by Cherlyn Gardner Strong on Sep.05, 2009, under UFOs
Google’s Unexplained Phenomenon
Our friends at Google, Inc. are up to something, but they aren’t saying what.
Google Doodle, Google, Inc.
The Google logo (aka, Google Doodle) changed yesterday, without any explanation. We’ve seen the “Google Doodle” reflect holidays and honor notable events in history over the years. Yet, as of yesterday, the logo simply depicts a UFO beaming up the second “o” in Google.
The logo in itself is an “unexplained phenomenon”, and clicking on the logo returns results related to “unexplained phenomenon.” So, I am left scratching my head. Does the logo represent the fact that “unexplained phenomenon” is a popular search term? Is Google driving traffic to that specific search term for a yet to be explained motive? Have the folks at Google been abducted by aliens?
While trying to decipher what Google is doing, I found that the first Google Doodle, posted in May 2000, utilized a UFO theme. The weeklong series of revisions to the Google logo incorporated spaceships and aliens, and were dubbed “alien intrigue.” This current Doodle doesn’t seem to coincide with the anniversary of the first Doodle. The truth is out there, but I can’t seem to find it yet.
Update: “Shortly before midnight Eastern Time last night, Google posted the numeric phrase “1.12.12 25.15.21.18 15 1.18.5 2.5.12.15.14.7 20.15 21.19 via their Twitter account. Substituting letters for numbers, this translates to “All your O are belong to us.” This phrase has been linked to: “All your base are belong to us,” a badly translated phrase from a Japanese video game that spread across internet in 2002.
UPDATE 2!: Bjay found some interesting information on Wikipedia:
“Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students at Stanford University and the company was first incorporated as a privately held company on September 4, 1998.” Looks like the mystery may have been solved, right here in Tucson!
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September 5th, 2009 on 5:44 pm
LOL how cool. I like they have a sense of humor. Now I’m going to go waste some time trying to figure out what it means….
September 5th, 2009 on 5:51 pm
Found this on wikipedia: “the company was incorporated as Google Inc. on 4 September 1998 at a friend’s garage in Menlo Park, California.”
September 5th, 2009 on 5:55 pm
OH, sooooo yesterday WAS a special day for Google!!! Thanks for finding that!
September 5th, 2009 on 6:25 pm
Ya but still doesn’t explain the spaceship or the “All your base are belong to us” phrase or the reference to unexplained phenomenon.
My gamer friends do use that phrase a lot. It was a big phenomenon when that game was out. Maybe that part is just a geek joke.
September 5th, 2009 on 6:30 pm
The first Google Doodle was a weeklong alien/spaceship series, dubbed “alien intrigue.” I wonder if they are celebrating their first Doodle, too?
September 5th, 2009 on 6:03 pm
here’s more info, but still more questions….
http://searchengineland.com/today-google-flying-saucer-logo-25290
September 5th, 2009 on 6:31 pm
Argh, that site is down for maintenance. I’ll check it later though.
I think it’s pretty cool they have tons of people searching for the answers. Reminds me of the book A Treasure’s Trove where people from all over were searching for and collaborating on the web to find the answers to the clues in the book.
September 5th, 2009 on 6:32 pm
Thank you for the additional info. Google is making the long holiday weekend very interesting…