Today’s special Google doodle honors the inventor of the Camembert cheese. Marie Harel was born 256 years ago today in Crouttes, France. She invented the Camembert cheese back in 1791, at the age of 30. The Google doodle shows the steps it takes to make Camembert cheese in nine different …
Read More »Earth Day Google doodle offers up conservation tips to help save the planet
While the official date for Earth Day is April 22, Google has posted its 2017 Earth Day Google doodle a day early. To celebrate this year’s Earth Day, the Google doodle team has created a slide show of animated images reminiscent of a children’s book. Designed by doodler Sophie Diao, …
Read More »Esther Afua Ocloo Google doodle honors co-founder & chairman of Women’s World Banking
Today’s Google doodle honors Esther Afua Ocloo, an entrepreneur and women’s rights activist who helped women — first in Ghana, and eventually around the world — start their own businesses. Born in Ghana on April 18, 1919, Ocloo’s first venture in business was as a teenager, when she began selling …
Read More »Mary Pickford Google doodle marks 125th birthday of the ‘Queen of Movies’
Today’s Google doodle honors film star Mary Pickford on what would have been the actress’ 125th birthday. While best known as a leading actress during the silent film era, Pickford was also a director and producer. She co-founded the United Artists film studio, and was an original member of the …
Read More »SearchCap: Google quality drop, Google search tags & a doodle
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: A deep look at Google’s biggest-ever search quality crisisApr 3, 2017 by Danny Sullivan Under fire for months, can Google reverse the drip-drip-drip of criticism as …
Read More »Fazlur Rahman Khan doodle honors architect behind Chicago’s famous skyscrapers
Today’s Google doodle honors Fazlur Rahman Khan, the architect and engineer behind some of the world’s tallest buildings during the latter part of the 20th century. Born in East Bengal, British India, in 1947, Khan completed his graduate work in the US, eventually working in the Skidmore, Owings Merrill design …
Read More »Spring equinox 2017 Google doodle marks 1st day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere
If there’s an animated doodle of a mouse doing its spring cleaning on Google’s home page, then it must mean spring is officially here. Today’s spring equinox Google doodle marks the day in March when there is an even split of 12 hours’ worth of daylight and 12 hours of …
Read More »St. Patrick’s Day Google doodle gives center stage to Ireland’s Skellig Michael
Google’s St. Patrick’s Day doodle is an animated image featuring high-fiving Shamrocks on Ireland’s Skellig Michael, an island off the coast of County Kerry. Categorized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Skellig Michael is home to various seabird species, including puffins, gannets and razorbills. From the Google Doodle Blog: …
Read More »Holi Festival Google doodle brings Hindu celebrations from India & Nepal to the world
Google is marking the Holi 2017 Festival — a Hindu celebration most often observed in India and Nepal — with a Google doodle reflecting a vibrant mix of colors associated with the holiday. The doodle leads to a search for “Holi Festival” and is being displayed on a number of …
Read More »International Women’s Day Google doodle spotlights women who made their mark on history
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2017, Google has pulled 13 of its past doodles honoring women. The collection highlights females through history who pushed the boundaries and contributed to the advancement of women — and men — in extraordinary ways. “Our slideshow Doodle features a little girl whose grandmother tells …
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