Have you Googled today?

Google is doing something different today. It's logo, always subject to changes according to what interests the powers that be there, today bursts into colourful bubbles. Our sources say that, while Google is only 12 years old today, and wants to remain mysterious about why the burst of colour, it is prior to presenting some new functions next Wednesday. The colour burst may not be visible in certain navigators as it is made with HTML5. Still, Happy Birthday Google. Below is an extract from the company's history that you may find interesting:>

"On September 7, 1998, Google Inc. opened its door in Menlo Park, California. The door came with a remote control, as it was attached to the garage of a friend who sublet space to the new corporation's staff of three. The office offered several big advantages, including a washer and dryer and a hot tub. It also provided a parking space for the first employee hired by the new company: Craig Silverstein, now Google's director of technology.

"Already Google.com, still in beta, was answering 10,000 search queries each day. The press began to take notice of the upstart website with the relevant search results, and articles extolling Google appeared in USA TODAY and Le Monde. That December, PC Magazine named Google one of its Top 100 Web Sites and Search Engines for 1998. Google was moving up in the world"