Search Engine Optimisation and Social Media
On Thursday 15th August 2013 the Google homepage was taken over by a doodle celebrating what would have been the 155th birthday of children’s author Edith Nesbit. In the doodle, the search engine’s logo was depicted through a collection of deep green coloured foliage which comprised each of the six […]
Yuri Gagarin Google Doodle On April 12th 2011, the Google doodle team celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight with a Yuri Gagarin Google Doodle. The flight occurred on April 12th 1961 and the cosmonaut who manned the space craft was the Russian Yuri Gagarin. In the […]
Friedrich Nietzsche Google Doodle On October 15th 2013 the Google homepage was taken over by a Friedrich Nietzsche Google Doodle celebrating what would have been the 169th birthday of the philosopher. The Friedrich Nietzsche Google Doodle features half of the Google logo in white lettering and the other half in black lettering. […]
Jane Austen Google Doodle The 16th December 2010 saw the Google Doodle team pay tribute to what would have been the 235th birthday of one of England’s finest female novelist. The author in question was Jane Austen. The Jane Austen Google Doodle featured the Google logo placed on a traditional […]
Freddie Mercury Google Doodle September 5th 2011 saw the Google homepage taken over by a Freddie Mercury Google Doodle paying tribute to one of the most iconic pop stars of the twentieth century. The Freddie Mercury Google Doodle, which appeared globally, celebrated what would have been the 65th birthday of the […]
Sir Isaac Newton Google Doodle On January 4th 2010, the Google homepage was taken over by a Sir Isaac Newton Google Doodle celebrating what would have been the 367th birthday of the scientist. The Sir Isaac Newton Google Doodle appeared globally. The Sir Isaac Newton Google Doodle depicted an apple […]
Charles Addams Google Doodle For 24 hours on January 7th 2012, the Google homepage was taken over by a Charles Addams Google Doodle celebrating what would have been the 100th birthday of the talented cartoonist. Addams gained fame for his creation of the “Addams Family”, therefore it was only fitting […]
Howard Carter Google Doodle On May 9th 2012, the Google Doodle team paid tribute to what would have been the 138th birthday of the archaeologist and Egyptologist, with a Howard Carter Google Doodle. Carter gained lasting fame after discovering the Tomb of Tutankhamun. The Howard Carter Google Doodle, which appeared […]
Charles Darwin 200th Birthday Google Doodle Visitors to the Google homepage on February 12th 2009, found that the search engine’s traditional logo had been temporarily replaced by a Charles Darwin Google Doodle. The Charles Darwin Google Doodle depicted a watercolour styled sketch, which depicted cliffs, grass and the sea. In addition […]
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Google Doodle Google celebrated what would have been the 147th birthday of the author with a dedicated Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Google Doodle. The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Google Doodle appeared on the search engine’s homepage on May 21st 2007. By modern doodle standards the Sir Arthur […]