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Google's Birthday Celebrated With Cake Doodle (PICTURE)

The Huffington Post     First Posted: 09/27/10 09:25 AM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 06:50 PM ET

Happy birthday Google!

Google is marking its 12th birthday with a celebratory "Goodle Doodle" on its homepage.

The search engine's signature red, blue, yellow, and green logo has been replaced by a drawing of a birthday cake by the artist Wayne Thiebaud (See screenshot below).

Google's VP of Search Product and User Experience Marissa Mayer tweeted, "Happy 12th Birthday, Google! Beautiful logo from Wayne Thiebaud :) http://www.google.com."

"Birthday Google" was a trending topic on Twitter, with tweeters posting birthday messages to the search engine (See the best tweeted birthday wishes below).

According to Google's Corporate Information, in 1998, "Google files for incorporation in California on September 4. Shortly thereafter, Larry and Sergey open a bank account in the newly-established company's name and deposit Andy Bechtolsheim's check." CNET wonders why Google chose Monday, September 27 to post its birthday "Doodle": "We're not sure exactly which landmark Google is actually celebrating today: the google.com domain was actually registered on 15 September 1997. Still, it's Google's party and it can doodle if it wants to."

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Happy birthday Google! Google is marking its 12th birthday with a celebratory "Goodle Doodle" on its homepage. The search engine's signature red, blue, yellow, and green logo has been replaced by a ...
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Bigrcube
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11:04 AM on 10/08/2010
The term GOOGLE is now used to describe a computer, as in: My GOOGLE-Machine.
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Jazy Kafy
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09:32 PM on 09/27/2010
You know something is true when you say "I googled it."
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Alien Nation
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11:51 AM on 09/27/2010
I just wish they would stop trying to be a conglomerate. 12 years old and still going on 5.
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xBelieving
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10:58 AM on 09/27/2010
That fourth tweet is mine! That's cool. :')
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ajaykumarsingh
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10:14 AM on 09/27/2010
It has been a long journey for Google and for me. Time passes so fast!!! I used Google first time way back in 1999 and since then I've been on Google evolving with it personally and professionally ;)
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Smartenup012
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09:46 AM on 09/27/2010
Wow, 12 years...if only I had brought some stock 12 years ago...Oh well...Happy Birthday...and continue to press forward for the betterment of technology that will help people first...and the rest will follow!
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kellysans
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09:26 AM on 09/27/2010
Last year was special as well, because Google celebrated its B-day with sesame street. http://bit.ly/aBG43X
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