Mysterious Google Doodle Causes Speculation Nick Butler, September 7, 2010September 7, 2010 Google.com has a cool new interactive doodle today, but what is it for? That’s the question everyone is asking. Normally Google’s doodle links to a search revealing what it’s purpose is – but not this time. Speculation has been wide-spread and Google has added to the fire by tweeting “Boisterous doodle today. Maybe it’s excited about the week ahead.” That leaves everyone with one question: what is Google up to?At the time this article was written the number one trending topic on Twitter was “Google Doodle,” and for a very good reason; everyone is talking about what this doodle is for. The Daily Mail suggests it may have to do with a huge announcement Google is planning tomorrow. Others believe it may be for Google’s 12th birthday, which would be today, and some believe it’s just a test of HTML5.Popularity of “Google Doodle” on Twitter [via Trendistic]Google added to the fire by tweeting that the doodle may be “excited about the week ahead,” which could refer to a number of planned Google projects like Google Games, Google Music, or even Google Me, a social network Google is reportedly working on.While all of these are possible, we just don’t know. One thing is sure, Google knows how to cause a buzz. Features Social Networks Viral News Google DoodleGoogle gamesGoogle MeGoogle MusicGoogle Viral
Peter Jackson Starts Production Vlogs For “The Hobbit” April 15, 2011When Peter Jackson was directing The Lord of the Rings trilogy starting in 2000, he would periodically post video blogs from the set of the films. At the time, it was a rather innovative idea, considering YouTube was years away, and video sharing on the Internet as a whole was… Read More
Firefly Video Follow Up: “Simon Tam M.D.” Intro July 14, 2010A few days back, we posted an 80s style intro for Firefly that io9 had made. One of the criticisms was that the character Simon Tam was not given a title card, which io9 explained was due to the video becoming too long. Fortunately, they have rectified the situation with… Read More
Trailers Weekly: “Miss Meadows,” “Annabelle,” “Nightcrawler,” And More August 23, 2014Trailers Weekly is a feature in which we bring you the most popular and talked about trailers of the week. Sharing trailers is a classic viral practice, and trailers are still the most mainstream way for people to learn about movies. We’ve got trailers from Miss Meadows, Men, Women, and… Read More