Google is known for its fun and interesting doodles celebrating various holidays and events. Yesterday they had a doodle of the Large Hadron Collider to recognize the launch of an experiment that aims to discover more information about the Big Bang.
U.S. Doodle 4 Google Contest Begins
First off: this contest is for kids. But if you’re an adult with a kid, keep reading, because the winning child will receive a $10,000 college scholarship. Now, pray that you’ve done enough to encourage the kid’s artistic abilities, because the contest involves creating a Google Doodle.
Doodle 4 Google Contest Creates Huge Response
When I first wrote about Google Australia’s Doodle 4 Google contest, I thought it was a nice idea – “nice idea” meaning a warm-fuzzies PR initiative that not a lot of people would notice. But people are noticing, and a new post on the Official Google Australia Blog quantifies the matter.
Google Puts Up Doodle For NAIDOC Week
If you visit Google Australia’s home page today, you’ll see a nifty little image incorporated into the company’s logo – a few rings of black and red dots, and two human figures (one of whom is bearing a shield). This was done in honor of National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week.