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Who has similar logo with google’s new favicon?

The new Google Favicon, google favicon apparently is something that’s not new. It is taken from the 5th character on Google logo that has been around since Google is founded. google logo

When I had first discovered about it, I thought the new favicon is only for Google Adsense. At that time, Google.com is still using the old favicon, but apparently, the new favicon is rolled out later. As a much sought after company, the new favicon received mixed feeling from users. Some likes it, some dislikes it and some doesn’t care at all.

If you look closely, the new Google Favicon is almost similar with font Perpetua with a little touch upperpetua. Open your word editor, choose font perpetua, and you should be able to get similar font.

Google is not the only company or website using small cap ‘g’ as a logo or favicon. Check this out.

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garath brooks double live Garth Brooks’s Double Live album. Thanks to ValleyMag

If you think the new favicon is ugly, why not send your own ideas. Googlers are great in building a system, but when it comes to logo design, it is not up to the level yet

Thanks to commentators on SEORoundtable

zaki 17 June 2008 google , , , , , , 3 Comments

Microsoft Live Search Toolbar on HP Consumer PC

MIcrosoft will start installing its Live Search Toolbar on all HP Consumer PC sold in North America and Canada starting next year. The default search engine will be set to Live search. Similar action has been taken by Microsoft when Live Search was the only and default search engine on IE 7, before Google opposing that setting back then.

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It is unknown when worldwide HP shipment will have similar installation. From my point of view, this is a brilliant move by Microsoft since Google has partnered will Dell last year to offer similar thing.

Search Engine Land has detail breakdown the PC market share among the main PC makers by worldwide and North America, only where this deal is done.

While this is a good move to encourage more users using Live Search, but MS must improve its search quality in the first place. The default search engine can be modified with a few steps easily, so Microsoft wouldn’t want this to ruin their effort in catching up with Google, which costs them billions paid to HP.

source: SearchEngineLand

zaki 3 June 2008 microsoft , , , , No Comments

Google adsense get new favicon

Google Adsense get new favicon. Looks better than the old one. Would this indicate that google will change it’s favicon on google.com?

Do you want favicon for your wordpress blog, without doing any modification to you code at all? Get this plugin here.

For newbie, what is favicon

update: 31-May-2008

Apparently, the favicon update is not only for google adsense, when I attempt to add new RSS feed to my google reader this morning, it shows new favicon as well. But the Google reader homepage still using it current favicon

zaki 30 May 2008 google , , 9 Comments

Google is 2008’s most powerful brand


Google has topped Millward Brown’s Most Power Brands ranking for the second year in a row. The internet giant has a brand value of
$86.1bn (£43.2bn), according to the annual BrandZ Top 100 ranking

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Among technology giants on the top 100 list are including

  • Microsoft    3rd
  • IBM    6th
  • Apple    7th
  • Nokia    9th
  • HP    16th
  • Intel    27
  • Oracle    26th
  • SAP    29th
  • Dell    41th
  • Blackberry    41th
  • Yahoo    62th
  • eBay    65th
  • Motorola     92th


No Malaysia brand on the list however. And no oil and gas company listed on the the Top 100 too

China Mobile is the most powerful brand in Asia, ranked 5th follow by Toyota and  ICBC which ranked 12th and 18th respectively.

Other than overall list, there are also list categorized base on region and industries. Full list available here (in pdf format)


zaki 23 April 2008 Corp 11 Comments

I thought Google don’t like Pay Per Post..

Looks like Google still love Pay Per Post after last year ‘grand slam’. At least on their $$$$..

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zaki 10 April 2008 google 19 Comments
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