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What's with the Google logo today?

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#1  Edited By BestUsernameEver

Hey, jumped on Google today, and I saw this. Is this a glitch? I highly doubt it seeing how many brilliant people maintain the site probably 24 7. Or is it a joke I am not getting, and have to be a hardcore Google fan to get. See it for yourself.

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Strange thing is, I went back to see if it was still there, and it showed a different doodle for today (July 6th).
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#2  Edited By blair

It's my birthday, and thus, Google has recognized.  Makes sense to me.

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#3  Edited By guiseppe

It looks like Google is putting an SSL system in place, and it's in the beta stage?

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#4  Edited By Mrskidders

What's with today, today?
 

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#5  Edited By eroticfishcake

Looks completely normal on my end. Mind you I'm in Hong Kong right now so it could be a regional thing.

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#6  Edited By BestUsernameEver
@guiseppe said:
" It looks like Google is putting an SSL system in place, and it's in the beta stage? "
That's crazy, even more crazy, I googled 'Google SSL' and no one has the logo with the beta under it. I am keeping the tab open just in case this is rare/not supposed to happen.
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#7  Edited By BestUsernameEver
@eroticfishcake said:
" Looks completely normal on my end. Mind you I'm in Hong Kong right now so it could be a regional thing. "
Does it always have 'Beta' under the logo in Google.hk?
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#8  Edited By dbz1995
@Blair said:
" It's my birthday, and thus, Google has recognized.  Makes sense to me. "
Happy birthday, dear child!
 And it looks like a regional thing to me so far.
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#9  Edited By tineyoghurt

It's the new SSL encrypted version of google. If you go to https://encrypted.google.com/ it is the same as your picture. How it stumbled into your browser I have no idea though.
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#10  Edited By Joshakazam

Google changed.
 
Alert the presses.

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#11  Edited By citizenkane

I have a logo celebrating Frida's birthday.

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#12  Edited By endaround

It has Frida Kahlo up for me in the US

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#13  Edited By BestUsernameEver
@tineyoghurt said:
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It's the new SSL encrypted version of google. If you go to https://encrypted.google.com/ it is the same as your picture. How it stumbled into your browser I have no idea though. "
Wow, strange stuff indeed. Thanks for the clarification. I thought it was some high brow doodle.
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#14  Edited By Mrskidders
@CitizenKane: Yeh, me too.  She looks like she probably preferred Prototype to inFamous.  I can't tell really.
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#15  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator

You must have accidentally gone to https://www.google.com , and thus accessed the beta of their secure search.

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#16  Edited By eroticfishcake
@BestUsernameEver: Not at all. Both Google.com and Google.com.hk look exactly the same (bar the languages). No beta or SSL. Never seen them until now.
 
@tineyoghurt said:
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It's the new SSL encrypted version of google. If you go to https://encrypted.google.com/ it is the same as your picture. How it stumbled into your browser I have no idea though. "
I can see them here though.
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#17  Edited By BestUsernameEver
@MattyFTM said:
" You must have accidentally gone to https://www.google.com , and thus accessed the beta of their secure search. "
You are indeed right, that is the same URL I have for Google. Thanks much.
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#18  Edited By BestUsernameEver
@lilman1101 said:
" Google changed.  Alert the presses. "
Yeh, when the most established website in history displays a beta under the name, it is indeed noteworthy.
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#19  Edited By Joshakazam
@BestUsernameEver said:
" @lilman1101 said:
" Google changed.  Alert the presses. "
Yeh, when the most established website in history displays a beta under the name, it is indeed noteworthy. "
You can also play pacman on it. Google's homepage really isn't something to worry about.
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#20  Edited By BestUsernameEver
@lilman1101 said:
" @BestUsernameEver said:
" @lilman1101 said:
" Google changed.  Alert the presses. "
Yeh, when the most established website in history displays a beta under the name, it is indeed noteworthy. "
You can also play pacman on it. Google's homepage really isn't something to worry about. "
Pacman was obviously a 'Google Doodle', having Beta under the logo does not seem like a doodle. But now it's cleared up so, carry on with your thread readin.
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#21  Edited By Joshakazam
@BestUsernameEver said:
" @lilman1101 said:
" @BestUsernameEver said:
" @lilman1101 said:
" Google changed.  Alert the presses. "
Yeh, when the most established website in history displays a beta under the name, it is indeed noteworthy. "
You can also play pacman on it. Google's homepage really isn't something to worry about. "
Pacman was obviously a 'Google Doodle', having Beta under the logo does not seem like a doodle. But now it's cleared up so, carry on with your thread readin. "
You too.