A last look at the weird and wonderful

17.01.2009

Bees in Show

You didn't have to spend too much time interpreting the costumes donned by representatives of to promote the software maker's instant messaging app for the iPhone. Which is just as well because you probably were more focused on wondering if you had wandered into .

Prince of the Show

Google, the monolith search engine with an iconic name, unveiled its new logo. Every employee bore this new symbol, handing out stickers of the logos as well. Instead of text, the new Google symbol is merely a series of colorful circles that faintly outlined where the company name should be. It reminded me of the symbol crossed with the game Twister. Remember that time when Prince decided to rebrand himself as only an unpronounceable symbol? I'd hate to think this is the start of the Company Formerly Known as Google era.