Hey, the PR folks still know how to spin a response... :)

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On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
> >  Heh.  Background image is gone now.
>
>   Ah.  Google's party line is apparently "Today, we ran a special
> 'doodle' that  showcased this [new background image] functionality by
> featuring a series of images as the background for our homepage. We
> had planned to run an explanation of the showcase alongside it—in the
> form of a link on our homepage. Due to a bug, the explanatory link did
> not appear for most users. As a result, many people thought we had
> permanently changed our homepage, so we decided to stop today’s series
> early. We appreciate your feedback and patience as we experiment and
> iterate."
>
> http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/art-of-homepage.html
>
>  The last part might as well read, "After getting complaints from
> approximately the entire planet, we realized we had screwed the pooch
> big time".
>
> -- Ben
>
>

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