Google Celebrating it's 15th Birthday with Piñata Game
Google is celebrating it's 15th birthday by displaying an interactive Doodle based on Mexican Piñata game on it's search page. Piñata is a decorated container, made up of papier-mâché, pottery or cloth and is filled with small toys or candy or both. You have to hit the Piñata blind folded to get the goodies and sweets. The Piñata is one of many traditions which are typical of Mexico and is now part of Google legacy.
Search "Google In 1998" For A Flashback
On it's 15th birthday, Google is giving chance to it's users to go to flashback of Google in 1998. Search "Google In 1998" on Google and you will be taken back to what Google was in 1998.
Google Opened Menlo Park House & Garage
Google also opened the Menlo Park house and garage, where the company first started its business. It was opened to the media to celebrate the company's 15th birthday. The garage was rented to Google by Susan Wojcicki, sister of Anne Wojcicki wife of Sergey Brin. Susan Wojcicki, was one of the first hires by Brin and Page in Google Team.
Google Going To Discontinue Ad Planner
Just got to know that Google is going to replace Ad Planner with Google Display Planner. I was using the Ad Planner tool and suddenly got the following message popping up:
At the beginning of September, 2013, we are discontinuing Ad Planner. We hope you'll enjoy Google Display Planner which offers an even better ad planning experience. For information on exporting your site lists, visit our Help Center.
Looks like Google is making a good overhaul for all the tools related to Adwords.
Google has finally replaced the free Google AdWords Keyword Tool with Keyword Planner. As of today, Tuesday,27 August, 2013, when you click on the link of Google Keyword Tool, you will be redirected to Adwords support page explaining about the new Keyword Planner.
Earlier AdWords Keyword Tool was accessible without any login. But now to access the new Keyword Planner, users have to login to their AdWords Account. According to Google, Keyword Planner is built with the aim to bring the functionality of both Keyword Tool and Traffic Estimator. To know more visit Keyword Planner.
