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October 4, 2006

Your Name Here On Google's Home Page

Customized Google Logo

Via the New York Times Pogue's Post, Custom Google is a way to get the Google home page showing whatever words you want in place of the Google logo -- but using the Google logo's style. You're supposed to be able to do the same for the Yahoo home page, that that simply takes me to a page of paid links.

You aren't actually changing the Google home page, of course. Instead, you'll go to a customized version on a third party site, such as this example. But it can be a fun way to trick your friends into thinking you've cut some special deal or for making funny screenshots like this:

Yahoo Owns Google

Posted by Danny Sullivan at October 4, 2006 11:20 AM