Google Enters its "Teen" Years

That's right, Google is now officially a teenager, celebrating its 13th anniversary with a very festive Google Doodle.

While the Google effect we all know today didn't happen overnight, and was barely noticeable in its first years of existence in the pre-2000 era, no one can deny the impact Larry Page and Sergey Brin's project would eventually have in the entire web.

Google allowed us to find what we were looking for, without having to sort through "yellow pages" style reference sites... And, Google went many steps further, entering other areas like Gmail, Google Maps, and lots others (even if not always ending successfully).

Anyway, with over 1 million servers (estimated) worldwide, Google is now one of the internet giants of our day, and has even managed to step out of the "virtual" world into the real world, with its Android smartphone and tablet  platform.

... Not bad for a teenager, right? :)

Linux is 20 Years Old

Looks like congratulations are in order: Linux is 20 years old.

Along the years, much has changed since Linus Torvald first released it into the wild in 1991. I imagine no one could ever think Linux would now be all around us, from washing machines to routers to... pretty much any and every "intelligent" electronic device out there.

Now, it is spreading even faster, in the pocket of millions of users of Android smartphones.

Be sure to celebrate any way you can and be sure not to miss the following video. :)

Lego Anniversary - 50 Years

Did you notice anything different on Google's Homepage today?

That's right, one of the most inventive toys for childrens and grown-ups alike, Legos, have their 50th anniversary today!

Congratulations!

Some trivia about it:

• Lego Group produces over 306 million (miniature) tires each year - more than any other tire manufacturer in the world.
• Six 2×4 Lego bricks of the same color can be put together in 915,103,765 ways, and just three bricks of the same color offer 1,560 combinations.
• On average, there are 62 Lego bricks for every person on earth.
• Only one percent of the plastic waste in Lego factories goes unrecycled