Easter Egg: Google's Search Results In 1998

Oct 8, 2013 - 8:30 am 6 by
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Google Logo in 1998A couple weeks ago, Google's Matt Cutts shared on Google+ a way to see the old 1998 search results on Google.

Google made this easter egg on their 15th birthday to show people how far Google has come.

When you Google [google in 1998] you see the old Google results for the search result, Google.

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Pretty fun!

Not many of you were doing SEO back in 1998, some of you were but most not.

Forum discussion at Google+.

 

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