Google: Pretty Pictures? Sure, We Can Do That

June 18, 2009 at 5:01 am PT

Hmmmm….I wonder where they came up with this idea….

Google (GOOG) announced that “to kick off the summer season,” it has launched a new collection of nature themes for iGoogle, its personalized home page service.

“Google has collaborated with today’s leading nature-related organizations and some of the best nature photographers in the field who have all captured the essence of nature, through photography and artwork,” the company said in a blog post, “Today, we are sharing those stunning visuals of nature, animals and scenic landscapes with tens of millions of iGoogle users.”

Hmmm…a search engine with pretty pictures…hmmmm…where have I seen that before…hmmm…

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