What's behind Google's balls?
It's not clear what prompted Google to launch the playful design, but many are guessing it's a celebration of Google's anniversary. The company was incorporated on September 7, 1998.
Softpedia points out that Google's logo is a JavaScript-based particle movement simulator, suggesting the logo may be in honor of a scientific achievement or notable personality. You may remember that Google released a series of sci-fi related Google Doodles in September 2009 to celebrate the 143rd birthday of author H.G. Wells. So this may be the first doodle in a series of tributes just like last year.
HTML 5
Whatever the occasion for Google's new Doodle, the search giant's design team has also used the occasion to show off the capabilities of modern Web technologies. The logo uses HTML 5 and JavaScript to create the particle simulator effect.
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