Comments on: Google crop circles logo adds to ‘Unexplained Phenomenon’ mystery

By: Ralph

Ralph — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:02:18 +0000

Maybe with the recent announcements that Bing is at a 10% share…Google needed that extra boost.

Likely it was simply a publicity stunt to get more people to Google…it worked…

By: John Gosling

John Gosling — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:56:31 +0000

It is fascinating how these memes can take life and points to the very real danger that something far less fun and frivolous than this might one day spread on the Internet. This story really has taken hold of the public imagination (probably hundreds of posts out there and most major news sites picking up on it.) With H.G Wells worked into this story, we can add to the plot the Martians, who have a real reputation for mayhem, beginning back in 1938 with the Orson Welles War of the Worlds broadcast. Theres a potent brew available to a really determined social engineer to create a meme that could do real damage to health and sanity. The Welles broadcast was not the only one to get out of hand. Better watch out that someone doesnt wage a new war of the worlds one day on the Internet.

By: Roy Nottage

Roy Nottage — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:56:04 +0000

I love how if Google does anything, even just increasing the size of the search bar by pixels, the world goes into a frenzy and starts digging really deep.

Google are probably laughing like crazy. I’m in favor of viral, but it could be more. I’m sure we will know soon.