Google’s First Laser Logo Tribute

Did you notice Google’s laser logo in its homepage yesterday? It is a tribute to Theodore Maiman who made the first laser operate on 16 May 1960 in California. Clicking on the logo, directs you to the Google search results for the keyword “first laser.”

On top of the result were images relating to the first laser. An article from University of Chicago Press comes first on the list while Wikipedia comes second. The third, fourth and so on are what’s interesting as Google showed the most recent articles discussing the keyword “first laser.”

Whoever caught on the keyword first and created an article gets lucky to land up on the first page of Google. This SEO strategy we have touched, on an earlier article, how Google Hypes Up Recent Web Pages showing the latest articles on a particular keyword at that given moment.

Are you fast enough to catch on the next Google logo keyword? We’ll be watching.