Google has given the gift of a white Christmas to web users, who can now summon a blizzard by typing let it snow into the search box.
Flakes fall gently from the top of the browser and eventually fill up the screen, allowing users to draw in the snow with their mouse pointer. Google has also provided a defrost button to melt the flurry when it's time to get to work.
The seasonal feature is the latest example of a Google Easter egg, the jargon for a joke or bonus buried in software.
It raised some Christmas cheer on Twitter, as people around the world tweeted their excitement.
Let it snow adds to many Google Easter eggs, including the now-famous ââ¬Ådo a barrel rollââ¬Â, a throwback to the 1997 Nintendo game, Star Fox 64, which sends the screen into a 360-degree spin when the phrase is typed into the search box.
This is very cool and a lot of fun!
Flakes fall gently from the top of the browser and eventually fill up the screen, allowing users to draw in the snow with their mouse pointer. Google has also provided a defrost button to melt the flurry when it's time to get to work.
The seasonal feature is the latest example of a Google Easter egg, the jargon for a joke or bonus buried in software.
It raised some Christmas cheer on Twitter, as people around the world tweeted their excitement.
Let it snow adds to many Google Easter eggs, including the now-famous ââ¬Ådo a barrel rollââ¬Â, a throwback to the 1997 Nintendo game, Star Fox 64, which sends the screen into a 360-degree spin when the phrase is typed into the search box.
This is very cool and a lot of fun!
