Google’s New Year’s Eve Tricks

Google likes to have fun with the holidays, and it appears that New Year’s Eve will be no exception. People who have been hitting the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button lately with a blank search have been presented with a timer counting down the seconds to New Year’s Eve. The timer is based on the PC clock.

Click 'I'm Feeling Lucky' with a blank search.

Click 'I'm Feeling Lucky' with a blank search.


To see what Google is planning when the clock strikes zero (as I’ll be drinking champagne at midnight not watching google.com), make a quick change to our PC time by double clicking the clock on your PC, and modifying the time to 11:59pm:

Change your Windows time to 11:59pm.

Change your Windows time to 11:59pm.


Once the timer hits zero on Google, text based fireworks and a ‘Happy New Year’ message are revealed:

Fireworks, Google style.

Fireworks, Google style.


Happy New Year from all of us at Praetorian Security Group, LLC.

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