Jabago - Black Google and Blackify the Web

The Original Black Google Page… Redesigned

October 17th, 2007 at 10:05am jabago

Black Google really seems to have caught on lately. I’ve seen a lot of blog posts calling this site a copy of other black google pages. I never would have created this black google search engine if one had already existed. In fact, the one on blogspot did exist, but it did not display search results with a black background (so what was the point?). I spent quite a long time looking for a black google page (I dug over 40 pages into the google search results as well as yahoo and msn), and I was quite surprised that one didn’t exist. So, after creating the first black google search page to display results with a black background, you can imagine how annoying it is to see people say that “others have caught on to the trend, like jabago.com.” Anyway, I figured that rather than going around complaining about it or posting “jabago was the original black google search page,” I would just re-design it to make it the most enjoyable black search page. I’ve seen some people claim that a black background is harder on the eyes. Well, to each their own. I use this page all the time because it is the most gentle color combination I’ve ever seen on a computer screen. I’ve also seen a lot of people complain about claims that black google does not really save energy. The fact is, it does save a little energy on CRT monitors, but not on LCD monitors. I apologize to anyone who feels misled. LCD monitors use less energy than CRT monitors anyway, so if you’ve got one, you’re doing the world a favor. Thanks for visiting Jabago.com, and I hope you enjoy the new black google design.

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