Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday • Hacker News Board

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by MartinCron » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 3:50 PM UTC

irahul wrote: post #10

Google is one of the few companies who would invest in this sort of PR. It's good publicity for them and also an ultra creative way to garner people's curiosity and attention. It must have been a hell lot of work(unless I am missing something) but it's totally justified.

In the pre-Google era, I worked for a dot-com startup that was a community for senior citizens to get together and presumably chat about their grandchildren or whatever. I suggested that we do fun things with the logo like different permutations of the logo on different parts of the site, or changing the logo out for holidays or whatever.

The CEO just berated the hell out of me. He said that was the worst idea he had ever heard, and that any serious and successful company NEVER EVER EVER changes how their brand looks and is presented and gave me all sorts of examples of how all "real" companies have elaborate and detailed documents explaining the only acceptable way to display the company's name and/or logo in every possible scenario.

So every time Google (or anyone else) does this sort of thing, I feel a small rush of vindication.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by davej » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 4:19 PM UTC

fgblanch wrote: post #71

tudorizer wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Doesn't work for me either (Germany)

Doesn't work for me either (Spain)

Same (Ireland)

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by rsiqueira » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 4:22 PM UTC

forgingahead wrote: post #36

La Vie En Rose: http://goo.gl/doodle/gSAz It stops recording after a bit - I had the whole song too! Haha this is great *Edit: Last part to complete the song, because it was bugging me: http://goo.gl/doodle/aEl1 And, quickie Imperial March: http://goo.gl/doodle/D6ce

Those are the keys to play LA VIE EN ROSE using Google's guitar doodle: i uyteiu ytequyt oiuyriu yteqiuy

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by dsims » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 4:53 PM UTC

Mary Had a Little Lamb http://goo.gl/doodle/3aEE

Works on my Android phone too, even the keyboard (Motorola Droid). Can't press the record button though.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 5:11 PM UTC

tzury wrote: post #45

The problem with those amazing crafts is that they disappear the day later, and you cannot get a cached version of them. at http://www.google.com/logos/index.html you only have a static version of it, (see Martha Graham's 117th Birthday for instance). Dear googlers on HN, is there anything you guys can do about this?

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Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by tricky » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 6:44 PM UTC

zephjc wrote: post #89

tricky wrote: post #88

Tik Tok by Ke$ha http://goo.gl/doodle/Yr6r

Telephone by Lagy Gaga http://goo.gl/doodle/yXZK

i like the cut of your jib - But, really, i think this is a good illustration of what can be done with minimal notes. I've heard a few people complain about not having sharps/flats. It might take a little more work, but there's still a ton you can still do.

It also taught me that yes, i can play by ear just fine, but I am no good at transposing real time. that's tough.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by nostrademons » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 7:05 PM UTC

joshwa wrote: post #81

nostrademons wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wish it had octaves above and below though. It's hard to play anything in a minor key, because the relative minor starts on the 6th and then you only have like 4 notes above that.

the shift key could have worked... and frankly if it's Les Paul I think I should at least be able to play a few power chords ;)

I wish that the top row of keys would've given an octave higher, and the bottom row give an octave lower. That'd give you 3 octaves, enough to play a whole lot of songs.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by nostrademons » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 7:06 PM UTC

InclinedPlane wrote: post #47

bfung wrote: post #7

also has keyboard commands, across the rows: do re mi fa so la ti do re mi q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k l ; z x c v b n m , . / Edit: If anyone cares to figure out the recorded encoding scheme, could probably "record" or program a tune. ex: http://www.google.com/webhp?tune= song here> ex, do-re-mi from Sound of music http://www.google.com/webhp?tune=IAZxghAmCEEYYYZgQGAMMEMwARh... ex: chopsticks http://www.goog…

Note: I'm pretty sure the keyboard commands only work in record mode.

They work everywhere, but you have to give the doodle keyboard focus, otherwise you'll be typing into the search box. I think the only way to give it focus without clicking through to the [les paul] query is to hit record. Once you stop recording, though, you can still use the keys.

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by malingo » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 7:20 PM UTC

Automated Chopsticks: http://pastebin.com/tCpg7jjw

Re: Google: Les Pauls 96th birthday

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Post by zephjc » Thu, Jun 09, 2011, 7:59 PM UTC

tricky wrote: post #96

zephjc wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Telephone by Lagy Gaga http://goo.gl/doodle/yXZK

i like the cut of your jib - But, really, i think this is a good illustration of what can be done with minimal notes. I've heard a few people complain about not having sharps/flats. It might take a little more work, but there's still a ton you can still do. It also taught me that yes, i can play by ear just fine, but I am no good at transposing real time. that's tough.

I think this was ample, feature-wise, for a 1-day Google homepage logo :)