December 3, 2011
This is cute: if Google knows your birthday (i.e. if it’s in your Google+ profile), on your birthday they display a special birthday doodle on the homepage. The alt text is a personalized birthday greeting (“Happy Birthday David!”). On a related note, I’ve gotten automated birthday greetings from: OKCupid, who say “ordinarily we’d send you on a birthday fling, but our records show you’re in a happy relationship.” So instead they just send a JPEG of a cake. My dentist’s office (via whatever software they use for online appointment booking). They also send a cake image, but theirs is more reminiscent of Microsoft Word clip art. Starbucks, who also (as part of the Starbucks Card Rewards thingy) always send a birthday postcard good for one free drink. All this in addition to the many tweets and Facebook posts from friends and colleagues. Thanks, everyone!

This is cute: if Google knows your birthday (i.e. if it’s in your Google+ profile), on your birthday they display a special birthday doodle on the homepage. The alt text is a personalized birthday greeting (“Happy Birthday David!”).

On a related note, I’ve gotten automated birthday greetings from:

  • OKCupid, who say “ordinarily we’d send you on a birthday fling, but our records show you’re in a happy relationship.” So instead they just send a JPEG of a cake.

  • My dentist’s office (via whatever software they use for online appointment booking). They also send a cake image, but theirs is more reminiscent of Microsoft Word clip art.

  • Starbucks, who also (as part of the Starbucks Card Rewards thingy) always send a birthday postcard good for one free drink.

All this in addition to the many tweets and Facebook posts from friends and colleagues.

Thanks, everyone!

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