Birthday surprise by Google

Today was my Birthday (as a matter of fact, "is", but anyway) and I received one of my most amazing gifts from one of most unexpected sources! As you probably have guessed, it was from Google and was nothing but a special Doodle for my birthday:

This is just amazing! :D - image from my Google homage

In fact, in a general view, this doodle is just a simple automatic congratulation system, scheduled for users birthday, but the way Google has chosen to show that massage is absolutely incredible. At last was totally surprising to me and I love that. That's why I love Google! :D

"Advanced Power Searching" is open to register

The new Power Searching course. Image from: powersearchingwithgoogle.com

Google has announced in his Inside Search blog that a new Power Searching course, named "Advanced Power Searching with Google" will be begin on January 23, 2013. Registration opens today and is free for everyone. This course will continue the path of the previous one: Power Searching with Google, and is supposed to give a catholic and deeper outlook to attendees:

"Building on Power Searching with Google, Advanced Power Searching with Google helps you gain a deeper understanding of how to become a better researcher. You will solve complex search challenges similar to those I posed in my blog, or a Google a Day, and explore Google’s advanced search tools not covered in the first class."

Registration dead end in not mentioned yet, but the course will be finished on February 8th and the presenter seems to be Mr. +Dan Russell .
Here is the course's syllabus:

Introduction
    ● How the Course Works
    ● Sample Challenge
    ● Research Process
    ● Solving the Sample Challenge
Practice
    ● Challenge 1 - Mimicking presidential voices
    ● Challenge 2 - Turtle fossils
    ● Challenge 3 - Festival challenge
    ● Challenge 4 - Humongous fungus
    ● Challenge 5 - Salman Khan
    ● Challenge 6 - Scrapbook enthusiast
    ● Challenge 7 - Mystery music
    ● Challenge 8 - Climate graph
    ● Challenge 9 - Name that notebook
    ● Challenge 10 - Who done it?
    ● Challenge 11 - Feather identification
    ● Challenge 12 - Where in the world?
Assignments
    ● Assignment 1
    ● Assignment 2
Certificate
    ● How It Works

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