This past weekend was quite a fun filled and exciting one (offline) and as usual, trust Google to come up with something to stir up a frenzy online. Yes, if you were among the millions of people who use Google, you could not have missed seeing the Pac-Man logo, commemorating the game’s 30th anniversary. :)

Google Pac Man Game

Initially I thought it was among the regular logos that Google regularly puts out from time to time, but it was a pleasant surprise to find out that this ‘logo’ was actually a playable, full fledged 255 level game! All one had to do was to hit ‘Insert Coin’ and you were on your way.

Have to admit this was quite addictive and I ended up playing till the 3rd level, when it got kinda boring. All in all, it was fun to rediscover this game and spend time navigating through the maze. (and memory lane ;) )

Google kept this on their homepage for a full 48 hours and just when one was wondering about usage statistics, RescueTime, (a Seattle-based company which offers Web-based time management and analytics tool for knowledge workers and their managers) came out with some numbers, putting the cost of Google’s Pac-Man at 4.82 million hours!

Quite something, huh…

Oh and by the way, I haven’t been regular on the blog for some time now (again!).. It’s been a combination of factors really.. what with a bad internet connection (thank you BSNL), writer’s block or just sheer laziness. Amidst all this, the blog’s RSS numbers haven’t declined and a big thanks to all you readers for keeping the faith.

Hopefully, all laziness issues have been set to rest now and you guys can look forward to my posts invading your inbox / rss readers again. :D

 

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