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Tankmanfan44 (talk | contribs) Created page with "{{ContentWarning}} {{PLS}} {{Infobox Shock Site |title = Pimp My Google |image = Pimpmygoogle.png |imagecaption = The website's logo as of 2013 |maker = Unknown |type = Shock site |date = 2005 }} '''Pimp My Google''' was a shock site created in 2005 by an unknown user. The homepage displayed its name at the top, with the word "Google" written in Google-style colors. Below this was an image titled "biggie.jpg", which depicted a large penis that appeared to be sev..." |
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'''Pimp My Google''' was a [[shock site]] created in 2005 by an unknown user. | '''Pimp My Google''' was a [[shock site]] created in 2005 by an unknown user. | ||
The homepage displayed its name at the top, with the word "Google" written in | The homepage displayed its name at the top, with the word "Google" written in the logo's own wordmark. Below this was an image titled "biggie.jpg", which depicted a large penis that appeared to be severely burned. The image itself was not preserved due to poor archiving, and the site was eventually shut down in 2006. In 2013, the site was repurposed into a legitimate tool for customizing the Google homepage.<ref>'''Repurposed (No shocking content):''' https://web.archive.org/web/20130925125459/pimpmygoogle.com/</ref> This version has also been closed on an unknown date. | ||
The phrase | The phrase "Pimp My Google" is a play on the [[wikipedia:MTV|MTV]] show ''[[wikipedia:Pimp My Ride|Pimp My Ride]]'', in which cars are customized in exaggerated ways. In this context, the name likely suggests modifying or enhancing the Google experience. | ||
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Pimp My Google was a shock site created in 2005 by an unknown user.
The homepage displayed its name at the top, with the word "Google" written in the logo's own wordmark. Below this was an image titled "biggie.jpg", which depicted a large penis that appeared to be severely burned. The image itself was not preserved due to poor archiving, and the site was eventually shut down in 2006. In 2013, the site was repurposed into a legitimate tool for customizing the Google homepage.[1] This version has also been closed on an unknown date.
The phrase "Pimp My Google" is a play on the MTV show Pimp My Ride, in which cars are customized in exaggerated ways. In this context, the name likely suggests modifying or enhancing the Google experience.
References
- ↑ Repurposed (No shocking content): https://web.archive.org/web/20130925125459/pimpmygoogle.com/
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NOTE: The following shock site contains graphic content!
- web.archive.org/web/20060402205922/pimpmygoogle.com