[Editors] your help for a google logo for MIT's 150th birthday, April 10

[Bruce Mendelsohn]

Love this idea. We should go viral with it.

On Apr 7, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Andrew Whitacre wrote:

> Friend of mine at Google Cambridge, when I asked if she has any in's, says, "Yes - let me see what I can do ..."
> 
> I'll keep you all posted if any options come via that route...
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>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>> From: "Melanie Miller" <melmils at MIT.EDU>
>>> Date: April 7, 2011 1:07:05 PM EDT
>>> To: "editors at mit.edu" <editors at MIT.EDU>
>>> Subject: [Editors] your help for a google logo for MIT's 150th birthday, April 10
>>> 
>>> Hello my fellow editors,
>>> I had an idea that for MIT's 150th birthday on Sunday, google should have an MIT-themed logo for its home page with a link to the 150th website. I sent a request to the designated email address but it felt a bit like sending into a black hole.
>>> 
>>> I'd like to ask your help: if you agree and are so inclined, please email proposals at google.com the suggestion of doing this. Below is my forwarded email if you'd even just want to cut and paste.
>>> 
>>> I figured my email could be overlooked, but a group of like-minded emails all from @mit.edu might get noticed. 
>>> 
>>> I checked in with the 150th folks and have their blessing on trying to do this. It would be fabulous (and great PR).
>>> 
>>> Happy convocation!
>>> Melanie
>>> 
>>> PS. If you'd like to see some special logos (or "doodles") they've done in the past, go to http://www.google.com/logos/ 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Melanie Miller 
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 12:47 PM
>>> To: 'proposals at google.com'
>>> Cc: Kenneth Irwin; Rebecca Hailu
>>> Subject: google logo for MIT's 150th birthday, April 10
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> Sunday, April 10, 2011 is the 150th birthday for MIT - it seemed logical for there to be a google logo for it!
>>> 
>>> It could be as easy and the MIT dome in one of the "o"s and a link to the 150th birthday page: http://mit150.mit.edu/  (just an idea)
>>> 
>>> Please feel free to contact me for more information or anything.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Melanie
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