Google will now let users add personal photos to the background of the traditionally minimalist search page, Google announced in a blog post Thursday.
In what is perhaps a transparent effort to out-feature Microsoft Bing, Google is ditching its boring white background and letting users upload their own photos. The Microsoft Bing search site features a different, Microsoft-chosen background picture every day.
Users are given three methods for customization–they can upload a photo from their computer, they can choose a photo from their Google-run Picasa photo album, or they can choose a photo from the public Picasa photo album.
Full story: Customize Your Google Search Page – PCWorld