Oh, forget all that talk of Google+ and its uncomfortably human concept called "real-life sharing."

Here is something far more startling: Google has launched a new home page today. Yes, today.

In a stealthy little blog post, Google's digital creative director, Chris Wiggins, expounded on this seminal advancement with both enthusiasm and detail.

The new home page has a smaller logo--one can only imagine they must have tried at least 3,042 different sizes--and is supposed to be based on merely three guiding principles: focus, elasticity, and effortlessness.

Elasticity is perhaps the easiest to grasp. The idea is that your Google home page (should you still use one) will enjoy a more consistent look across all the devices upon which you launch it.

More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20075204-71/

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