It looked horrible, and users hated it. Even so, Google persisted with it for hours - and only stopped it because of a 'bug'
Google ended its experiment to put a picture on its front page – whether you wanted on or not – only 14 hours into its 24-hour experiment, blaming the decision on a bug which meant that an explanatory link wasn't included.
The problem was caused when it added a World Cup doodle - which of course would look like a mess of pottage if you had chosen a picture for your background.
