Perhaps Google’s most famous button, and there aren’t many on their stark homepage, is the “I’m feeling lucky” option. The option has been with the search engine since pretty much the beginning of their existence, way back at Stanford in the 1990’s. Thanks to modern browser updates like “instant”, the “I’m feeling lucky” option has become nothing more than a nostalgic option.
Now Google has conceded the option, turning it into what amounts to an “Easter Egg”. When you visit the Google homepage and hover your mouse pointer over the button it will spin like a slot machine and land on one of a few options such as “I’m feeling stellar”, “I’m feeling hungry”, “I’m feeling doodly”, and several others.
Each option takes users to a different search result – for instance, the “I’m feeling hungry” button launches a search for local restaurants in the user’s area.
It seems the “I’m feeling lucky” button is officially gone forever, which at this point isn’t a great loss. The Google homepage hasn’t changed much over the years, so this is the biggest deal since the menu bar across the top of the screen began it’s evolution.
