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Google Let It | Snow

One click, and your screen would fog up. A swipe of the mouse (or finger) would clear the frost. It was useless. It was delightful. And for a few minutes, you were a kid again, wiping away digital snow just to see the search results underneath.

❄️ Remember when Google made your screen snow? ❄️ google let it snow

Here’s a social media post tailored for different platforms (Facebook/LinkedIn, Instagram, X/Twitter) based on the nostalgic “Google Let It Snow” easter egg. One click, and your screen would fog up

In 2011, Google launched a simple easter egg: Searching “let it snow” made your screen foggy. You had to “wipe” it to read the results. It was delightful

Who else spent way too much time doing this back in the day? 🙋‍♂️ The UX lesson hidden in “Let it snow.”