Google users demand removal of Google background image

Google has started a new program where users can add a background to their search page in addition to their iGoogle. The background of the search page this morning was made semi-permanent. This move has left many users asking how to remove the Google background. Removing the image, though, was not initially as simple as Google tools generally are. Before Google returned the primary page to the white background, but many users chose alternatives instead of seeing the image.

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How Google announced the background image

The Google background image was officially announced on the Google blog this morning. Google claims the background image will not slow load times at all. This image was put on the Google homepage for a short amount of time, to highlight the new feature.

The steps to remove the Google background image

Not all users are happy about this change, and just how to remove the Google background image is the biggest question of the day on the Google forums. The Google instructions on this matter are, sadly, unclear. Google claims the “remove background image” link within the bottom left hand corner will return things to normal. However, this “remove Google background image” option does not appear unless you first have a Google account, and 2nd set a custom Google background image. The accessible link if you don't change your image is just "change background image.” In other words, there is no way to totally remove the Google background image – at least for today.

Alternative Google homepages see traffic spike

The Google background image might be removed from the homepage only by Google. You are able to work around seeing the Google background image, though. There are two alternate Google homepages you are able to use that do not have the Google background image: http://www.google.com/firefox and also the Google SSL Beta search page. Toolbars and built-in searches account for the majority of Google searches , which is what helps justify the $ 484 stock price.