The Washington Post apparently discovered the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button this week, because it's written an ode to that and Google's "famously spartan home page." How, the Post marvels, does Google keep the site so clean and still give access to all its new products?

At a recent party at Yahoo, a friend from the company told me that he'd recently visited Google.com. He wanted to use one of Google's less popular products, so he clicked "more," a link that used to lead to Google's product list. Instead, he got the little menu above, offering just three more options along with an "even more" link.

My friend, who's seen the operation behind Yahoo's complex home page, wasn't surprised. His response: "Now they know."

Ever so humble [Washington Post]

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