Now, every morning when I start up my browser, my mom’s lovely, smiling face greets me.
Google now allows you to personalize your search page. Just look for the little link in the lower left corner at Google.com. Maybe this friendly face will get me to actually visit Google.com more than once per day. In my normal routine, I only see it when I boot up my browser for the first time every day. Every web search I do from the address bar of Chrome.
After you upload your photo, make sure to TwitPic it with the hashtag #MyGooglePage.
The story behind my photo
I took this photo of my mom a few summers ago in Wisconsin while we floated down the Apple River on tubes. The hand holding the Miller High Life belongs to me. It was a sunny and wonderful day. It was one of the few truly awesome experiences I’ve had as a family since I’ve been an adult. You can see more photos of this tubing adventure in my Wisconsin Vacation album on Flickr.
My name is Micheal Foley. I'm an ex-journalist, content editor at Waggener Edstrom, hyperlocal news fan, content strategy n00b, geek wannabe, libertarian and provocateur. I'm trying to get journalists to look past "how to save journalism institutions" and instead think about "how to save society after journalism institutions are gone." 
I always love the story behind the story. Thanks for sharing.
Love it. It’s like, “Hey Mom, this brew’s for you!” I would like a photo like that toasting all my friends and family … and random strangers.
Freakin love the picture!