What are Easter Eggs (Media)?
An Easter egg is an intentional hidden message, joke or feature included in media - such as movies, games, websites, etc. They are often playful but at times they are used to give credit to authors/creators/developers etc.
Here is a list of some Easter eggs on popular websites that we at Design Brooklyn really enjoy:
Facebook.com
Arrr, matey! Facebook included two fun language settings - Pirate and Upside Down. Change them in Accounts Settings > Language. Try it out yourself, see how long you can use Facebook in either languages and let us know!
Google.com
You can also change Google’s homepage language. Try these out:
Pirate | Hacker | Piglatin | Elmer | Klingon | Bork
While you’re at it, check out our blog on other fun Easter eggs from Google.
Note: Our favorite is Zerg Rush. Try it out.
Amazon.com
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon left an Easter egg on Amazon.com for former Amazon VP, David Risher. It’s a thank you letter to Risher for his hard work in helping build Amazon as a brand.
See the letter under a hidden link at the bottom of their full store directory.
Navigate to Shop by Department > Full Store Directory > at the bottom of the page is a hidden link.
Kickstarter.com
Click the pair of scissors (a few times) at the bottom of the Kickstarter homepage. You’ll be greeted with a nice little message from Kickstarter. Try it out!
Konami Code
Press this combination of keys sequentially on http://konamicodesites.com/
Note: http://konamicodesites.com/ is a list of websites that the Konami Code works on. Every website has their own Konami code effect. Let us know which one is your favorite!
As an added bonus (Non-website):
Mozilla/Firefox
Type about:robots in the address bar of any Mozilla browser (like Firefox).
Now try about:mozilla - you’ll be greeted with an interesting quote from Mozilla...
MAC Doctor - Try this if you have a Mac.
Open up terminal - Applications > Utilities > Terminal.
Type emacs, press ESC + X and type doctor.
If you’re feeling really adventurous type psychoanalyze-pinhead instead of doctor.
Now you have your very own mac Psychotherapist. Try talking to it.
Note: press ENTER twice after each message you want to send.
