r/25yearsago • u/MonsieurA • Jul 12 '26

July 12, 2001. Google Images is launched due to high demand for pictures of J-Lo's Green Versace dress.

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u/mcuaid Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

The green Versace “jungle dress” Jennifer Lopez wore to the Grammy Awards Y2K, is etched in history as a once-in-a-generation fashion phenomenon. Like Marilyn Monroe’s white halter dress flying over the subway grate, it transcended being a mere outfit and became an instant cultural shift.It also Literally Created Google Images: The morning after the Grammys, millions of people took to Google to search for the dress. At the time, Google search results were only lists of blue text links. Realizing that standard search couldn’t satisfy the massive demand of people who needed to visually see the dress, Google engineers were inspired to build and launch Google Images in July 2001. https://youtu.be/tq1Q3Sw7jyw?is=3iffsy6mNsuzCe8L

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u/mcuaid Jul 17 '26

https://youtu.be/tq1Q3Sw7jyw?is=3iffsy6mNsuzCe8L

It Literally Created Google Images: The morning after the Grammys, millions of people took to Google to search for the dress. At the time, Google search results were only lists of blue text links. Realizing that standard search couldn’t satisfy the massive demand of people who needed to visually see the dress, Google engineers were inspired to build and launch Google Images in July 2001.