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Help us get rid of the old Opera icon!

Friday, August 6, 2010 1:12:45 PM

The Opera icon and logo was updated more than a year ago. Many sites have already updated the icon, but if you do a google image search, the old icon is scattered all over the intertubes. The task of getting all websites to update the icon seems hopeless, but maybe you can help out?

Help us out - win Opera swag!

To get started, simply identify a website using the old icon and ask them to update. The easiest way to get started is to do an image search on Google after "opera logo", "opera browser", "opera icon" and so forth.

By using the our new icon (or logo), websites will make their page look more attractive and it helps preventing new sites from discovering our old one. When you get someone to update, please let us know as a comment in this post. Those of you who help us out the most will be rewarded with an Opera goodie bag.

The new icon and logo can be found in the resources pages. Thanks for helping out making the Web a more beautiful place.

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Tamil # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:02:22 PM

Sure.

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Dustin WilsonKhadgar # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:04:28 PM

Yes. Oleg's awesome icon needs to be used more.

Hokkuthokkut # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:04:32 PM

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:06:14 PM

I will do just that!
(I will assume you mean the old Opera software logo, too)

zoquete # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:06:46 PM

Is is that important?

Charles SchlossChas4 # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:07:04 PM

Sure

Unrealmirakulix # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:07:43 PM

Search begins...

Pallab DeIndyan # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:07:46 PM

Sure. I think I remember a couple of popular blogs still using the old logo.

mistressEVILmissevilat # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:17:39 PM

I really don't want to discourage anyone, but asking them to update the logo has never had much effect (so far)... at least not on articles where I pointed out outdated logo.
My last attempt was at PCWorld, earlier this week.

I suggest goodie bag for anyone who gets them to actually update the logo.

Charles SchlossChas4 # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:18:24 PM

Just mentioned it on http://www.facebook.com/pages/Opera-Web-Browser/7521935833

Abhinavdecodedthought # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:22:52 PM

onto to it

zoquete # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:25:22 PM

It would be great to put a link in the article to the new logos in different sizes.

NicoHellbillyDeluxe # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:25:22 PM

I asked ComputerBase.de some time ago and they updated the logo because of my request. I was really impressed that I got an answer.

Michelbudnyatski # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:27:02 PM

There are a lot of old-style Opera's icons on Yandex.Soft

http://soft.yandex.ru/

robrobdog2008 # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:27:29 PM

well i updated my own site does that count
if so see http://www.myyearbook.com/robdog2008

zoquete # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:31:12 PM

rob sorry, but does not look good for me

Charles SchlossChas4 # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:33:02 PM

Need to update: http://www.myspace.com/chooseopera ?

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:34:00 PM

Originally posted by mistressEVIL:

I suggest goodie bag for anyone who gets them to actually update the logo.

robrobdog2008 # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:36:00 PM

changed to white background image

zoquete # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:39:57 PM

I would say "better" now.

zoquete # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:41:24 PM

But I still think at small size the new logo does not look so great. And the difference to the old is not so visible either.

Matt Coxcoxy # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:42:22 PM

Lots of results on TinEye:
http://www.tineye.com/search/27507c8049cc23f5b681d6fda2563ac6a74453e8/

Rafael Luikrafaelluik # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:46:08 PM

I already have been doing this before you asked.

robrobdog2008 # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:50:53 PM

went to 360X90

Leonardo C.lcx3 # Friday, August 6, 2010 3:55:44 PM

Awaiting update...

http://giredo.com/2008/12/05/download-opera-10-now/#comment-0
http://tech2.in.com/india/news/government/wireless-broadband-gains-traction-in-public-safety-apps/72952/0
http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/07/24/blackberry-popular-handset-for-opera-users/
http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2007/03/30/opera-865-beta-for-windows-mobile-50-released-for-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-48709

WOFall # Friday, August 6, 2010 4:02:30 PM

Originally posted by missevilat:

I really don't want to discourage anyone, but asking them to update the logo has never had much effect (so far)... at least not on articles where I pointed out outdated logo.

It's worth being persistent. ReadWriteWeb were really stubborn, but after commenting on their 10.60 article, they changed it without saying anything

Remains to be seen what they use for their next article though. I'd imagine a lot of sites google for the image every time they write an article...

Dacotah # Friday, August 6, 2010 4:20:09 PM

What is the new logo? Can't you put it up here?
I get the white O if I don't use the Menu bar but still have the red O on tabs.
If I use the Menu bar I get the red O on the very top with still red O's on the tabs.

YongShunyongshun # Friday, August 6, 2010 4:20:19 PM

I want to get those bags! >.>

Sandmonkey 92sandmonkey92 # Friday, August 6, 2010 4:21:41 PM

ok, I asked all these places. You might not see the posts because they need to be "moderated" before being shown.

http://www.insidesocal.com/click/2008/08/fat-lady-sings-and-opera-is-of.html

http://www.wiiwii.tv/2007/08/14/software-development-kit-for-opera-browser/

http://www.r235.com/browsers.html

http://gamingfox.blogspot.com/2005/12/google-opera.html

http://bindaaszone.blogspot.com/2008/06/opera-95-browser-that-just-cant-be.html

http://4browser.com/4browser-news-and-articles/ask-mama-what-the-web-is/

http://xraycrossx.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/download-opera-browser-964-for-windows-free-

direct-download/

http://digpedia.blogspot.com/2009/08/opera-100.html

http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/install-opera-on-fedora-centos-red-hat-rhel/

http://open-blog.net/cy/download-opera-browser-latest-version/

http://www.thewwwblog.com/download-portable-opera-10-browser.html

http://bundertown.blogspot.com/2010/02/opera-turbo-web-browser-paling-cepat.html

http://tusharvickkie.blogspot.com/2009/12/top-internet-browsers-of-decade.html

http://gocengblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/download-free-opera-1050-final-terbaru.html

http://rahul-bhattacharya.blogspot.com/2009/11/opera-mini-most-popular-mobile-browser.html

http://pcjames.blogspot.com/2010/02/megapost-aplicaciones-para-nokia-5800.html

Yesh, I want the goodies

Matheusnom4d3br # Friday, August 6, 2010 4:24:43 PM

Originally posted by rafaelluik:

I already have been doing this before you asked.

Me too! BTW, the kit I received on Christmas Quiz last year came with the old logo. I think you guys should send me another kit with the new logo

Cutting Spoonhellspork # Friday, August 6, 2010 4:34:55 PM

Well it's good that this is being addressed.

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks # Friday, August 6, 2010 5:27:02 PM

Originally posted by Matt Cox:

Lots of results on TinEye:
http://www.tineye.com/search/27507c8049cc23f5b681d6fda2563ac6a74453e8/

Originally posted by Rafael Luik:

I already have been doing this before you asked.

Yup.

Originally posted by Daniel James Hendrycks:

Originally posted by mistressEVIL:
I suggest goodie bag for anyone who gets them to actually update the logo.
+1

Strike that, I think the goodie bag should be given if at least two sites change it.

berend ytsmaytsmabeer # Friday, August 6, 2010 5:51:04 PM

I've found one.
The trouble is, it's on a sticker on my laptop
http://files.myopera.com/ytsmabeer/files/oldlogo.jpg -

unruled # Friday, August 6, 2010 6:32:51 PM

Hm, While I was travelling in Vietnam I saw a bank using the Opera 'O' in their advert. If only I had been able to take a snapshot..alas I was on a moving bus.

that said, I'm keeping a lookout for websites with old logos now

goodies are always great, and the last set I received is still up and hanging at my university

FelschR # Friday, August 6, 2010 6:37:46 PM

cool!
A new Icon is that what opera needs to get more famous!

Ovidiu Ungureanuuovidiu # Friday, August 6, 2010 6:45:04 PM

I tried here and get a great feedback in a few hours:
http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/~jskowron/browsers/

slackwrdave # Friday, August 6, 2010 6:50:00 PM

A few years ago I asked my bank to stop blocking the Opera browser for account access. They fixed it with a week.

That's worth about 10 points, isn't it?

uriel-xD # Friday, August 6, 2010 7:09:47 PM

is this an official pet??

anybody knows where can i found i?

Jimtoyotabedzrock # Friday, August 6, 2010 7:18:27 PM

Isn't the W3c and every review site still using the old icon? Got to love how W3c doesn't even use standard css.

Sandmonkey 92sandmonkey92 # Friday, August 6, 2010 7:24:53 PM

W3C doesn't really use the opera logo

http://www.google.com/images?q=site%3Aw3.org%20opera&search-submit=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

Suntana # Friday, August 6, 2010 7:26:15 PM

Jim ...

Doesn't your Avatar have the old logo?

Semir MasicM4SS3 # Friday, August 6, 2010 7:42:12 PM

Hi! I am new to this site, and I hope I helped with these 15 sites! Hope I will get the goodie bag!

http://gadgetmix.com/netbook/opera-mobile-10-beta-clicks-on-windows-phones-the-only-reason-to-consider-windows-phones-as-mids/

http://tech2.in.com/india/news/internet/opera-10.50-beta-out/109232/0

http://www.gaj-it.com/12434/which-web-browser-should-i-use-web-browser-review/

http://computernewsandsoftware.blogspot.com/2009/10/opera-100.html

http://creative.techinhiding.com/2009/08/opera-to-power-zii-egg-platform/

http://iampriteshdesai.blogspot.com/2008/06/firefox-awesome-bar-triumphs-over-opera.html

http://www.lnkr.net/archives/prem/software/v8-from-google-squirrel-fish-from-mozilla-whats-in-store-from-opera-carakan/2273

http://se.blogvasion.com/2008/10/opera-950beta-for-opera-mobile-uiq.html

http://www.techdigest.tv/2010/02/web_on_wheels_-.html

http://kotaku.com/178216/opera-drops-details-on-wii-version

http://www.gagogeek.com/softwares/2008/10/opera-will-not-be-on-the-iphone

http://macblogger.net/software/macbrowser-the-popularity-contest/

http://saobracajni.blogspot.com/2009/01/web-pretraivai-tj-trailice.html

http://www.johnpopes.com/internet/how-to-limit-bandwidth-usage-with-opera-turbo-mode-852/

http://www.mynokiaworld.com/2010/07/opera-mini-5-1-now-available/

KarenNerak # Friday, August 6, 2010 8:08:49 PM

I'm on it!

KarenNerak # Friday, August 6, 2010 8:09:18 PM

Originally posted by Suntana:

Jim ... Doesn't your Avatar have the old logo?

Hahaha....

Daniel HendrycksDanielHendrycks # Friday, August 6, 2010 8:09:18 PM

Originally posted by Jim:

Isn't the W3c

I contacted them earlier today.

Anton DiazAntonDiaz # Friday, August 6, 2010 9:07:17 PM

Originally posted by ytsmabeer:

I've found one.
The trouble is, it's on a sticker on my laptop

Felix Ekugum AmienyiPASTORFELIXLIFE # Friday, August 6, 2010 9:11:18 PM

I think the world is moving with time so lets move with opera icon.the only thing that is constant is change.So lets make the world a better place.CHEERS.