The secret messages in Google’s 2008 logo revealed. Google put silently two hidden messages in its 2008 logo. Google is celebrating 25 years of TCP/IP and the New Year.

Following are the two messages, with its meaning.

1. In this message Google is showing a cable making 2008.



2. The second message shows “SYN SYN/ACK ACK” on the bottom of the logo in little colored dots (see carefully).

What is syn syn ack ack?
The syn syn ack ack is referred as a “Three Way Handshake.”

To establish a connection, TCP uses a three-way handshake. Before a client attempts to connect with a server, the server must first bind to a port to open it up for connections: this is called a passive open. Once the passive open is established, a client may initiate an active open. To establish a connection, the three-way (or 3-step) handshake occurs: Wikipedia