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Apple has just wished me a Happy Birthday, not on my iPhone but on my Apple Watch. I don't believe I've seen this before, and I had an Apple Watch since they came out with it years ago.
Here is the notification that popped up an hour or so ago on my Apple Watch:
Then when I clicked on the notification, it did this animation on the Apple Watch clock home screen. Here are two slides of that animation:
This feature launched with WatchOS 4, so less than a year ago. Here is a video of it in action from someone else:
Of course, if you are logged into Google and you go to the Google home page and it is your birthday (and they know your birthday), you get a special Doodle:
The Facebook notifications don't stop and of course the text messages.
Update: If you go to my Twitter profile @rustybrick today you will see balloons floating up the page.
Finally, I'd like to Ronnie a happy birthday as well!
Barry Schwartz is the CEO of RustyBrick, a New York Web service firm specializing in customized online technology that helps companies decrease costs and increase sales. Barry is also the founder of the Search Engine Roundtable and the News Editor of Search Engine Land. He is well known & respected for his expertise in the search marketing industry. Barry graduated from the City University of New York and lives with his family in the NYC region.
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