Just downloaded the new Firefox 3.0! First impression: Very similiar in appearance to the old versions. Most notably is a larger ‘back’ button. I mentioned that I would do a short review, but I’ll leave that work to Mashable who has made The Ultimate Guide to Firefox 3.0. They are so handy. And if you are curious to see the Firefox 3 craze first hand, the same impressive folks at Mashable have also compiled a list of tools to follow the experience.

Starting 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern time, you can download what is being made out to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. I am very excited for the release, although I wasn’t very happy with the beta version when I tried it out. I felt the bookmarking process was complicated; we’ll see how it works in the release. I’ll have a quick review later today or tomorrow.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 17th is the official Firefox 3 Download Day! The whole Firefox 3 Download Day concept is very intriguing, as over 1 million users have pledged to download the award winning web browser today, and set a Guiness World Record. The support the latest Firefox version has received is astonishing, considering all promotion efforts were online and word of mouth based. Congrats, Firefox. You’ve created more than just a great web browser, but a whole community of users, supporters, fans and advocates.

Yahoo and Microsoft have ended talks for good, and maybe its not much of a surprise that Yahoo is testing out a new logo. Tech Crunch broke the story yesterday of users reporting seeing an updated, purple version of the classic. It looks like Yahoo is testing the logo in various spots, as I still see the old logo.

I don’t know much about design, and I’m not a branding expert, but I like the redesign. A lot. Yahoo has taken a lot of flack lately, stemming from how Yahoo execs handled the Microsoft deal. The redesign is a great way to break through the negative publicity and show the world you are moving forward stronger than ever. Additionally, the new logo is 21st century, Web 2.0 worthy. The old logo is stodgy and screams late nineties web start up.

Mark Hendrickson from Tech Crunch was able to find the new logo today using Firefox 3.0, but then couldn’t find it anymore. I also have yet to see the new version. Check out the Mark’s sighting and my failed attempt.