I think they're right. You want a quirky, funny logo for Veterans Day? Something similar to this Valentine's Day thing? No. The occasion is too solemn and rises above cutesy banners.
Posted on 11/11/2005 11:19:02 AM PST by USMC-EOD
Once again, Google has chosen to disrespect our veterans by not offering any sort of acknowledgement of their service on their home page. Google decorates their home page for every holiday known to man, including some off-the-wall ones, like Kwanzaa and the celebration of certain individuals birthdays like Einstein and DaVinci. While I don't mind this, you'd think that they'd celebrate the people who have given them the freedom to make the ungodly amount of money that they have made, and given them the freedom to do what they want. Especially considering Sergey Brinn, one of the co-founders of Google left the Soviet Union to come to this great country to make his billions.
I noticed this last year and emailed their public relations department. I received the following reply:
Thank you for your note. We're glad that you appreciate Google's holiday logos and would like to explain why we didn't post one for Veterans day this year. Please be assured that the decision whether to display a special logo for a holiday does not reflect any judgment on our part about the holiday itself. Google's special logos tend to be lighthearted in nature. If we were to commemorate Veterans Day, we would want to express reverence, rather than mirth. This would be a particularly challenging design. We would not want to, in any way, create a graphic that could be interpreted as disrespectful. In light of the mail we've received about this, we're actively considering designs we could display on this day next year. We welcome any suggestions you may have. My response to them was simple. Merely post the logos for the four major services, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Navy, and be done with it. A simple design, but still shows respect. Another symbol could have been the rifle, muzzle in the ground with the helmet on the butt of the rifle, with the boots in front of it. That is a symbolic gesture, honoring dead soldiers and Marines. But did they take any suggestions? Nope.
Bottom line, I'll be looking for another host for my blog, as Blogger is owned by Google. I'll also be removing the Google tool bar from my browser. If they're going to be ungrateful cowards, they can do it without me.
See post at http://webproze.blogspot.com/2005/11/google-sucks.html
Dogpile http://www.dogpile.com has their Arfie character doing a flag salute.
On a happier note, Thank you!!
Nothing on Yahoo either!
Happy Halloween - October 31, 2005
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Happy Father's Day - June 19, 2005
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Mother's Day - May 8, 2005
National Teacher Day - May 3, 2005
Earth Day - April 22, 2005
Leonardo da Vinci's Birthday - April 15, 2005
National Library Week - April 10, 2005
Google celebrates Vincent van Gogh's Birthday - March 30, 2005
World Water Day - March 22, 2005
Happy St. Patrick's Day - March 17, 2005
International Women's Day - March 8, 2005
Happy Valentine's Day - February 14, 2005
Chinese New Year - February 9, 2005
Happy New Year! - January 1, 2005
You should know by now they only change their logo on internationally celebrated/recognized days
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Well, almost...
Kudos to dogpile ... I'll try to remember them next time I need to do a search.
Nice reply to Google but you forgot the service I served in: The United States Coast Guard.
On September 27, 1942, a group of diminutive landing craft sped toward the beaches of Guadalcanal. Huddled on shore, and fighting for their lives, were about 500 men of COL Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller's 1st Battalion, 7th Marines. Earlier that day, the same group of landing craft had put the Marines on the beach; now they were returning to extract them. As the LCVPs (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) and LCMs (Landing Craft, Mechanized) reached the shore, Coast Guard Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro steered his LCVP between the evacuating Marines and the Japanese. By interposing his craft between the men on the beach and the enemy, Munro allowed the landing craft to safely evacuate all the Marines, including the wounded.
One of those times for that much needed (at least by me!) "Retract Post" feature...........
From www.dogpile.com, a search engine website.
Google is evil - but in a helpful kinda way.
The alternative to no recognition at all isn't necessarily something demeaning.
Yes, and I admit I didn't even finish reading the original post and thus missed Google's response. The funny thing is I've actually heard it before but forgot.
A dog. A dog with its paw over its heart. It's too gimmicky for me. In fact it pisses me off.
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