Comments on: Holidays by Google

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:17:43 +0000

After Google lack of honoring those who died on 9/11, I have changed my homepage to Bing.

I also was looking at new phones and chose to go with one with Windows Mobile instead of the ones with the Google android on it.

Google is welcome to their ideas and opinions, but I will no longer be supporting their company because of them.

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By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:45:54 +0000

I tried to email Google about this very matter when an obscure Dane’s birthday was commemorated but I couldn’t find an email address. Could someone please tell me Google’s email address.

By: Patrick Sweeney

Patrick Sweeney — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:44:19 +0000

Whether it malice or ignorance, it is an indicator that Christians either are not present at the table where and when the doodles are being discussed, or if they are present, then they are silent because of fear, indifference, or groupthink. The culture war, friends, is conducted in conference rooms rather than on battlefields.

By: victor

victor — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:51:37 +0000

Excellent article! As a doodler myself, I’ve always been a little irked at what Google seems doodle-worthy. Thanks for also exposing the infuriating “cutseyness” of it all. Google, Kathleen Parker, and so on: folks seem to be more and more hiding their agenda behind a thin veil of cutesyness. It’s a poor, but effective, defense — at least until the novelty wears off.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:17:42 +0000

Google UK, Canada, & Australia had doodles for Remembrance Day (11/11) before the kerfuffle of 2006/2007

http://www.google.co.uk/holidaylogos02.html
http://www.google.com.au/holidaylogos03.html
http://www.google.ca/holidaylogos02.html

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:44:53 +0000

I also find it bizarre that people were offended by the lack of recognition of U. S. military holidays. Given the national diversity among both Google’s leadership and its clientele, it almost seems inappropriate for them to recognize such significant yet divisive occasions.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:59:18 +0000

Let’s not sweat the small stuff. In any event I for one don’t want the crucifixion or the resurrection marked by a “doodle”. It is hard enough to get people to take these events seriously without trivialising them. Unless, that is, we are happy with Christmas being marked by Santa and his reindeer.