Posted on 06/06/2009 2:42:34 PM PDT by SkyDancer
On June 6, 1944, the crucial Normandy Landings that formed the spearhead of the Allied invasion of Nazi held Europe occurred. D-Day ultimately led to the victory of the Allies over the despotic Nazi regime. Now here we are on June 6, 2009 and, in its inimitable way, Google has decided to memorialize the important occasion by adding an image on its homepage depicting... the computer game Tetris.
Yes, it's far more important to Google to celebrate the anniversary of the invention of the video game Tetris than to memorialize D-Day. It just warms the heart, doesn't it?
Google is a lot more than just a search engine - do some research on them and you’ll have a better idea of what they are and what they stand for.
Beautiful but very sobering, imho.
It works. It works BEST.
Google is funded by advertisers, yes?
You see ads when you use Google?
If you want to cause Google pain, use it but never click on an ad link.
Then their advertisers are charged for an ad that did not work.
Memorial Day 2006....nada
Memorial Day 2007....nada
Memorial Day 2008...a yellow ribbon?
Veterans Day 2007....WWI Weimar Republic style helmets
In any event, given that Google hasn't opted for 100% disinterestedness, the issue is not so much what it chooses to put in its banners. It's the difference between what it chooses to display and what it chooses to omit.
Ok, well considering that you’re the only one for them I guess you have some sort of vested interest in promoting them.
Yes. I've made 17 million dollars promoting Google.
Since when does "defending from nonsense" equal promoting?
Feel free to hiss & spit, I am done with you.
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