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On D-Day Anniversary, Google Memorializes... Tetris?
Warner Todd Huston's blog ^ | June 6, 2009 - 08:29 | Warner Todd Huston

Posted on 06/06/2009 2:42:34 PM PDT by SkyDancer

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To: humblegunner

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.


21 posted on 06/06/2009 3:49:00 PM PDT by SkyDancer ('Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..' ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: cranked
I tried Bing, and found this great photo of the American Cemetery in Normandy overlooking the beach.


22 posted on 06/06/2009 3:59:12 PM PDT by Deo volente
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To: Deo volente

Beautiful but very sobering, imho.


23 posted on 06/06/2009 4:00:39 PM PDT by cranked
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To: SkyDancer
I could not care less about the politics of the designers / owners.

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.

24 posted on 06/06/2009 4:04:42 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner
Hm

Hm

You're free to support them all you want. But remember who and what they support.

25 posted on 06/06/2009 5:43:32 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (ALSO SPRACH ZEROTHUSTRA)
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To: SkyDancer
Google has a history of this kind of stuff.

Memorial Day 2006....nada

Memorial Day 2007....nada

Memorial Day 2008...a yellow ribbon?

Veterans Day 2007....WWI Weimar Republic style helmets


26 posted on 06/06/2009 5:51:40 PM PDT by daniel1212 ( "O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD." (Jer 22:29))
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
The argument could be made that a company that provides free web-search services should stay out of the commemoration business altogether. No Olympics, no Christmas, no Earth Day, no Alan Turing's birthday -- nothing at all.

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.

27 posted on 06/06/2009 6:27:25 PM PDT by Tenniel2 (Memo to politicians: Don't worry about "shovel-ready." Worry about "pitchfork-ready.")
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To: humblegunner

Ok, well considering that you’re the only one for them I guess you have some sort of vested interest in promoting them.


28 posted on 06/06/2009 6:35:54 PM PDT by SkyDancer ('Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..' ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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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.

29 posted on 06/06/2009 7:43:31 PM PDT by humblegunner
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