Google Disses Memorial Day

COMMENTLINES
Google smartly changes its Web logo to commemorate just about anything ... birthdays, holidays, events, etc. But when it comes to Memorial Day, Google gets stupid and fails to mark the holiday.

NEWSLINES
The conservative blogosphere caught fire when they saw Memorial Day, a national holiday set aside in remembrance of soldiers who had died in combat, was passed over a seventh time by everyone's favorite search engine. They took it as an insult to injury Google's recognition of obscure holidays and figures like the Persian New Year, Korean Liberation Day, and the birthday of Percival Lowell (who?).

NEWSBYTES
Google Forgetful About Memorial Day
(Searchnews) -- Google has been known to commemorate darn near anything by changing its logo on holidays, famous birthdays, and designated awareness days. But when Memorial Day rolled around this year, many noticed a definite lack of commemoration - again. Read more.

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