November’s in full swing now, and with it comes Google’s obligatory custom logos. Traditionally, these have celebrated the best and brightest stars that mankind has offered up.
Alongside the usual public holidays, in 2009 Google have thrown us logos to mark the 57th anniversary of the Barcode, Confucius’ birthday and a nifty logo showing the Perseid meteor shower.
So then, November 2009. 20 years since the Berlin wall came down and changed the course of European history. Not to forget Rememberance Day. Surely Google has marked these two days with logos befitting their cultural and historical importance?
Not quite…
Google Marks the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Google UK Marks Armistice Day
So there you have it. Latest from the Google Algorithm:
Muppets > Collapse of Soviet Communism in Europe
Taking a Nap After 5 Days of Muppets > Marking Armistice Day
3 comments
Kermit says:
Feb 13, 2010
Actually i agree with “proper childrens educational television for about 40years” is > anexing a failed state.
And im german.
Not that i’m “against” reuniting families, or the end of the cold war, but the actual date was slightly more than symbolic.
Teresa Derham says:
Nov 11, 2010
Why are Google (yet again) not marking Armistice Day? If it wasn’t for our poor lads who are still losing their lives fighting for the freedom of people, we would not have the freedom we take SOOO for granted (which includes being able to say things like this).
Andrew says:
Nov 11, 2010
Not a clue. Maybe they’re going to do something for Remembrance Sunday instead?