Paper: Google logo tweak sends conservative critics into orbit
Google's decision last week to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the satellite, Sputnik, has raised the ire of some conservatives, the LA Times reports.
"The Mountain View, Calif., company bathes its logo in stars and stripes every Independence Day, but last week's decision to honor the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik launch -- the second "g" in Google was replaced with a drawing of the Soviet satellite -- is being blasted by some conservatives," Jim Puzzanghera writes for the paper.
The article continues, "Not only did Google honor an achievement by a totalitarian regime that was our Cold War enemy, they griped, but it did so without having ever altered its logo to commemorate U.S. military personnel on Memorial Day or Veterans Day."
Joseph Farah, editor of World Net Daily, told the paper, "When they ignore Veterans Day and Memorial Day, I think they're telling us something about the way they view America."
At the Say Anything blog, Rob notes that "Google is a private company and can do what they wish, but I think they’re worthy of criticism on the issue. Not outrage, perhaps (I’ll still be using the company’s products), but criticism certainly."
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"It's a kick to your belly," said conservative blogger Giovanni Gallucci, 39, a social media consultant from Dallas. "I understand these guys are scientists and engineers and they have their quirks and want to make sure people are recognized who might not normally be recognized . . . but why not celebrate the struggles that we've come through as a people?"
Conservatives see the Sputnik logo as particularly galling because the search giant's in-house artist has tweaked the Google logo for a variety of obscure events, including World Water Day, Persian New Year, painter Edvard Munch's birthday and China's Dragon Boat Festival.
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Read the full LA Times article here.
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