Monday, November 19, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving

We would like to extend our warm wishes for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

Our office will be officially closed the following times during the holiday period:

* Thursday, November 22nd

Our support team will still respond to an emergency if needed. If there is one, call (888) 426-7793. If you have a non emergency issue, let us know by sending us an email.

May you travel safely over this busy weekend.

Best Wishes,
The CWS Team

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Thursday, December 21, 2006

No Google Christmas Logo

In the past, I've commented on the custom logos that Google produces for various holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving. With the next holiday rapidly approaching, this got me thinking about what they might be up to for Christmas. However, during my research I discovered something interesting.

They don't create a custom logo for "Christmas".

I found this interesting because they have created custom logos for all other "official" U.S. holidays that don't necessarily apply to other countries (like Thanksgiving and Halloween). Instead, Google opts to create something they call "Holiday Doodle". It's a collection of complimenting logos displayed over several weeks.

For example, here are the logos which displayed during the holiday season of 2003. As you can see, the "doodle" tells a story about a snowstorm and the aftermath of "digging out".
1:Happy Holidays from Google
2:Happy Holidays from Google
3:Happy Holidays from Google
4:Happy Holidays from Google
5:Happy Holidays from Google
Personally, I was a bit disappointed that they did the "politically correct" thing and avoided this national holiday all together. After all, it is a nationally reconized holiday like all of the others. If Google can't stand up for recognizing Christmas for what it is, who can?

Please Note: Google has requested that the above logos are only available for historic purposes and should not be used for daily use. If you are linking to Google you should use an official logo made available for daily use.

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