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Eleven years ago today, America was attacked. It is 9/11, looking at the date gives most people shivers. It feels like yesterday but it was 11 years ago.
Typically, the search engines pay tribute to 9/11 by changing their home pages in one way or another. Some do subtle things like add ribbons, while others go more extreme with a full home page change.
Here is how Google, Bing and DogPile remembered 9/11 this year, where Yahoo seems to have not done a thing for the day.
Google 9/11/2012:
Bing 9/11/2012:
DogPile 9/11/2012:
Ask.com 9/11/2012:
Search Engine Roundtable 9/11/2012:
I am not sure why Yahoo didn't add a ribbon or something. Last year, the whole home page header went black. This year, seems like nothing. At least right now.
There is one complaint about Google is using a black ribbon in the Google Web Search Help forums but it seems crazy to me.
Comments:
jb
09/11/2012 03:55 pm
Google's is quite disappointing considering the big deal they make out of every other holiday noone has ever heard of.
Codewizard
09/12/2012 02:06 am
If that is the best Google can do, then you have to question their loyalties. it's clear that Google has it's priorities messed up. Disgusting.
Liz
09/12/2012 06:10 am
If they don't keep it simple, SOMEONE will find something wrong with it. You're pissed off at a ribbon? This day means more than that. Go outside and love life. That's what days like this are about.
Fences
09/12/2012 11:36 am
Relax... it seems everyone is more worried about who "remembered it better" than simply reflecting and remembering it themselves in their own way.
Farfel
09/12/2012 01:58 pm
Apparently Marissa is already differentiating Yahoo from the crowd: Hey we're Yahoo damnit! No time for reflection here!
Courtland Underwood
09/12/2012 09:57 pm
so you have not heard about about 9/11
Courtland Underwood
09/12/2012 09:58 pm
well maybe yahoo does not care and hates america YAHOO YOU PIECE OF CRAP
Celine
09/13/2012 10:00 am
I don't think that's what jb meant.