Google Unveils a New Holiday Doodle

A picture is worth a thousand words, they say, and Google has certainly taken it to heart. It never misses an opportunity to stick a new piece of graphic in place of the regular logo on its homepage to mark a celebration or noteworthy event. With the holidays basically here, Google is taking it one step further with a new 'doodle' every day presumably at least until Christmas.

Today we got the third doodle in the series and Google has continued the theme with yet another holiday-themed postcard interestingly displayed on top of the ones from the previous days. The postcard itself depicts a mountain scene and a cabin decked in Christmas lights, a look people will be more accustomed to compared to the first one which featured a desert scene.

The second postcard, displayed yesterday, features another familiar scene with three snow men. What's interesting is that, as always, Google tries to keep the actual word visible in some form. In the first post card, the 'L' was the palm tree and the river lines resembled the 'G'. In the second one the snow men's heads, wearing scarfs in the Google colors, make up the two 'Os'. Finally, in the third one, the 'Os' are replaced by the boat and the pier, also in the regulation red and yellow.

As before, hovering the mouse over the logo will spout out "Happy Holidays from Google!," just in case you were wondering what's with all the Chirstmas Lights. Clicking on the doodle will redirect you to the special page Google set up for the occasion listing all the doodles it has done so far, three at the moment, and indicating that there are more coming. The page also features "Happy Holidays" in a number of languages to underline Google's global reach.

Google also avoids the use of the word "Christmas," for the very same reason, most people around the world don't actually celebrate it. All large, corporations tend to avoid any sort of religious issues though and rightfully so in the lawsuit-happy world today. Even if it used local versions of the doodles, like it does on numerous occasions, it still may be offending some people. Of course, the fact that it's trying to stay neutral is upsetting yet another group of people, so you can't really win.