Google's Mother's Day doodle is cute and cuddly, a contrast to thestory behind the holiday as explained on a link provided throughthe Internet search leader's homepage. Unlike some of Google's doodles that are static art, this one isanimated. If you hover your pointer over the doodle, you'll see themessage "Happy Mother's Day!" and if you click on it Google takesyou to a search results page for the holiday. From there, you can learn from Wikipedia the fascinating story ofhow Mother's Day began and how it actually led to misery for itsfounder. Apparently, a woman named Ann Jarvis had founded Mother's Day WorkClubs in several cities that did altruistic things such as improvesanitation and treat, feed, and clothe Union and Confederatesoldiers. After her death, her daughter, Anna, held a memorial forAnn and worked to make Mother's Day a nationally recognizedholiday, which eventually happened in 1914. But get this: Anna soon turned bitter because the holiday becamecommercialized and people started sending their mothers printedcards -- a legacy that is still prominent in American culture todayeven in the electronic age. Source: Wikipedia "A printed card means nothing except that you are too lazy to writeto the woman who has done more for you than anyone in the world.And candy! You take a box to Mother -- and then eat most of ityourself. A pretty sentiment, quotes her Wikipedia page , which also points out that the soured woman was never married orhad children and was once arrested for disturbing the peace. In theend, she died in poverty. Good grief -- who knew Mother's Day had such a dark history? Andimagine how appalled Anna would be to know today we can e-mail ourmothers and quickly send them gift card balances over the Internet,with not as much as a scribbled signature required. In comparison,a printed card arriving via snail mail now looks downrightthoughtful. It just goes to show that in addition to enticing Web users to stopby its online properties, these doodles are often veryenlightening. As a mother, I'm not with Anna on this one. I fully appreciate thecommercialization of this day and very much hope my family buys meall sorts of leafy gifts for my garden, so enjoy the day. Google's latest doodle is in line with that sentiment. At first you'll see the fourth symbol of the company s name -- thelowercase g -- wearing pearls and looking as motherly as a lettercan. A large door slowly opens, two "kids" -- the Os in Google'sname, one colored red and holding a flower and the other yellow --peek around then run out and jump into their mom's arms (yes, theseletters have appendages). She takes the gift, sets the childrendown and the other letters in Google's name show up in gray, justso you don't forget what site you're at. (Also see "The Most Entertaining Google Doodles." ). Follow Christina on Twitter and Google+ for even more tech news and commentary and follow Today@PCWorld on Twitter, too. I am an expert from wirerope-electrichoist.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Conductor Rails , China Crane Control Panel, Wire Rope Hoist,and more.
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