One of the neat things offered by search engines during festive occasions is to alter their graphic to pay respect to whatever holiday is being celebrated.
Both Google and Ask Jeeves are famous for using holiday-related graphics when they are called for. Currently, Ask.com is celebrating Canada Day, complete with an altered logo contributing to the celebration:
If you are curious to know about the holiday, drop by Ask.com and click the celebratory logo. You will then be taken to a "Canada Day" SERP page, featuring plenty of information about the Canadian holiday.
I imagine that Ask is using Canada Day as a precursor (and giving equal time and proper respect to Canada) to the US Independence Day logos we will see on Monday...
Chris Richardson is a search engine writer and editor for WebProNews. Visit WebProNews for the latest search news.
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