I can't seem to find the link for this one; I think it was on a Rooters website somewhere. But I just read a shocking news report: In the wake of its decision to censor its Chinese search results, Google is changing its corporate motto from the original "Don't be evil."The new motto, according to unnamed company sources, is: "Be semi-evil. Be quasi-evil. Be the margarine of evil. Be the Diet Coke of evil — just one calorie; not evil enough!"
FOLLOW-UP:
Via Instapundit, Rob at Say Anything notes that Google's website no longer displays its former pledge not to censor search results. See here for the results.
ANOTHER FOLLOW-UP:
Michelle Malkin wondered what a new Google logo might look like. Her readers sent in suggestions here and here.
YET ANOTHER FOLLOW-UP:
Google lawyer Andrew McLaughlin responds to criticism of the company's China policy here.
AND ONE MORE FOLLOW-UP:
Protests, parodies, and more from BoingBoing.
I also wrote about the Chinese Google story. Quite compelling
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