Okay, this is embarrassing. By now you may have heard that Google released the Pixel 2 phones a couple weeks ago. Well, just a few days before that I happened to see this "advertisement," if you can call it that.
"Funny you should ask..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etmUU1bs41s
Wow. Just wow.
"What's wrong with my phone's battery?"
Hmm, well, it's a Google phone. Not just an Android phone produced by another manufacturer, but a phone made by Google (actually contracted out to a cell phone manufacturer, or designed by Google and given "Nexus" branding). Either way, once your phone hits 7 or 8 months old, you might get 5 hours, maybe 6, out of it at this point. Replace the battery, right? Nope, non-replaceable (unless you want to do surgery on your phone--which I might do, I've done it on others). Focus on the user, right? Nope, don't let them replace batteries.
"Why is my phone always out of storage?"
I know this one, call on me! It's because it's a Google phone! Don't have an expandable micro-SD card slot to add memory.
"Why does my phone take so many blurry photos?"
Maybe it's because it's a Nexus phone, by Google. In Google's defense, I think the Pixel phones have gotten a lot better at this.
"Why is my smartphone so slow?"
Hmm, maybe because once it gets a significant operating system update it grinds to a halt. This happens over and over and over again, with almost all of the Google phones I've had. Hey, it could be worse, it could be a Nexus 9 tablet that barely functions anymore after its updates.
"Why is my smartphone so hot?"
Is it because it's a Google phone? Yep.
I could go on, but you get the point. This ad is CRAZY. How do you expect to sell phones when you remind people why they hate your past and present phones??? Just crazy.
Maybe Apple has these problems, too, but you don't see them running ads that remind people of those issues.
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Monday, October 16, 2017
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Is YouTube good or bad for the music industry?
Although it's been a while you, my seven readers*, know that I'm fascinated by certain aspects of the music industry. I'm old enough to remember 8-track tapes, cassettes, CDs, iPods, etc. Even records, both LPs (and EPs) and singles. I remember changing settings from 33 1/3 to 45 rpm on a record player, so I know what a "45" is. I know what a "B-side" is on a record. I remember having to buy aftermarket CD players for my cars because the auto industry was 10 years behind everyone else, still installing cassette players long after people had switched to CDs. (Acura quoted me $800 to add a CD player to my old Integra, and I told them they were high--in more ways than one!) I downloaded lots of music via Napster (on a 56k modem!!!) back in the day. Lots of obscure references. Anyway, I digress.
The ways that we can get music nowadays fascinates and delights me. I can dial up a song by an artist I just heard about and listen in seconds, via YouTube among other ways. I think there is a perception that YouTube is bad for the music industry, because people may tend to go there and listen to music, and not buy the music.
I don't agree with that view. I look back to how I used Napster. I'd set it up to download songs overnight and maybe in the morning I'd have 3-5 new songs (seriously) to listen to. If I liked the artist(s) I'd go out and actually buy CDs. Basically, my use of Napster resulted in increased music industry revenue, because I wouldn't have bought those albums without hearing the artist first. I also went to a lot more concerts by bands I'd have never heard of otherwise. I continue to both buy more obscure/less popular music and go to many more concerts to this day, using various music podcasts and YouTube to listen to new music. Point is, new technologies can help or hurt musicians, just depends how you use them.
So, what prompted this rant? This article, on the Google Blog, also known as The Keyword:
"What is YouTube’s role in the music industry?" by Simon Morrison
https://blog.google/topics/google-europe/youtube-role-music-industry/
In the article Google references a study they commissioned to look at the impact of YouTube on the music industry. It looks like the study looks at European listeners (UK, France, Germany, Italy). You may dismiss this study as biased towards Google, who paid for it, but I happen to agree with it, based on my personal observations.
It is worth noting that there are five sections of the study, only the first of which has been released thus far. Future sections also look interesting:
I won't quote too much of the study, because what is posted online is already a very easy to read summary. But I'll highlight this much:
Furthermore, the study looked at the effect of blocking songs from being shown on YouTube:
I think this is an illustration of the different ways people tend to look at the world. The Keyword (Google Blog) summary says it best:
I admit, I see the world through my own eyes, and I'm biased to think my view is the correct view. Having said that, this study matches my personal beliefs and experiences. I, for one, am very happy to be able to dial up most any song I care to at a moment's notice.
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The ways that we can get music nowadays fascinates and delights me. I can dial up a song by an artist I just heard about and listen in seconds, via YouTube among other ways. I think there is a perception that YouTube is bad for the music industry, because people may tend to go there and listen to music, and not buy the music.
I don't agree with that view. I look back to how I used Napster. I'd set it up to download songs overnight and maybe in the morning I'd have 3-5 new songs (seriously) to listen to. If I liked the artist(s) I'd go out and actually buy CDs. Basically, my use of Napster resulted in increased music industry revenue, because I wouldn't have bought those albums without hearing the artist first. I also went to a lot more concerts by bands I'd have never heard of otherwise. I continue to both buy more obscure/less popular music and go to many more concerts to this day, using various music podcasts and YouTube to listen to new music. Point is, new technologies can help or hurt musicians, just depends how you use them.
So, what prompted this rant? This article, on the Google Blog, also known as The Keyword:
"What is YouTube’s role in the music industry?" by Simon Morrison
https://blog.google/topics/google-europe/youtube-role-music-industry/
In the article Google references a study they commissioned to look at the impact of YouTube on the music industry. It looks like the study looks at European listeners (UK, France, Germany, Italy). You may dismiss this study as biased towards Google, who paid for it, but I happen to agree with it, based on my personal observations.
It is worth noting that there are five sections of the study, only the first of which has been released thus far. Future sections also look interesting:
● In this first note, we consider the evidence of cannibalisation by YouTube of other legitimate music services.
● In our second note, we consider evidence on the patterns of growth of different platforms over time, namely audio streaming and video streaming platforms.
● We then consider the evidence of a potential promotional effect of YouTube on other legitimate music services.
● In our fourth note we consider the value for consumers arising from YouTube’s music video offering.
● Our fifth note draws these empirical findings together and consider the direct value for the music industry.
I won't quote too much of the study, because what is posted online is already a very easy to read summary. But I'll highlight this much:
Without YouTube, 85% of time spent listening to YouTube would be lost or shifted to lower or similar value channelsThat is, if people couldn't listen to music on YouTube most people would not go out and buy the music. Rather they would shift to other services that provided less revenue (including piracy) or simply not listen at all. See Figure 2 in the study.
Furthermore, the study looked at the effect of blocking songs from being shown on YouTube:
We conclude that tracks that are blocked on YouTube typically do not perform better on streaming platforms than tracks that remain available on YouTube.Basically, blocking a song on YouTube does not result in more revenue to the industry through other, more profitable channels. People don't switch, they just don't listen to that song, so there is no cannibalization by YouTube of other music services.
I think this is an illustration of the different ways people tend to look at the world. The Keyword (Google Blog) summary says it best:
The cumulative effect of these findings is that YouTube has a market expansion effect, not a cannibalising one.That is to say: It's not a zero-sum game! YouTube doesn't grab a piece of a fixed-size pie, rather it grows the pie. YouTube grows the market.
I admit, I see the world through my own eyes, and I'm biased to think my view is the correct view. Having said that, this study matches my personal beliefs and experiences. I, for one, am very happy to be able to dial up most any song I care to at a moment's notice.
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Thursday, December 8, 2016
Silicon Valley Bubble
I was disheartened to see this job posting today (maybe it's been up for a while, I just saw it today, December 6, as I first type this) from Google.
I first heard of the job from this article from The Daily Mail:
Suddenly Obama-friendly Google needs a 'conservative outreach' manager to help shape agendas with policy makers after Donald Trump's election win
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4004220/Google-advertises-conservative-outreach-manager-Donald-Trump-s-election-win.html
Here's the Google job:
Manager, Conservative Outreach and Public Policy Partnerships
Google
Legal & Government Relations
Washington, DC, USA
https://www.google.com/about/careers/jobs#!t=jo&jid=/google/manager-conservative-outreach-and-public-washington-dc-usa-2141570013&
I'll post the description here, because it won't be open forever.
I'm not even sure where to begin commenting. I think it's sad that government is so big that companies feel that they need "public policy" teams. I think it's doubly sad that a company like Google specifically needs someone to reach out to conservative groups. It's not like they don't already have an army of people doing outreach and public policy. What, were conservative and libertarian groups previously ignored? It appears that the answer to that is yes, since they feel the need to hire someone to reach out to them now. What was the default mission of the group they already had? I think the fact that they need to hire someone for this purpose speaks for itself.
You think that Silicon Valley is not in its own bubble, its own echo chamber? Think again. I have seen it first-hand. It is real and it is stifling.
I first heard of the job from this article from The Daily Mail:
Suddenly Obama-friendly Google needs a 'conservative outreach' manager to help shape agendas with policy makers after Donald Trump's election win
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4004220/Google-advertises-conservative-outreach-manager-Donald-Trump-s-election-win.html
Here's the Google job:
Manager, Conservative Outreach and Public Policy Partnerships
Legal & Government Relations
Washington, DC, USA
https://www.google.com/about/careers/jobs#!t=jo&jid=/google/manager-conservative-outreach-and-public-washington-dc-usa-2141570013&
I'll post the description here, because it won't be open forever.
As a member of Google's Public Policy team, you help shape various product and issue agendas with policy makers inside and outside government. In addition, you will help advise our internal teams on the public policy implications of their products, working with a closely coordinated and cross-functional global team. The role requires significant experience either working with or in government, politics or a regulatory agency as well as an ability to grasp complex technical and policy issues.
As a member of Google's Public Policy outreach team, you will act as Google’s liaison to conservative, libertarian and free market groups. You are part organizer, part advocate and part policy wonk as you understand the world of third-party non-governmental advocacy organizations. You are eager to represent Google among those organizations. You can work a room, tell Google’s story in an elevator or from a podium and work with partner organizations on shared projects to advance Google’s public policy goals.
20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for tackling some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you tackle unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.Responsibilities
- Manage Google’s partnerships with conservative, libertarian and free market third-party advocacy organizations, think tanks, and activists.
- Represent Google externally at meetings and events held by advocacy organizations.
- Organize programs and events to help advocacy organizations better understand Google’s products and services.
- Meet regularly with organizations and work closely with groups on joint projects.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of direct experience in or around national politics, either in government or in advocacy roles.
- Direct experience working with conservative groups, advocacy organizations, think tanks and foundations on issue campaigns or public policy advocacy.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with difficult political and policy issues.
- Experience with conferences/events and large trainings; willingness to attend events after hours and on the weekends as needed.
- Self starter with the ability to think, plan, and execute large projects.
- Effective public speaker, excellent communicator and external representative who can help promote Google products, policies and people in panels, one-on-one meetings and large group settings and can help translate complex ideas and requests into understandable language and action plans.
I'm not even sure where to begin commenting. I think it's sad that government is so big that companies feel that they need "public policy" teams. I think it's doubly sad that a company like Google specifically needs someone to reach out to conservative groups. It's not like they don't already have an army of people doing outreach and public policy. What, were conservative and libertarian groups previously ignored? It appears that the answer to that is yes, since they feel the need to hire someone to reach out to them now. What was the default mission of the group they already had? I think the fact that they need to hire someone for this purpose speaks for itself.
You think that Silicon Valley is not in its own bubble, its own echo chamber? Think again. I have seen it first-hand. It is real and it is stifling.
Thursday, March 10, 2016
The Perfect (Work) Team
Ever wonder why some teams succeed and others don't? Fascinating stuff in this article that summarizes what Google, where they assiduously study such things, has learned about what makes teams succeed.
From the New York Times:
"What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team"
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html?_r=0
Notice the key point: Psychological safety. The freedom to say anything, the freedom to be vulnerable and take risks. I find this interesting, because I believe (from way too much counseling, most likely) that this is the key in ANY relationship, not just work relationships.
There is so much great content in this article, but I'll quote just a little bit of it.
From the New York Times:
"What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team"
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html?_r=0
Notice the key point: Psychological safety. The freedom to say anything, the freedom to be vulnerable and take risks. I find this interesting, because I believe (from way too much counseling, most likely) that this is the key in ANY relationship, not just work relationships.
There is so much great content in this article, but I'll quote just a little bit of it.
What Project Aristotle has taught people within Google is that no one wants to put on a ‘‘work face’’ when they get to the office. No one wants to leave part of their personality and inner life at home. But to be fully present at work, to feel ‘‘psychologically safe,’’ we must know that we can be free enough, sometimes, to share the things that scare us without fear of recriminations. We must be able to talk about what is messy or sad, to have hard conversations with colleagues who are driving us crazy. We can’t be focused just on efficiency. Rather, when we start the morning by collaborating with a team of engineers and then send emails to our marketing colleagues and then jump on a conference call, we want to know that those people really hear us. We want to know that work is more than just labor.There is much, much more to this study than what was covered in the New York Times article. Perhaps another post for another day. :)
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
April Fools!
It's that time of year again, folks! The day when Google, once again, kicks ass. Apparently they were busy in Japan coming up with stuff this year!
First, here's a quick roundup of various jokes Google has unleashed. From The Next Web:
"Roundup: All of Google’s jokes for April Fools’ Day 2014"
http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/03/31/round-googles-jokes-april-fools-day-2014/
Google Magic Hand (from Japan):
http://www.google.co.jp/ime/m9/
Google Maps Pokémon Challenge (also from Japan):
http://googlejapan.blogspot.com/2014/04/blog-post.html
Gmail Shelfie (from the official Google blog):
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/introducing-gmail-shelfie.html
I love the "Kitty Purry" name in the photo!
Nest Total Temperature Control (with newly-acquired Nest, and Virgin Airlines):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zocNCBXHVQo
WazeDates (with newly-acquired Waze):
http://blog.waze.com/2014/03/waze-acquires-israeli-startup.html
Best quotes:
"I've always been a big fan of honking, but honking only takes you so far."
"Has it really come to this, do I really need Waze?"
"It's obvious the way you drive says a lot about your character."
Emoji translation in Chrome for Android and iOS (from Google Chrome):
http://chrome.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-faster-mobiler-web-with-emoji.html
I think you need the latest version of Chrome on your phone.
Auto Awesome Photobombs (don't forget the Hoff!):
"Introducing Auto Awesome Photobombs with David Hasselhoff"
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/introducing-auto-awesome-photobombs.html
Google Auto-Awesome Resumes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IeWkXmPqpA
I love the enhanced resumes in this one, around 1:25 and 1:46!
‘Top planets and moons’ in AdSense:
https://plus.google.com/116176459448466735273/posts/eEaA1a9pL36
Official cat keyboard:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+FrancoisBeaufort/posts/PRRQzmoG2wQ?cfem=1
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=135117
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/qwerty-cats/mecnbplejdlmfdgbdhgddhgnaojmbkne?hl=en-US
YouTube’s viral video trends for 2014 (from YouTube):
YouTube is 'planning' their viral video trends for 2014!
http://youtube-global.blogspot.ca/2014/04/announcing-viral-video-trends-for-2014.html
http://youtube-trends.blogspot.com/2014/04/analysis-shows-2014-could-be-huge-year.html
"YouTube Announces Upcoming Viral Video Trends #newtrends"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YUbYohGMOg&feature=youtu.be
Clocking. Finish Lining. Butter Fails. Baby Shaming. Glub Glub Water Dance. Elaborate Flash Mob Divorces. Bun Nutting. Kissing Dad. Gettysburg Addressing. Cake Bumping. Nap Cams. Geology. Wolf Mask T-Ball. The Harlem Shake (again). $1000 Gifting.
"See, the longer you stand there in place, the funnier it [clocking] is!"
"It's going to be even bigger than planking!"
"This dumb baby can't read. Have to take care of it all the time."
"For the first time in YouTube history, we're getting viral videos from you, the user!" :)
Details of some of the new trends:
"Clocking First Look #newtrends"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBeNcfwXja0
"And you just keep doing it. For hours."
Human beings are ruled by clocks. They tell us when to act. If we, ourselves, become the clock, does that put us back in control over our own destiny?"
"Glub Glub First Look #newtrends"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C1ieLGok40
"Kissing Dad First Look #newtrends"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvt1ZNONemI
Chromecast for squirrels (from Chrome):
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+chrome/posts/MqE1jeJ8yUe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpT1787EjbE
Data-less Decision Making (from Google Analytics):
http://analytics.blogspot.com/2014/04/mastering-science-of-random-chance.html
https://analyticsacademy.withgoogle.com/course20140401
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuGhpz_6O1E
"We've determined that 50% of the time 99% of the decisions can be made with only 38% of the data!"
Coffee-to-the-home (from Google Fiber):
http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/introducing-coffee-to-home.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2JBFlW--UU
Hey, we're bringing fiber to the home, why not coffee?
"Coffee and fiber just go together!"
Google Apps for Business Dogs (Google Enterprise):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97IS180hxR4#t=13
Google Play Signature Edition (Google Play):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrGQ2EyuQ1Q
AdBirds (Google Ads):
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GoogleAds/posts/DZDb2GamtS8
Blockly in Klingon (Google Research / Google Code):
http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2014/04/making-blockly-universally-accessible.html
https://code.google.com/p/blockly/wiki/Klingon
Interesting to see so many April Fools jokes. It shows, among other things, just how big Google has gotten. So many divisions.
What's your favorite? Hard to choose. I'll just narrow it down to ... Emoji translation, WazeDates, and YouTube Viral Video Trends! I always wonder if Google will be able to make me laugh out loud, but they always come through. I loved showing my daughters the Emoji translation. Absolutely priceless.
First, here's a quick roundup of various jokes Google has unleashed. From The Next Web:
"Roundup: All of Google’s jokes for April Fools’ Day 2014"
http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/03/31/round-googles-jokes-april-fools-day-2014/
Google Magic Hand (from Japan):
http://www.google.co.jp/ime/m9/
Google Maps Pokémon Challenge (also from Japan):
http://googlejapan.blogspot.com/2014/04/blog-post.html
Gmail Shelfie (from the official Google blog):
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/introducing-gmail-shelfie.html
I love the "Kitty Purry" name in the photo!
Nest Total Temperature Control (with newly-acquired Nest, and Virgin Airlines):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zocNCBXHVQo
WazeDates (with newly-acquired Waze):
http://blog.waze.com/2014/03/waze-acquires-israeli-startup.html
Best quotes:
"I've always been a big fan of honking, but honking only takes you so far."
"Has it really come to this, do I really need Waze?"
"It's obvious the way you drive says a lot about your character."
Emoji translation in Chrome for Android and iOS (from Google Chrome):
http://chrome.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-faster-mobiler-web-with-emoji.html
I think you need the latest version of Chrome on your phone.
Auto Awesome Photobombs (don't forget the Hoff!):
"Introducing Auto Awesome Photobombs with David Hasselhoff"
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/introducing-auto-awesome-photobombs.html
Google Auto-Awesome Resumes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IeWkXmPqpA
I love the enhanced resumes in this one, around 1:25 and 1:46!
‘Top planets and moons’ in AdSense:
https://plus.google.com/116176459448466735273/posts/eEaA1a9pL36
Official cat keyboard:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+FrancoisBeaufort/posts/PRRQzmoG2wQ?cfem=1
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=135117
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/qwerty-cats/mecnbplejdlmfdgbdhgddhgnaojmbkne?hl=en-US
YouTube’s viral video trends for 2014 (from YouTube):
YouTube is 'planning' their viral video trends for 2014!
http://youtube-global.blogspot.ca/2014/04/announcing-viral-video-trends-for-2014.html
http://youtube-trends.blogspot.com/2014/04/analysis-shows-2014-could-be-huge-year.html
"YouTube Announces Upcoming Viral Video Trends #newtrends"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YUbYohGMOg&feature=youtu.be
Clocking. Finish Lining. Butter Fails. Baby Shaming. Glub Glub Water Dance. Elaborate Flash Mob Divorces. Bun Nutting. Kissing Dad. Gettysburg Addressing. Cake Bumping. Nap Cams. Geology. Wolf Mask T-Ball. The Harlem Shake (again). $1000 Gifting.
"See, the longer you stand there in place, the funnier it [clocking] is!"
"It's going to be even bigger than planking!"
"This dumb baby can't read. Have to take care of it all the time."
"For the first time in YouTube history, we're getting viral videos from you, the user!" :)
Details of some of the new trends:
"Clocking First Look #newtrends"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBeNcfwXja0
"And you just keep doing it. For hours."
Human beings are ruled by clocks. They tell us when to act. If we, ourselves, become the clock, does that put us back in control over our own destiny?"
"Glub Glub First Look #newtrends"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C1ieLGok40
"Kissing Dad First Look #newtrends"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvt1ZNONemI
Chromecast for squirrels (from Chrome):
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+chrome/posts/MqE1jeJ8yUe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpT1787EjbE
Data-less Decision Making (from Google Analytics):
http://analytics.blogspot.com/2014/04/mastering-science-of-random-chance.html
https://analyticsacademy.withgoogle.com/course20140401
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuGhpz_6O1E
"We've determined that 50% of the time 99% of the decisions can be made with only 38% of the data!"
Coffee-to-the-home (from Google Fiber):
http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/introducing-coffee-to-home.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2JBFlW--UU
Hey, we're bringing fiber to the home, why not coffee?
"Coffee and fiber just go together!"
Google Apps for Business Dogs (Google Enterprise):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97IS180hxR4#t=13
Google Play Signature Edition (Google Play):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrGQ2EyuQ1Q
AdBirds (Google Ads):
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GoogleAds/posts/DZDb2GamtS8
Blockly in Klingon (Google Research / Google Code):
http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2014/04/making-blockly-universally-accessible.html
https://code.google.com/p/blockly/wiki/Klingon
Interesting to see so many April Fools jokes. It shows, among other things, just how big Google has gotten. So many divisions.
What's your favorite? Hard to choose. I'll just narrow it down to ... Emoji translation, WazeDates, and YouTube Viral Video Trends! I always wonder if Google will be able to make me laugh out loud, but they always come through. I loved showing my daughters the Emoji translation. Absolutely priceless.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
How to Get a Job at Google
Interesting article in the New York Times, talking about Google's hiring philosophy.
"How to Get a Job at Google" by Thomas L. Friedman
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/opinion/sunday/friedman-how-to-get-a-job-at-google.html
There is a lot to like in this article, most importantly that Google actually studies this stuff, tries to figure out what really matters on the job. I completely agree that titles and grades and other stuff doesn't matter.
But there is also a lot not to like, particularly the leadership part.
"How to Get a Job at Google" by Thomas L. Friedman
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/opinion/sunday/friedman-how-to-get-a-job-at-google.html
There is a lot to like in this article, most importantly that Google actually studies this stuff, tries to figure out what really matters on the job. I completely agree that titles and grades and other stuff doesn't matter.
But there is also a lot not to like, particularly the leadership part.
The second, he [Bock] added, “is leadership — in particular emergent leadership as opposed to traditional leadership. Traditional leadership is, were you president of the chess club? Were you vice president of sales? How quickly did you get there? We don’t care. What we care about is, when faced with a problem and you’re a member of a team, do you, at the appropriate time, step in and lead. And just as critically, do you step back and stop leading, do you let someone else? Because what’s critical to be an effective leader in this environment is you have to be willing to relinquish power.”Do you step up and lead? Do you relinquish power when you need to do that, too? Wonderful sentiment, and I agree with it completely. Problem is, that's not what I have seen at Google, or any other company I've ever worked at for that matter. Nice words, but that's not what get's rewarded.
Back to stuff I like in the article:
What else? Humility and ownership. “It’s feeling the sense of responsibility, the sense of ownership, to step in,” he said, to try to solve any problem — and the humility to step back and embrace the better ideas of others. “Your end goal,” explained Bock, “is what can we do together to problem-solve. I’ve contributed my piece, and then I step back.”
And it is not just humility in creating space for others to contribute, says Bock, it’s “intellectual humility. Without humility, you are unable to learn.” It is why research shows that many graduates from hotshot business schools plateau. “Successful bright people rarely experience failure, and so they don’t learn how to learn from that failure,” said Bock.
“They, instead, commit the fundamental attribution error, which is if something good happens, it’s because I’m a genius. If something bad happens, it’s because someone’s an idiot or I didn’t get the resources or the market moved. ... What we’ve seen is that the people who are the most successful here, who we want to hire, will have a fierce position. They’ll argue like hell. They’ll be zealots about their point of view. But then you say, ‘here’s a new fact,’ and they’ll go, ‘Oh, well, that changes things; you’re right.’ ” You need a big ego and small ego in the same person at the same time.We could use more of this in politics, too! People get locked into a position and don't change that position, even in light of new facts (global warming, anyone?).
What is least important? Expertise. Seriously.
The least important attribute they look for is “expertise.” Said Bock: “If you take somebody who has high cognitive ability, is innately curious, willing to learn and has emergent leadership skills, and you hire them as an H.R. person or finance person, and they have no content knowledge, and you compare them with someone who’s been doing just one thing and is a world expert, the expert will go: ‘I’ve seen this 100 times before; here’s what you do.’ ” Most of the time the nonexpert will come up with the same answer, added Bock, “because most of the time it’s not that hard.” Sure, once in a while they will mess it up, he said, but once in a while they’ll also come up with an answer that is totally new. And there is huge value in that.
Friday, January 24, 2014
I know why GMail went down
Did you experience the great GMail outage of 2014? Will you someday tell your grandkids where you were during this traumatic time?
From TechCrunch:
"Gmail And Google+ Go Down Across The World, Service Returns After Roughly 50 Minutes"
http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/24/gmail-goes-down-across-the-world/
I've posted some of my favorite tweets from just after the outage ended below. So why did GMail go down? Read Amanda Carpenter's tweet...
Social Media Insider @SocialMedia411 34m
Mercifully, the devastating 10-minute Gmail outage of 2014 is over. Carry on.
Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter 35m
I know why gmail went down. Obama must have promised we could keep it. #onmessage
Mktplace Tech @MarketplaceTech 35m
One day we will tell our children where we were during the great gmail outage of '14
Danielle Ivory @danielle_ivory 35m
Raise your hand if you resorted to cannibalism during the Gmail crash.
shonda rhimes @shondarhimes 35m
Currently rocking back and forth on my office sofa, trying to cope with the loss of my ability to email. Don't do me like this, Gmail.
kelly oxford @kellyoxford 56m
CONGRATULATIONS GMAIL YOU HAVE US ALL BY THE BALLS .
Kathleen Schmidt @Bookgirl96 1h
The 5 people who still have AOL email accounts are laughing at all of us now. #gmail
Chase Mitchell @ChaseMit 1h
Did Justin Bieber just crash his car into Gmail?
Aura Bogado @aurabogado 1h
All I want to know is whether the NSA has saved a draft of the Gmail I was working on. I sure could use it.
From TechCrunch:
"Gmail And Google+ Go Down Across The World, Service Returns After Roughly 50 Minutes"
http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/24/gmail-goes-down-across-the-world/
I've posted some of my favorite tweets from just after the outage ended below. So why did GMail go down? Read Amanda Carpenter's tweet...
Social Media Insider @SocialMedia411 34m
Mercifully, the devastating 10-minute Gmail outage of 2014 is over. Carry on.
Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter 35m
I know why gmail went down. Obama must have promised we could keep it. #onmessage
Mktplace Tech @MarketplaceTech 35m
One day we will tell our children where we were during the great gmail outage of '14
Danielle Ivory @danielle_ivory 35m
Raise your hand if you resorted to cannibalism during the Gmail crash.
shonda rhimes @shondarhimes 35m
Currently rocking back and forth on my office sofa, trying to cope with the loss of my ability to email. Don't do me like this, Gmail.
kelly oxford @kellyoxford 56m
CONGRATULATIONS GMAIL YOU HAVE US ALL BY THE BALLS .
Kathleen Schmidt @Bookgirl96 1h
The 5 people who still have AOL email accounts are laughing at all of us now. #gmail
Chase Mitchell @ChaseMit 1h
Did Justin Bieber just crash his car into Gmail?
Aura Bogado @aurabogado 1h
All I want to know is whether the NSA has saved a draft of the Gmail I was working on. I sure could use it.
Friday, January 10, 2014
Anyone up for a Field Trip?
Have you gone on a Field Trip lately? You should, in my opinion.
First of all, I'm talking about the Google app called Field Trip.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticproject.scout
It's one of those apps that 's hard to explain. But once you use it, if you like stuff like this, you'll say, hey, THIS is what we can do when you put all this technology together in a new way.
The comments are decidedly mixed. But I happen to love it. I'm using it when I travel for work, when I'm in a new place. It really works, in my opinion, to help me get a better feel for my surroundings, get a feel for the character of a place.
I can't wait to use it this summer, actually. Just get on my motorcycle and ride, no particular destination ... and see what I otherwise would have missed all around me.
In Google's words:
"Field Trip is your guide to the cool, hidden, and unique things in the world around you. It can help you learn about everything from local history to the latest and best places to shop, eat, and have fun. You select the local feeds you like and the information pops up on your phone automatically, as you walk next to those places."
A review, from All Things D:
"Oh, the Places Your Phone Will Find" by Katherine Boehret
http://allthingsd.com/20131203/oh-the-places-your-phone-will-find/
The advertising video:
"Go on a Field Trip today!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zusjUjaiWJQ
And for the future, what could you do with this app with Google Glass?
"Field Trip on Glass"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyRJG2rrw0E
Notice more.
First of all, I'm talking about the Google app called Field Trip.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticproject.scout
It's one of those apps that 's hard to explain. But once you use it, if you like stuff like this, you'll say, hey, THIS is what we can do when you put all this technology together in a new way.
The comments are decidedly mixed. But I happen to love it. I'm using it when I travel for work, when I'm in a new place. It really works, in my opinion, to help me get a better feel for my surroundings, get a feel for the character of a place.
I can't wait to use it this summer, actually. Just get on my motorcycle and ride, no particular destination ... and see what I otherwise would have missed all around me.
In Google's words:
"Field Trip is your guide to the cool, hidden, and unique things in the world around you. It can help you learn about everything from local history to the latest and best places to shop, eat, and have fun. You select the local feeds you like and the information pops up on your phone automatically, as you walk next to those places."
A review, from All Things D:
"Oh, the Places Your Phone Will Find" by Katherine Boehret
http://allthingsd.com/20131203/oh-the-places-your-phone-will-find/
The advertising video:
"Go on a Field Trip today!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zusjUjaiWJQ
And for the future, what could you do with this app with Google Glass?
"Field Trip on Glass"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyRJG2rrw0E
Notice more.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
How Far Microsoft Has Fallen
Can you believe how far Microsoft has fallen? Check these videos out:
This first video is a joke. It is even more staged and phone than the Pawn Stars show itself, if that's possible. From Tech-Hub:
"Microsoft's latest Scroogled ad: Chromebook's 'a brick'"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRKJJLbNUy4
The comments after the video NAIL IT! People are not fooled. A sample:
And these older videos are even worse. Bear in mind, Google appears to be taking these videos down so you might have to search for a new version.
"Googlighting - Office Productivity Wars"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl9S9X9FqyI
Search for "Googlighting" if this video doesn't work.
"Gmail Man - Your email is your business. Google makes it theirs."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMbQCom7VTY
Search for "GMail Man" if this video doesn't work.
Remember when Microsoft had a vision (a PC on every desk) and a purpose, when it was actually innovating? Well, you might not. But I'm older than you. :) Microsoft is attacking Google in these ads (in an extremely duplicitous fashion) because they don't have a vision and they don't remember that you have to meet actual customer needs to succeed, even if you move to a new paradigm to do it--not just keep doing what you did last year and the year before that and the year before that.
This first video is a joke. It is even more staged and phone than the Pawn Stars show itself, if that's possible. From Tech-Hub:
"Microsoft's latest Scroogled ad: Chromebook's 'a brick'"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRKJJLbNUy4
The comments after the video NAIL IT! People are not fooled. A sample:
Micro$oft keep trying... Bitch. Hehehe.
Wow it seems #Microsoft are getting desperate. I'm seeing more of these #scroogled ads and it's just embarrassing.
Why don't they know Reno is well over 100 MORE miles away from Las Vegas than Hollywood?
I use a Chromebook from TWO YEARS ago - (I'm posting this with it). In two years it has ALWAYS booted up in less than 15 seconds, never had a virus, never annoyed me with necessary security updates that popped up and prevented me from getting my work done, never forced me to download an update from ORACLE weekly,(Java) that keeps trying to sneak bloatware onto it, and trick me into using Bing.
To the crap ads points:
1. My Chromebook does not have the over priced locked down piece of crap bloat called "Office" - instead it uses "Docs" which beats the snot out of the 1980's software Microsoft loves to push. This does not make it less than a "real" computer - it simply makes it more usable.
2. No computer is worth very much without the web - that's what a computer is today - a portal INTO the web. For most users a computer without the web is about as useful as my 1983 Texas Instruments TI99 4A
3. Google allows you to use continually improving - arguably worlds best software and services - all in exchange for getting to know you so that they can sell ads. They have been one of the only companies that has a pretty stellar record when it comes to the fight for internet freedom - on this issue frankly Microsoft has been a DISGRACE.
Microsoft - I'm so sorry - you cannot buy, sue, and lie yourself out of your own mismanagement and sub par products. You have continually stayed behind the times. You were at one time a power house - today you are a manufacture of a fairly nice video game console - that's all.
Gullible young lady looking to trade a ticket to Hollywood... I know where this is going...
And these older videos are even worse. Bear in mind, Google appears to be taking these videos down so you might have to search for a new version.
"Googlighting - Office Productivity Wars"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl9S9X9FqyI
Search for "Googlighting" if this video doesn't work.
"Gmail Man - Your email is your business. Google makes it theirs."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMbQCom7VTY
Search for "GMail Man" if this video doesn't work.
Remember when Microsoft had a vision (a PC on every desk) and a purpose, when it was actually innovating? Well, you might not. But I'm older than you. :) Microsoft is attacking Google in these ads (in an extremely duplicitous fashion) because they don't have a vision and they don't remember that you have to meet actual customer needs to succeed, even if you move to a new paradigm to do it--not just keep doing what you did last year and the year before that and the year before that.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Google Who
Another great interactive Google Doodle today!
http://www.google.com/doodles/doctor-whos-50th-anniversary?doodle=10152301
This doodle celebrates 50 years of Doctor Who. You DO watch it, don't you? I'm happy to say that my daughters also like it too!
The doodle links you to a neat game. See how fast you go. I got a time of 6:51 in my second attempt (only played twice).
http://www.google.com/doodles/doctor-whos-50th-anniversary?doodle=10152301
This doodle celebrates 50 years of Doctor Who. You DO watch it, don't you? I'm happy to say that my daughters also like it too!
The doodle links you to a neat game. See how fast you go. I got a time of 6:51 in my second attempt (only played twice).
Thursday, August 29, 2013
What I do
Sometimes people ask me what I do at work. In the future I'm just going to tell him that I do this:
But back the cartoon itself. Don't you just love Google Autocomplete? It truly gives some insight into what we are searching for. As others have said, and I fully concur, the one place people never lie is when typing to their search engine.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
40% of the Internet?
Did you hear about the Google outage last Friday? There are lots of links, lots of stories, but I'd like to focus on one aspect of the story.
From Forbes:
"Analyzing Friday's Google Outage"
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/08/19/analysing-fridays-google-outage/
The aspect I'd like to focus on? This:
When Google went down, worldwide internet traffic dropped by 40%. 40%!!!
Again, from Forbes:
"Fascinating Number: Google Is Now 40% Of The Internet"
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/08/17/fascinating-number-google-is-now-40-of-the-internet/
From the article:
From Forbes:
"Analyzing Friday's Google Outage"
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/08/19/analysing-fridays-google-outage/
The aspect I'd like to focus on? This:
When Google went down, worldwide internet traffic dropped by 40%. 40%!!!
Again, from Forbes:
"Fascinating Number: Google Is Now 40% Of The Internet"
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/08/17/fascinating-number-google-is-now-40-of-the-internet/
From the article:
Actually, there are two impressive and fascinating numbers here. The first is that Google does seem to be, in all its manifestations and forms, 40% of all internet traffic. The other is that while going down in its entirety wasn’t a particularly great advertisement for the firm, bringing it all back up in only 11 minutes was a great advertisement for them. After all, screw ups and mistakes happen it’s how quickly and effectively one cleans up afterwards that is the real test.40%?!?! Wow.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
George Orwell was right.
I don't know any other way to react to this story other than to say that George Orwell was right.
From the Wall Street Journal:
"FBI Taps Hacker Tactics to Spy on Suspects" by Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Danny Yadron
From the Wall Street Journal:
"FBI Taps Hacker Tactics to Spy on Suspects" by Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Danny Yadron
Federal agencies have largely kept quiet about these capabilities, but court documents and interviews with people involved in the programs provide new details about the hacking tools, including spyware delivered to computers and phones through email or Web links—techniques more commonly associated with attacks by criminals.
The FBI develops some hacking tools internally and purchases others from the private sector. With such technology, the bureau can remotely activate the microphones in phones running Google Inc.'s GOOG -0.49% Android software to record conversations, one former U.S. official said. It can do the same to microphones in laptops without the user knowing, the person said. Google declined to comment.
Since at least 2005, the FBI has been using "web bugs" that can gather a computer's Internet address, lists of programs running and other data, according to documents disclosed in 2011. The FBI used that type of tool in 2007 to trace a person who was eventually convicted of emailing bomb threats in Washington state, for example.
The bureau has controls to ensure only "relevant data" are scooped up, the person said. A screening team goes through all of the data pulled from the hack to determine what is relevant, then hands off that material to the case team and stops working on the case.Heh, you believe them, right?!
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
What Google Knows About You
Check out this provocative article from ZeroHedge.com:
"What Google Knows About You"
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-01/what-google-knows-about-you
"What Google Knows About You"
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-01/what-google-knows-about-you
And this article from the Wall Street Journal:
"64,019 Searches: A Dark Journey Into My Google History" by Tom Gara
Here's the link to your Google dashboard (you may need to sign in). It's worth taking a look at.
This is scary in one sense, I admit. But I see a difference between what Google does and what our federal government does (more on this tomorrow). Your interactions on the web are voluntary. Google tells you that it's tracking you. And Google tells you what information it has about you.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
The Rise of Google?
Interesting article about the rise of Google, and the underlying trends and business models that Google appears to be counting on.
From Datamation:
"How to Understand the Rise of Google"by Mike Elgan
The article has an excellent summary:
Two or three years ago, people might have said that Apple was on the rise and Google was in decline. Today, people say Google is on the rise and Apple is in decline.
Pundits and press are generally confused about why this is true. They say it’s because Apple used to make better stuff, but now Google does. But that’s wrong.
The best way to understand the main difference between these two Silicon Valley giants is to divide the consumer electronics world into products and services.
Apple and Google both make products and services. Products include hardware and software, and services include things like, say, iTunes or Gmail. But that’s where the similarity ends.
Apple is a product company. Their services exist to support their products.
Google is a services company. Their products exist to support their services.
The shifting fortunes of these two companies is less about which company is succeeding and failing and more about which model is succeeding or failing.
Right now, the product model is on the ropes, and the services model is on the rise.
The author did a little experiment.
As an experiment, I have put away my MacBook Pro, iPad and iPhone for the month of May and am instead using only Google hardware. In addition, I’m using only Google software and Google services.
This experiment has been amazingly easy so far. It has been easy in part because I was already a heavy user of core Google services like Google+, Gmail, Contacts, Calendar, YouTube, Chrome, Maps, Search and others. Since beginning my Google experiment, I’ve become an even heavier user of Docs, Now, Keep, Drive and others.
And it’s taught me something devastating about the difference between Apple and Google: I could live without Apple. But I would not be willing to live without Google.
I can get great products from multiple sources—Apple, Google, Samsung, HTC and a world of software startups. But I can get the best services only from Google.
Conclusion:
By the end of Google I/O, I believe the new direction for consumer technology will be clear. With the commoditization of products, the new focus of differentiation is on services.
In other words, the world is shifting in Google’s direction. When consumers choose products, they will increasingly choose them based on how well they connect to the services that really matter.
People might choose Android not because Android phones are better products, but because they do a better job of connecting to services. Likewise, people might choose Apple for the same reason—because they judge that Apple products do a better job connecting them to services.
It’s all about services. And that’s the house that Google built.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Google Poetics
Why are manhole covers round
If we knew what we were doing it wouldn't be called research
Poets are eaten as a delicacy in Japan
What did we ever do before the Internet? Seriously, there is so much material out there, there are so many great sites!
With that in mind, consider this site:
Google Poetics
http://www.googlepoetics.com/
Click the "Archive" or "Random" links on the age to start reading. Maybe even think about how you might contribute!
I find these "poems" to be a FASCINATING look at what people are actually thinking (and typing). Absolutely fascinating.
As I've pointed out before: There is one person (thing?) you never lie to--your search engine! As such, the Google algorithms will attempt to autocomplete your search based on what others have searched for. The general objective of Google Poetics appears to be to capture some of the more interesting and amusing autocompletions that result.
From Google Poetics:
http://www.googlepoetics.com/post/35060155182/info
If we knew what we were doing it wouldn't be called research
Poets are eaten as a delicacy in Japan
What did we ever do before the Internet? Seriously, there is so much material out there, there are so many great sites!
With that in mind, consider this site:
Google Poetics
http://www.googlepoetics.com/
Click the "Archive" or "Random" links on the age to start reading. Maybe even think about how you might contribute!
I find these "poems" to be a FASCINATING look at what people are actually thinking (and typing). Absolutely fascinating.
As I've pointed out before: There is one person (thing?) you never lie to--your search engine! As such, the Google algorithms will attempt to autocomplete your search based on what others have searched for. The general objective of Google Poetics appears to be to capture some of the more interesting and amusing autocompletions that result.
From Google Poetics:
http://www.googlepoetics.com/post/35060155182/info
Google Poetics is born when Google autocomplete suggestions are viewed as poems.[Side note: Why am I not surprised that this site originated in Finland?]
Google’s algorithm offers searches after just a few keystrokes when typing in the search box, in an attempt to predict what the user wants to type. The combination of these suggestions can be funny, absurd, dadaistic - and sometimes even deeply moving.
There is, however, more to these poems than just the occasional chuckle. The Google autocomplete suggestions are based on previous searches by actual people all around the world. In the cold blue glow of their computer screens, they ask “why am I alone” and “why do fat girls have high standards”. They wonder how to roll a joint and whether it is too early to say “I love you”. They seek information on ninjas, cannibals, and Rihanna, and sometimes they just ask “am I better off dead?”
Despite the seemingly open nature of Western society, forbidden questions and thoughts still remain. When faced with these issues, people do not reach out to one another, instead they turn to Google in the privacy of their own homes. The all-knowing search engine accepts and embraces these questions and tangles them with popular song lyrics, book titles and names of celebrities: often with hilarious results.
Obviously Google is not Shakespeare, Whitman or Dickinson - it can not illuminate the unknown. But it does reveal our inner workings, our fears and prejudices, secrets and shames, the hope and longing of a modern individual.
This is why Google Poetics is important.
November 4th 2012
Helsinki, Finland
Sampsa Nuotio and Raisa Omaheimo
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Who Has Your Back (Online)
Interesting article discussing which companies care about your digital rights, and which don't.
From Electronic Frontier Foundation:
"Who Has Your Back"
https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2013
Something to think about when you choose whom to do business with online...
From Electronic Frontier Foundation:
"Who Has Your Back"
https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2013
Something to think about when you choose whom to do business with online...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Where the Internet Lives, Atlanta Edition - Part 2
More press coverage at the site where I work. This was a week or two ago. I saw the cameras but I couldn't stick around to get on camera because I had a flight to catch (to Dublin--yes, life is tough).
Biz Journals (Atlanta Business Chronicle Article)
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/05/07/slideshow-googles-new-douglasville.html
Douglas County Sentinel
http://www.douglascountysentinel.com/news/article_e1ccebc6-b762-11e2-961c-001a4bcf6878.html
WSB-TV (ABC Affiliate)
Teaser - https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/file/d/0B3wGjHpSQU3_YjQyZE0taG5iTW8/edit
Story - UPDATED - From the WSBTV website... http://www.wsbtv.com/videos/news/ch-2-goes-behind-the-scenes-at-google-data-center/v2Qqx/
11-Alive (NBC Affiliate)- Yes...grainy cell phone video...sorry, not on their website yet. :-)
Teaser #1 - https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/file/d/0B3wGjHpSQU3_dFAwb1ItX3AtUE0/edit
Teaser #2 - https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/file/d/0B3wGjHpSQU3_eWozZ3FvUmxNRHc/edit
Story - https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/file/d/0B3wGjHpSQU3_WDk1QmZ1X2dOXzA/edit
Atlanta Journal and Constitution http://www.ajc.com/videos/news/ch-2-goes-behind-the-scenes-at-google-data-center/v2Q9L/
11-Alive story via WoodTV (NBC Affiliate)- Grand Rapids, MI
http://www.woodtv.com/dpps/entertainment/must_see_video/rare-look-inside-google-server-room-nd13_6111036
News 10 Net - Sarcramento, CA
http://www.news10.net/video/default.aspx?bctid=2365822547001&odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cfeatured
Biz Journals (Atlanta Business Chronicle Article)
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/05/07/slideshow-googles-new-douglasville.html
Douglas County Sentinel
http://www.douglascountysentinel.com/news/article_e1ccebc6-b762-11e2-961c-001a4bcf6878.html
WSB-TV (ABC Affiliate)
Teaser - https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/file/d/0B3wGjHpSQU3_YjQyZE0taG5iTW8/edit
Story - UPDATED - From the WSBTV website... http://www.wsbtv.com/videos/news/ch-2-goes-behind-the-scenes-at-google-data-center/v2Qqx/
11-Alive (NBC Affiliate)- Yes...grainy cell phone video...sorry, not on their website yet. :-)
Teaser #1 - https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/file/d/0B3wGjHpSQU3_dFAwb1ItX3AtUE0/edit
Teaser #2 - https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/file/d/0B3wGjHpSQU3_eWozZ3FvUmxNRHc/edit
Story - https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/file/d/0B3wGjHpSQU3_WDk1QmZ1X2dOXzA/edit
Atlanta Journal and Constitution http://www.ajc.com/videos/news/ch-2-goes-behind-the-scenes-at-google-data-center/v2Q9L/
11-Alive story via WoodTV (NBC Affiliate)- Grand Rapids, MI
http://www.woodtv.com/dpps/entertainment/must_see_video/rare-look-inside-google-server-room-nd13_6111036
News 10 Net - Sarcramento, CA
http://www.news10.net/video/default.aspx?bctid=2365822547001&odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cfeatured
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Google Bikes
I love this article from Wired:
"Inside the Cycleplex: The Weird, Wild World of Google Bikes" by Robert McMillan
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/04/google-bikes/all/
I love that when I go to Mountain View I can ride a bike to my next meeting anytime I want. And I love the biking culture that drives people to commute from San Francisco.
And, no, I've never ridden one of the conference bikes.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Internet Boom Continues
Interesting post from Data Center Knowledge:
"Google’s Infrastructure Boom Continues: Expansion Ahead in Oregon" by Rich Miller
"Google is not done with its extraordinary data center building boom."
"The news comes on the heels of a string of data center expansion announcements in 2013, in which Google has committed to pump $2 billion into expansions of existing data center campuses."
"Google’s 2013 building boom represents the largest investment in data center infrastructure in the history of the Internet, eclipsing the company’s initial burst of projects in 2007."
Ah, so that explains why I'm going slowly insane. At least now I know. :)
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