Word: googleplex
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...computer enthusiast who wants to Google Google couldn't find a more dedicated guide than Stross, the New York Times' "Digital Domain" columnist. A true Internet scholar (there are 57 pages of footnotes), he both marvels at and takes issue with life in the Googleplex and the unrivaled (unbridled?) ambition of the young enterprise. Stross's access to the company pays off nicely for both Google's fans and people who read books on paper...
...very much enjoyed your article on the Google empire [Feb. 20]. But did TIME's reporters walk out of the "Googleplex," the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, really understanding why Google is so successful? Google's triumph lies in its enormous user base. Growing that base to infinity plus one is far more important than ad revenues. Once you have the most wanted product in the universe, you have a googol (1 followed by 100 zeros) possible ways to make money. John Skelly Mons, France...
...evil" mantra. But disillusion has already struck for those who think Google trashed that tenet by censoring its way into China's cyberspace I very much enjoyed your article on the Google empire [Feb. 20]. But did Time's reporters walk out of the Googleplex, the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, really understanding why Google is so successful? Google's triumph lies in its enormous user base. Growing that base to infinity plus one is far more important than ad revenues. Once you have the most wanted product in the universe, you have a googol (1 followed...
...very much enjoyed your article on the Google empire [Feb. 20]. But did TIME's reporters walk out of the Googleplex, the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., really understanding why Google is so successful? Google's triumph lies in its enormous user base. Growing that base to infinity plus one is far more important than ad revenues. Once you have the most wanted product in the universe, you have a googol (1 followed by 100 zeros) possible ways to make money...
Brin and Page's creation is a company that is quirky and practically shouts it out. The lava lamps and electric scooters that replaced the original Segways at the "Googleplex" headquarters in Mountain View have become iconic. There is also a sand-volleyball court, a pair of heated lap pools and, for some reason, a ball pit with dozens of brightly colored plastic balls, like the one you throw the kids into at Ikea. The dress code? "You have to wear something," says Schmidt. And even he can't explain the (phoneless) London-style phone booth that stands...