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May 6, 2009

Googleplex in 200 Seconds

The video below shows some interesting facts about Googleplex, Google's headquarters from Mountain View. Googleplex is a vivid mix of technology, fun activities, healthy food, eco-friendly materials and college campus atmosphere.


Wikipedia's article has a detailed description of the Plex.

"The four core buildings, totaling (47,038 m²), were built for and originally occupied by Silicon Graphics (SGI). (...) Since the buildings are of relatively low height, the complex covers a large area. The interior of the headquarters is furnished with items like shade lamps and giant rubber balls. The lobby contains a piano and a projection of current live Google search queries. The facilities include a gym (Building 40), free laundry rooms (Buildings 40 and 42), two small swimming pools, a sand volleyball court, and eleven cafeterias of diverse selection. Google has also installed replicas of SpaceShipOne and a dinosaur skeleton. In late 2006 and early 2007 the company installed a series of solar panels, capable of producing 1.6 megawatts of electricity. At the time, it was believed to be the largest corporate installation in the United States."

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10 comments:

  1. Hoshit, just when Google was getting more & more criticized for acting more "corporate" than it used to. Well that's a big relief.

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  2. OMG! HIRE ME!

    Falls on knees and holds up a ring.

    Please...

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  3. Yes, Comic Sans, did you hear the music, and the guy slipping on the banana, it's a fitting and correctly used typeface if you ask me.

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  4. I have nothing to add except my envy.

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  5. It is not that 'complex'

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  6. When i graduate the first place im going to will be google

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  7. Hire me! Please! I use my gmail account everyday and I have ideas for the designs for the word Google on special occasions when the word google changes into a picture hire meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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  8. well, methinks i want to work for google

    REALLY BAD!!!!!!

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