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The Facts and Figures of Google

March 15th 2010 23:54
Since being founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google has grown astronomically fast. It now has a chain of products other than the original search engine and incredibly runs over one million servers in data centers around the world, and processes over one billion search requests and twenty petabytes of user-generated data every day. These figures will only increase with time.

The infographic below breaks down Google to the nuts and bolts.
Where does Google's revenue come from?
How many employees do they have and what are their functions?
What products are Google working on now and what is their market share?


The answers to all these questions and more are laid out for you.


Google Facts
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Software License Agreements

January 2nd 2010 01:39
Have you or anyone you know ever actually read one of those license agreements that pops up whenever you try to install new software?
Most of the time we just agree and click 'next' to get on with the installation!
But, has the software ever objected to you doing this??



License agreement skip - Record. wow you read the agreement in seconds - maybe not?


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Funny Wireless Network Names

December 30th 2009 01:19
Do you have annoying neighbours and are looking at ways to get back at them?
Are you sick and tired of people trying to get free internet through your wifi connection?
Then wifi network names such as these could be the solution!
Find many more smart arse wireless network titles at holytaco here.



wireless network names - we can hear you having sex


no free wifi for you


wifi names - get off my lawn


Wireless names - I've seen you naked


space age bachelor pad - funny wi fi network names
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Most Popular iTunes Apps

December 14th 2009 01:16
What apps would you expect to the be the most popular in use today on iPhones and iPods?
Would you expect the average price to be $1, $10 or $100?

Here are some apps from the top 10 list at the iTunes store as reported by this article in the ChicgoTribune.


iPhone Apps - Call of Duty
Call of Duty: World At War: Zombies

Maker: Activision
Cost: $9.99
Details: Kill zombies, Call of Duty-style, in t his first-person shooter. The bad news: You can only play on Wi-Fi.


iPod Apps - Barcode Scanner
RedLaser

Maker: Occipital
Cost: $1.99
Details: Scan barcodes of products and RedLaser will find cheaper version for you using Google, Amazon and more.


iTunes Apps - GPS navigation
TomTom U.S. & Canada

Maker: TomTom International
Cost: $99.99
Details: The iPhone version of the GPS from those irritating TV commercials. 3G iPhones will get the full turn-by-turn navigation service, but the non-GPS enabled original iPhone and iPod Touch users will have to purchase an extra TomTom GPS car kit.


Tetris iPhone App
Tetris

Maker: Electronic Arts
Cost: $4.99
Details: Line up falling blocks for points. Has several cool modes, such as "bubble wrap" and "magic crayon." Another excellent timewaster.


iTunes store, best apps
Surviving High School

Maker: Electronic Arts
Cost: $2.99
Details: Choose a character and play high schooler; the game changes every time you make a decision, so it's kind of a choose-your-own-high-school-a dventure app.



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Things You Need To Stop Tweeting About

November 16th 2009 01:20
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Drunken $100,000 Investment Promise

October 28th 2009 01:48
If you agree to invest money that you don't have in a scheme that's bound to fail, whose stupider, the person who offered the money, or the one that asked for it??

Drunken $100,000 investment
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Google Will

October 26th 2009 01:33
What will Google Do?

This gives an intriguing insight into the current human psyche!

[ Click here to read more ]
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If Video Games Were Realistic

October 5th 2009 02:23
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Funniest Internet Infographics

September 9th 2009 02:45
Like demotivational posters before them, internet infographics are becoming the most popular form of internet humour. The best part about infographics is - the limitations are endless! See below a fine selection of clever, funny but true infographics circulating world email servers.
These images sourced from a collection of 50 at coedmagazine.com.

[ Click here to read more ]
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Websites of the 1990s

September 4th 2009 13:28
The internet came a long way during the 1990s - from a concept no-one had heard of to becoming mainstream media in 10 short years. What did some popular websites look like during this decade? The answers are below. Is this what you were expecting for early web design?


[ Click here to read more ]
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Extreme Google Street View

August 31st 2009 08:48
For anyone who doubted Google's commitment to Street View, here is proof of just how far they will go!

See the full link here
[ Click here to read more ]
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What Your Username Says About You...

August 21st 2009 03:11
We can't choose our family, and we have no say the name our parents give us.
However in the online world we can call ourselves, our characters, teams and usernames whatever we like (well apart from few character limitations!).
As our usernames are of our own choosing, they can say a lot about us. From gender, age and personality type to general attitude towards the internet


[ Click here to read more ]
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Bizarre Online Search Suggestions

August 12th 2009 11:16
When on Google.com, there's a very useful feature where if you start typing something Google will tell you the popular searches that start with those terms. Sometimes it's helpful, other times not, but one thing's for sure, it says a lot about the society we live in!

Click on the image below to open a full screen readable version


[ Click here to read more ]
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Video Game Message Boards

July 29th 2009 02:54
Most game players will generally fall into one of three categories - Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft. When these gamers grow to be overly parochial, they become known as fan boys. One characteristic trait of a fan boy, is the urge to log onto internet gaming forums to flame and mock other users while boasting why there chosen system is obviously the greatest.
The chart below summarises the most frequently used comments by the fan boys of 2009.

[ Click here to read more ]
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