I noticed recently a subtle change in the typefaces used on various Google sites. You can see in the image above the subtle change I’m talking about. I wonder if this was the shade of blue that required testing of 41 different shades (page 3 of article) before it was approved (and that subsequently led [...]
[PRODUCT] Refining a Giant
June 5th, 2009 · No Comments
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[SERVICE] Mahalo and the Power of People
December 17th, 2008 · No Comments
The People Powered search engine Mahalo has been making a small splash over the past 1.5 years since its launch with its human cultivated search results or ‘guides’. Whether this has more to do with the admirable grass roots PR efforts by its web-celebrity CEO Jason Calacanis or due to its true utility has yet [...]
Tags: Service
[OPPORTUNITY] Google is Pretty Cool - Take Advantage.
October 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Google has opened up a competition in honor of their 10th anniversary that could amount to something pretty special. Their new Project 10^100Â sets out to source world changing ideas from the masses, stating boldly : “May Those Who Help The Most Win”. They are putting up $10M USD to fund ideas that can make a [...]
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[CULTURE] Brains + Hot Tubs = Google
June 3rd, 2007 · No Comments
How does one of the most powerful technology companies in the world keep generating the most breakthrough products on the internet? Two words: Hot Tubs.
I’m out in Mountain View, CA for work and took the day today to explore the area with one major destination in mind: The Google HQ. I took a drive up [...]
Tags: Culture

