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Googleholic for August 15th 2006

googleholicIn this issue we cover:
  • Google iScream
  • Google Atlanta
  • Eric Schmidt and the hand washing scandal
  • Google Dance pictures
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Filed under: Fun, Games, Google

Google Puzzle Championship

google puzzle champtionshipThe Google puzzle championship is over. The contest that started Saturday June 17, contained 23 challenging puzzles. Google highly doubted that any one person could finish all of the puzzles in the aloted time frame of 2.5 hours.

Points from the contest were allocated based on the time the specific puzzle was completed in. Some of the puzzles in the list were deemed more important by Google, thus, more point value was assigned to them. Even though they were presented from easiest to hardest, some might have been valued more then others. Incorrect answers were docked 5 points.

The official puzzles are located online now, along with answers.

This was an awesome way for Google to scout the talent of people in the US who think differnet, and at a level that could benefit Google's development.

Filed under: News, Google

Google set to open facility in Ann Arbor

google ann arbor michaganReports have surfaced that Google plans to open up a Google AdWords headquarters in Ann Arbor Michigan. Hiring close to 1000 individuals to oversee the main hub for Google's driving revenue source.

Google has already started posting positions for the AdWords headquarters on is HR pages. With the current category being Operations and IT. At the current time of posting, Google had two openings posted. One for Book Search Operations Supervisor and one for Book Search Operations Technician. Not sure how these fit into AdWords, but I guess Google could be running some smaller localized search divisions out of the AdWords HQ.

Google's new facility in Ann Arbor is sure to help out Michigan's slower economy, and give it a nice refreshing boost, and renewed rejuvenation. Google sought out this facility in Michigan due to the talent that was coming out of local Michigan Universities. As an incentive package, the State of Michigan is offering Google $38 million in tax breaks over 20 years for the development of its facility, with Google's expectations that the office be up and running by fall 2006. 

Featured Time Waster

Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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