Mrs Beth Cueni Google What does the word
Mrs. Beth Cueni
Google? • What does the word mean? • It has been added to the dictionary as a verb and proper noun.
Facts • 13, 000 employees at Mountain View – Where are their other locations? • Founders wanted food within 100 feet of any workstation – Who are the founders? • Employees have trouble balancing job and outside lives. • Many type “A” personalities work for Google – What is a type A personality? • Google server is in a secret location – What is the purpose of a server? • The name Google comes from the word googol. – What does the word googol mean?
Benefits • Employees have an on-site Doctor and Dentist at the headquarters • Employees can bring their dog to work • The Google campus has a workout facility and pool
Afterlife Insurance • Your surviving spouse or domestic partner received 50% of your salary for 10 years • If you have any children, each child receives $1, 000 per month until they are 18 or until the age of 23 if they are full time college students • No tenure requirement for the benefit so all 34, 000 employees qualify
More fun facts • Heated toilet seats – Bidets in the bathrooms What is a bidet? • Employees are encouraged to use the 20% rule – How could this apply to the classroom? • Employees were VERY young! – What is the average of a Google employee? • The offices were named after Mr. Rogers characters – Henrietta Pussycat, King Friday, Bob Dog • Employees had bouncy balls as chairs • Lego's on tables to play with during meetings • Pool tables and fosse ball tables
Google Tricks “ “ Exact phrase “one small step for mankind” - Exclude words Bass – fishing ~ Similar Words ~ cell phone OR Multiple words vacation London OR Paris. . . Numerical Range Willie Mays 1950… 1960
Google Tricks Define: define: plethora Site: presidents site: gov Link: link: www. umich. edu 1+1 brings up calculator Type search features for other tricks
Google Tricks • Type gogle. com instead of google. com – automatically directs you to the site and often quicker
Results from the 20% rule • • Google docs Google scholar – scholar. google. com Google books – books. google. com Google self driving cars
Self Driving cars People were asked to name the self driving cars that have logged more than 200, 000 miles. Here are some of the names: – – The Ford Siesta HAL on wheels Car 2 D 2 Robo Coupe – – The Audimatic Evolvo Toyato Controlla Bored Explorer
Employees are trained to speak a certain way (Apple) • That’s stupid or That wasn’t smart • Do you have any questions? • That’s not recommended • Unfortunately • As it turns out. . . • What questions do you have?
20% Rule One of Google’s project from the 20% rule. SO Cool! Other Google projects, check them out!
Display more search results • Go to Preferences and change the default display to 100 results. Then, instead of clicking, scroll down • Use book search books. google. com • Save time – type gogle. com instead of google. com. Google automatically redirects you and saves you milliseconds
I’m Feeling Lucky • • I’m feeling hungry I’m feeling artistic I’m feeling wonderful I’m feeling trendy I’m feeling doodley I’m feeling stellar I’m feeling playful
Articles referring to Google • Stocks to watch in 2013 http: //abcnews. go. com/Business/stocks-watch 2013/story? id=18038146 • Coolest cafeterias http: //abcnews. go. com/Business/top-coolestcompany-cafeterias-food-perksus/story? id=17813651 • Top 15 best places to work http: //abcnews. go. com/Business/2012 -top-15 great-global-places-work/story? id=17708973
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