Unseen Google

UNSEEN GOOGLE TAKE A MINUTE TO DIGEST THE FOLLOWING GOOGLE STATISTICS; EVEN FOR THOSE OF US WHO SPEND OUR DAYS SUBMERGED IN THE WORLD OF SEO AND PPC, IT'S IMPRESSIVE. BILLION BILLION 12 1.2 PER MONTH NQUE SEARCHHE SEARCHES WHEN GOOGLE SUFFERED A 5 MINUTE OUTAGE, GLOBAL WEB TRAFFIC DROPPED BY 40% SEARCH GOOGLE EMPLOYS THERE ARE OVER AND 1 BILLION OVER 55,00O PEOPLE 500 MILLION GMAIL ANDROID ACCOUNTS INSTALLATIONS GOOGLE GENERATES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN REVENUE EVERY YEAR - BUT WHAT GOOGLE SPENDS ITS EARNINGS ON MIGHT SURPRISE YOU. Many of Google's investments (YouTube, Android) and projects (Google Glass, Google +) are a no-brainer- but some of its business decisions, on the surface at least, seem pretty unconventional. Now let's take a closer look at Unseen Google - from self-driving cars to advertisements that react to their environment, the folks at Google know how to keep us guessing. GOOGLE SPOONS (Yes, really!) These are not your average dining utensils though: they are tools to help people with Parkinson's disease to eat without spillages. WIND FARMING Google Energy purchased 114MW of wind power via a wind farm in lowa. A slightly strange decision as the company doesn't have any data centres in the state. HEART SYMBOL You know that heart gesture you can make with your hands? Well, Google patented it (most likely for a Google Glass feature). SELF-DRIVING CARS We get really excited whenever we think of this first project from Google X, the research and development division headed by co-founder Sergey Brin. ENVIRONMENT REACTING ADVERTS Adverts that react to humidity, heat, sound, or light, for example. An advert for electric blankets as temperatures drop? We couldn't help but include this one. Sources: http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/by-the-numbers-a-gigantic-list-of-google-stats-and-facts/ http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2014/08/05/20-google-facts-stats-marketer http://wonderfulengineering.com/e- "htte://mashahcombiz/ atteuonglegle-is-working-on/ http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-patents-the-heart-handgesture-to-let- you-like-things-with-glass-0007361.html http://www.businessinsider.com/here-are-all-the-weird-projects-sergey-brin-is-building-2012-67op=1&IR=T ttp//www.electronics.howstuffworks.com/future-tech/10-weiro http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/google-invests-in-a-spoon-t t-google-owns nts-that-g ln-parkinsons-disease-sufferers/ story-fnpjxngt-1227136978584 NUMBER OF UN PER MONTH NUMBER OFS